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Vera's

September 26, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings7
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: OWNER HAS BACK YARD ARE SET UP FOR COOKING OUTSIDE(BBQ GRILL, CHARCOAL). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS FROM PREMISES.NO COOKING ALLOWED OUTSIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, FRONT DOOR HAS A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM LEFT LOWER PORTION AND CORNER. MUST REPAIR DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 20 ON CUTTING BOARD AND SHELF IN DISHWASHING/PREP AREA, 20 SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN PREP AREA, 10 ON SHELF UNDERNEATH WASHBOWL IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM, 10 SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM, 10 ON FLOOR IN MOP SINK CLOSET,10 ON FLOOR BY 7-UP COOLER, AND ON STORAGE SHELVES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS THROUGHOUT, CABINET INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS, CABINET INTERIORS UNDERNEATH WASHBOWLS IN WASHROOMS, ALL PANS, CUTTING BOARD(S), MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT, MOP SINK, AND PREP TABLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND SECTIONS ALONG THE BVASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DROPPINGS, DIRT, DEBRIS). SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPE UNDERNEATH WASHROOM IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS WHERE NEEDED(DIRT, FOOD SPLATTERS). SEAL OPENING IN LOWER SECTION OF WALL NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ORGANIZE ALL ARTICLES STORED IN FURNACE ROOM, MUST ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. MUST CUT DOWN ALL TALL WEEDS IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA.
code 41

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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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