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Vida Jean Spot

April 14, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. MANAGER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE IMAGE OF FOOD MANAGER TRAINING CERTIFICATE, BUT NO PHYSICAL CITY OF CHICAGO PRESENT ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. MUST PROVIDE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING HOURS OF OPERATION.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA WITH A CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION OF 0 PPM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER STATED THAT MACHINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REMOVED ENTIRELY FROM FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SANITIZING SOLUTION CONCENTRAION OR REMOVE FROM FACILITY. DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 50 PPM AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-025.
code 16
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS SUGRAS, POWDERS, AND SEASONINGS STORED IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS AT THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR REGISTERS TO NOT HAVE LIDS AND TO NOT BE PROTECTED FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LID OR PROVIDE SOME FORM OF PROTECTION FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS WORKING IN KITCHEN, CLEANING, AND HANDING FOOD ITEMS WITHOUT WEARING AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WHEN IN FOOD HANDLING AREAS.
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEELING PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LAYER ON ENTIRE ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE THE PEELING AND DAMAGED PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LAYER FROM ICE MACHINE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK FROM COLD WATER HANDLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK IN FRONT. WATER LEAKS FROM HANDLE WHEN COLD WATER IS TURNED ON. OBSERVED LEAK FROM WATER DISPENSER LOCARED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. WATER IS HEAVILY LEAKING FROM DISPENSER, ONTO TOP OF ICE MACHINE, AND ONTO THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN BOTH LEAKS IN GOOD REPAIR. • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AVAILABLE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE/LOCATE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE WATER LINE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BASEBOARD TO BE PEELING AND TORN FROM THE WALL IN THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE THE DAMAGED BASEBOARD AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR. • OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN BELOW THE FRONT PREP AND HAND SINK NEAR CASH REGISTERS TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND DIRTY WITH BUILD UP ON BOTTOM AND SIDES OF FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE STANDING TWO (2) DOOR COOLER TO BE TAPED OVER WITH BLUE PAINTERS TAPE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOOR DRAIN AND FLOOR.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF COMPLETION FOR FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW EMPLOYEES COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
code 57

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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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