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Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

August 10, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL HANDSINKS TO BE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND ALL PREP AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(a) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SLIGHT PINK SLIMEY SUBSTANCE BUILDUP ON ICE MACHINE UNDER THE COVER. (NONFOOD CONTACT AREA). MUST DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY WAS FOUND IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED 6 LIVE BABY COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRIDGE. FOOD ESTABLISHMENT HAS ECO LAB AS A PEST CONTROL PROVIDER. THE LAST SERVICE CALL WAS ON 8/8/18; NO ACTIVITY WAS NOTED. MUST REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-020(A)
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD/DIRT DEBRIS ON ALL NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ON THE PIPES BEHIND THEM. MUST REMOVE ALL DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREAS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A GREASE TRAP/INTERCEPTOR FOR ALL SINKS IN WHICH FOOD OR UTENSILS ARE CLEANED/PREPPED. • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAKS IN PIPES CONNECTING TO THE DISH MACHINE DRAIN BOARD, AND THE DIPPER WELL. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL BASE BY THE 3 COMP SINK IN POOR REPAIR. OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL BY DISH WAREWASHING MACHINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ON THE VENTILATION FAN COVERS IN THE TOILET ROOMS AND THE DINING AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF FOOD/DIRT DEBRIS ENCRUSTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE FLOOR INSIDE THE BARS THROUGHOUT ALL CREVICES, CORNERS, AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 28, 2018: 7 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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