Uncle Joe's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT HELD AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 10LBS OF COOKED BEANS STORED IN A TIGHT FITTING LARGE CONTAINER AT 67.5F STORED IN PREP COOLER A DAY BEFORE. INSTRUCTED MGR TO COOL DOWN FOOD PROPERLY AND HOLD AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 (A) FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $20.
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREPVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1560045 DATE ON 7-9-15 FOR VIOL #32:DETERIORATED WOODEN SHELVES THROGH OUT KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. NO SHELVINGS INSIDE STAND UP COOLERS, BOXES OF FOOD STACKED TIGHTLY, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO ALLOW AIR CIRCULATION. (35)CHIPPED PAINT AND DRY WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE THAT'S EASILY CLEANABLE . INSTRUCTED MGR TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS WITHIN CORRECTION TIME FRAME. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAKY FAUCETS AT HAND SINK AND 3-COMP. INSTRUCTED MGR TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 9, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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