Whale Tale

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

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: RUSTY SHELF UNDER THE CAN OPENER UNIT NOT EASILY CLEANABLE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS NEED TO PROVIDE AN ENCLOSED ICE SCOOP FOR THE SCOOP PRESENTLY USED AT BAR FIRST FLOOR AND ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT AREA
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: WELDED DIVIDER AT COMPARTMENT AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS RUSTED(KITCHEN),INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND RE-WELD DIVIDER WITH NON-RUSTY MATERIAL(USE GALVANIZE MATERIAL)OR REPLACE SAID SINK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IS BROKEN, REPLACE LID .
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: GRIME ON RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR UNDER THE LARGE DOUGH MIXER.MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE. • EXCESS UNUSED ITEMS IN GARAGE AREA: DISHES,POTS,CHAIRS,ETC.INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE ITEMS NEEDED 6"OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 14, 2019: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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