Waffles

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED RED ONIONS AND BAGS OF POTATOES STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STAIRWELL AREA. MUST ELEVATE ALL FOOD OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19 OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS INSIDE THE 2-DOOR (BREAD PREP) COOLER AND THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED ON THE COOK'S LINE ACROSS FROM THE OVEN. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKETS IN BOTH COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:3)NOTED A PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM THE INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON 7/10/23 REPORT #2578402: VIOLATION #38 (6-501.111) OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 170 LIVE FRUIT FLIES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. OBSERVED 35 IN THE FRONT BAR AND ON THE DINING AREA WALL THAT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE BAR, 35 IN THE DISH AND KITCHEN PREP AREA, AND 100 IN THE BASEMENT AND REAR STAIRWELL LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES AND TO CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. OBSERVED OVER 150 LIVE FLIES TODAY IN THE SAME AREAS. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 10, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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