Au Cheval

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  code 5Priority
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INCORRECT CONSUMER ADVISORY ON MENUS. ADVISED MUST PROVIDE MISSING FOOTNOTE FOR ITEMS THE CONSUMER ADVISORY REFERS (BURGERS, EGGS, FOIE GRAS, ETC.). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  code 25
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UTENSILS (SERVING PLATES, PLATES, ETC.) SITTING ON BAR TOP WITH BAR STOOLS. OBSERVED FULL KITCHEN IN BAR AREA WITHOUT BARRIER FROM CUSTOMER SEATING AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE A NON-POROUS BARRIER BETWEEN UTENSILS/PREP AREA AND CUSTOMERS. BARRIER MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PRORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-002.
  code 39
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT POSTED IN LOWER SECTION OF HOSTESS STAND/NOT VISIBLE TO PUBLIC. INSTRCUTED MUST POST MOST RECENT SUMMARY REPORT IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 17, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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