Yummy Buffet

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.//NEED TO INSTALL A SIDE SNEEZE GUARD ON SALAD BAR & STEAM TABLE,RICE AREA GRILL AREA TO FULLY PROTECT FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.//MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS OVER BUFFETS,STEAM TABLE, WARMER PREP AREA. AND NEEDS TO HAVE END CAP, SOME OF THE WARMER LIGHTS NEED TO BE SHATTER RESISTANT PROOF OVER THE WARMER UNITS.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 10, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.