All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods.

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.

Only employees must dispense ice for consumer use with scoops, tongs, or other ice dispensing utensils. Customers must dispense ice through appropriate automatic self-service ice dispensing equipment. All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. All employees must wear garments that are clean and of washable character and nature.

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.