9 Muses Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES IN THE PREP AREA ON TOP OF TABLES AND ON REFRIGERATION UNIT, FLYING THROUGHOUT LIQUOR AND DRY STORAGE IN BASEMENT, AND LASTLY IN BAR FLYING THROUGHOUT NEAR DISH MACHINE, ON TOP OF CLOSED LIQUOR BOTTLES AS WELL AS ON SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONAL FOR SERVICE PRIOR TO RE-INSPECTION. MUST MINIMIZE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS SPILLS ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND SHELVING UNITS LOCATED IN DRY STORAGE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 15, 2019: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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