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• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN THIGHS (110F), RICE (82F), AND TACO BEEF (79.3F) STORED ON TOP OF THE TURNED OFF HOT HOLDING UNIT IN HOT HOLDING AREA IN SERVICE/TACO AREA WITH NO ACTIVE SOURCE OF TEMPERATURE REGULATION. MANAGER STATED ITEMS WERE COOKED THIS MORNING AND WERE TO BE USED FOR PREPARED CONTAINER LUNCHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HOT HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AT OR ABOVE 135F AT ALL TIMES, OR RAPIDLY COOL WITHIN APPROPRIATE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND COLD HOLD BELOW 41F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 45LBS WITH A VALUE OF $300 TO TRASH AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS AND BINS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRINK WALK IN COOLER ON MAIN FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDLES OF HOT AND COLD WATER OF UTILITY SINK OFF STAIRS TO BE MISSING. SINK IS STILL OPERATIONAL WITH USE OF ATTACHED PLIERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE BROKEN/MISSING HANDLES AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BATHROOM OFF STAIRS TO NOT HAVE A COVERED TRASH CAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL UNISEX BATHROOMS ON SITE HAVE COVERED TRASH CASH.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED FLOOR AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN BELOW SHELVES TO ENSURE ALL SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS ARE REMOVED. • OBSERVED HAND TOWEL DISPENSER TO BE DAMAGED AT HAND SINK IN DELI AREA. TOWELS ARE DISPENSED BUT EXTREMELY SLOWLY AND CAREFULY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR TO ALLOW FOR CONSISTENT ACCESS TO PAPER TOWELS. • OBSERVED MOPS STORED IN BUCKETS AND IN MOP SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL MOPS TO ALLOW FOR DRYING IN BETWEEN USE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SWEATER AND PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ON SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER ON MAIN FLOOR AND ON SHELVES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE AN AREA TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEE ITEMS ARE STORED IN AREAS AWAY FROM FOOD STORAGE AND PREP.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 25, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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