Urban Vegan

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IN USE SCOOPS STORED WITH HANDLES IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE BINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANANGER TO STORE ALL SCOOPS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE BINS.
  code 43
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND BUILD UP ON THE BOTTOM BASIN AND AROUND THE EDGES OF SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HAND SINK FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE BUILD UP.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT WITHOUT A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ATTACHED OR PRESENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT HOSE BIBBS ON UTILITY SINK. • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREPARATION AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING WHEN USING. HAND SINK IS STILL FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND SINK DRAIN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND LOOSE CRUSHED VEGETABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SCRAPS AND VEGETABLES, AND DETAIL CLEAN AREA TO MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 12, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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