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Valentina Restaurant

August 29, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER. ALSO LABEL THE MEDIUM AND BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE PREP AREA.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP WITH RUST/WORN PAINT. INSTD TO PAINT IT. THE GASKETS AROUND THE WALKIN COOLER DOOR AND AROUND THE UPRIGHT REACHIN FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR THRY ARE RIPPED AND TORN. MUST REPLACE THEM
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN HOOD,FILTERS TOP, SIDES, FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALL SINKS, POP GUNS, GUN HOLDERS, PREP TABLES, COUNTERS, INTERIOR OF COOLERS, AND INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AERA UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN THEM.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: THE LIGHT SHIELDS UNDER THE HOOD IN THE PREP AREA THICK WITH GREASE BUILDUP. MUST CLEAN THEM.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 5, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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