Whale Tale

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN BEER COOLERS WITH RUST. MUST RESTORE SURFACE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER WITH DARK GROOVES AND UNABLE TO COME CLEAN. REPLACE. • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON REFRIGERATORS ON COOKING LINE REPAIRED WITH TAPE. REMOVE TAPE AND REPLACE ALL TORN GASKETS. • OBSERVED RUSTY SHELF OF PREP TABLE WITH HOLE IN IT. REMOVE OR REPAIR SHELF AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNCLEAN INTERIOR OF BEER COOLERS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL COVINGS/BASEBOARDS NEEDED UNDER BAR AND IN BASEMENT. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN BASEBOARDS TO DETER ANDY ROACH ENTRANCE. • OBSERVED VENTS ABOVE COOKING LINE WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS ABOVE COOKING LINE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VENTILATION SYSTEM IN WOMENS OR MENS WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN WORKING VENTILATION SYSTEM IN WASHROOMS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 20, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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