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Whales

November 22, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: COLE SLAW FOUND AT 70 DEGREES IN STYROFOAM CONTAINERS USED FOR ORDERS ON PREP TABLE. COLE SLAW MUST BE KEPT REFRIGERATED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL SOLD. ALL PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY STORAGE RACK IN REAR BY WASHROOM, AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REACH-IN COOLER UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND SHELVES UNDERNEATH BLUE COUNTER IN FRONT SERVICE AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY IN REAR AREA WHERE UNUSED COOLER IS LOCATED.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN DOOR LEADING OUT TO CUSTOMER WAITING AREA AND WALL NEXT TO DOOR IN FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WASHROOM DOOR. CLEAN WALL ABOVE HANDSINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN EXTERIOR OF FLOOD LIGHTS ABOVE DOORWAY LEADING INTO REAR FOOD PREP AREA
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: DICARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM MOP BUCKET AND HANG MOP(S) UP TO AIR DRY TO PREV3NT PEST BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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