Walnut Room

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Cutting boards that had deep cuts in kitchen prep areas, shall be replaced. Walk in coolers that had shelving/racks with peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced. Reach in coolers in prep areas that had shelving that had rust/peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced. 3 compartment sink, and 2 compartment sinks in kitchen prep areas that had caulk in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Exposed hand sinks in front, rear prep areas that had caulk in state of disrepair/missing, shall be repaired/replaced. Caulk around prep table in kitchen rear prep area in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of ice machines not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Prep tables lower shelving in front prep area, coffee station areas not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Walk in cooler shelving racks in prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment(ovens), not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Rear kitchen storage shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors in walk in coolers under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in rear kitchen prep area by exhaust unit not clean, had excess dirt build up needs detailed cleaning, sanitizing.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Walls, ceilings in walk in coolers had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/sealed. Damaged/missing/stained ceiling tiles in prep areas, shall be repaired/replaced. Exhaust vents(ventilation), in kitchen prep areas, rear kitchen areas, that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced. Ceiling tracks in kitchen prep areas that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced. Walls that had gaps, holes in kitchen prep areas, kitchen areas, shall be repaired/sealed. Men's bathroom walls that had peeling paint, exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/sealed.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Damaged/broken light shields in kitchen prep areas, rear kitchen areas, shall be provided.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 15, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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