Uncle Joe's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN; MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME; MUST FAX A LETTER TO REQUEST TAG REMOVAL ONCE MACHINE HAS BEEN CLEANED AND IS READY FOR USE TO 312 746-8040. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION #38 NOT CORRECTED FROM AUGUST 15, 2013: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, CAN OPENER AT PREP TABLE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS AROUND, UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND IN UTILITY CLOSET.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN. CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 19, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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