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Zebra's Gourmet Hot Dogs

September 5, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: LARGE OPEN SEWER DRAIN IN BASEMENT EXPOSING RAW SEWAGE AND FOUL ODOR. ALSO EVIDENCE OF SEWAGE DAMAGE ON BASEMENT FLOOR. EVIDENCE OF SEWAGE/WASTE WATER (DRIED WASTE WATER/SEWAGE ON FLOOR) INSTD TO PROPERLY COVER ALL SEWER/FLOOR DRAINS, DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND REMOVE ODOR. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
code 10Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: NOTED RODENT (RAT & MICE) INFESTATION ON PREMISES. MICE DROPPINGS (OVER 100 NOTED) IN VARIOUS AREAS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS UNDER AND BEHIND UPRIGHT COOLER, PREP COOLER, AND ALONG WALLBASE BY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. RAT DROPPINGS NOTED IN STORAGE CLOSET AND ON BASEMENT STAIRS. FRONT, REAR, AND BASEMENT DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF, GAPS AT BOTTOM AND SIDES OF DOORS. (APRROX 1/2 AT FRONT AND REAR, 1 INCH AT BASEMENT DOOR). INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RODENT PROOF ALL DOORS. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 CRITICAL.
code 13Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS BUILD-UP WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZER, SINKS, STORAGE SHELVES, MEAT SLICER, STORAGE SHELVES, COUNTERTOPS, AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS THRU-OUT IN POOR REPAIR, BROKEN/CRACKED FLOOR TILES. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. FLOOR THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: HOLES NOTED IN CEILINGS AROUND PIPING AND ALSO HOLE NOTED AT WALLBASE BEHIND COOKING LINE. INSTD TO SEAL ANY AND ALL HOLES NOTED. STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THRU-OUT. REPLACE SAME. LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTER/UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON SITE. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 13, 2011: 5 findings 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.

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