Ambassador Chicago Hotel And Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: FOUND HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT CAFE BAR DUMP SINK. MUST REMOVE SIGNAGE.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON "THE ROOM" BAR HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO THE DIPPER WELL AND GLASS RINSER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SINK TO PROTECT EQUIPMENT FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
  code 39
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: FOUND NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE AND HAVE READILY ACCESSIBLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
  code 48
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: BASE COVING MISSING IN THE 2ND FLOOR DISH ROOM AREA. MUST PROVIDE. • FOUND A HOLE IN THE WALL IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR. OBSERVED A LEAK COMING FROM THE CEILING IN THE LOWER LEVEL KITCHEN AREA. MUST REPAIR.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND THREE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN VENTILATION HOOD IN MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 10/21/2019 REPORT 2316173 NOT CORRECTED; #58 (2-102.13) NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 21, 2019: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 7 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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