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Windy City Inn

October 1, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS, FRUIT FLIES, ABOUT FOUR AT BAR AREA, OVER 10 INSIDE A SOILED TOWELS STORAGE CONTAINER IN THE BASEMENT AND 6 ON THE WALLS AT THE SAME AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS, REMOVE SOILED TOWELS. MUST PROPERLY STORED SOILED TOWELS INSIDE A COVERED CONTAINER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ADVICED TO CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVES THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEANED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZERS, OVENS, MOP SINK, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, COUNTERS, GREASE TRAP UNDER 3PRAT SINK AND UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DEBRI THRU-OUT PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS, THRU-OUT, INCLUDING BASEMENT. ALSO MUST REPAIR FLOORS AT DINING AREA AND BAR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENT COVERS THRU-OUT AND ALL CEILING ATTACHMENTS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE AT THE EXPOSED SINK AND WASHROOMS AND PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3PART SINKS.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THRU-OUT KITCHEN AND BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2010: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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