Yummy Buffet

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AT GRILL/SUSHI STATION AND REAR SODA STATION EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS WITH NO SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IN WALKIN COOLER AND SUSHI PREP AREA FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS ATLEAST 6 INCHES OFF OF THE FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WORN OUT CUTTING BOARD WITH DEEP SEAMS AND STAIN AT THE SUSHI STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARD. • OBSERVED RAW WOODEN BARRIER AT THE SUSHI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD AND MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, SURFACES OF ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS, UNDERNEATH CABINETS OF HOT/COLD HOLDING BUFFET TABLES, STORAGE CABINETS AND SHELVINGS IN THE PREP/SERVING AREAS WITH FOOD DERBIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL SAID EQUIPMENT.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING HANDWASHING SINK IN SUSHI/GRILL PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING VENT COVERS INSIDE WOMEN AND MEN WASHROOMS WITH DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER LEAK FROM CEILING NEAR THE REAR SODA DISPENSER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS WITH BUILT UP GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANLDER CERTIFICATES FOR EACH FOOD EMPLOYEE.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 5, 2021: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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