320 River Bar

January 6, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT HANDSINK NEAR PREP-LINE UNIT-----AND-----IN BAR AREA. FACILITY MUST ALWAYS ENSURE SOAP IS PROVIDED AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED. • DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS IS NOT PROVIDED AT HANDSINK NEAR OATMEAL/SOUP STATION. FACILITY MUST ALWAYS ENSURE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS IS PROVIDED AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS VARIOUS RAW MEATS IS BEING COOKED AND SERVED ON-SITE. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS COOKED AND SERVED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: THERMOMETERS IS NOT PROVIDED IN STAND UP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER. COLD/HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT USED FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE THERMOMETER IN AN EASILY VIEWED LOCATION.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP-SURFACES IN KITCHEN. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CRATES USED AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION/STORAGE IN THE KITHCEN AREA. FACILITY MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE CONTAINERS AND/OR SHELVING THAT IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, NON-ABSORBENT, DURABLE, AND IS EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS ON OR UNDERNEATH.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR IS NOT PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE HEAT DISH MACHINE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE HOT WATER TERMPERATURE-SENSATIVE THERMOMETER/TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FAN GUARD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING UNITS, ICE MACHINE IN BAR----AND-----KITCHEN, COFFEE MACHINE IN COFFEE AREA, AND SODA BOX DISPENSERS LOCATED IN BAR STORAGE AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED/MISSING CEILING TILES OBSERVED SCATTERED THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. FACILITY MUST REPLACE DAMAGED/MISSING CEILING TILES. • FACILITY MUST RE-CAULK ALL SINK FIXTURES ADJACENT TO WALLS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE A CITY MANAGER CERTIFICATION MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE (ANSI ACCRED.).
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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