Bar Bar Black Sheep

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: Outer openings not protected or rodent proofed and evidence of live insect activity. Found both front doors with 1/4 inche gap across bottom and observed 15 plus live gnats in bar area around beverage dispenser. Instructed to repair and rodent proof door to prevent rodent and insect entry and must remove all live insect activity from premises. Serious citation issued 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Can opener attached to prep table, exhaust hood and filters and beverage dispenser holders not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floor not maintained on premises. Instruted to detail clean floor behind equipment and cover open floor drains in basement.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Thermometer not provided in bar cooler. Instructed to provide thermometer conspicuous inside cooler.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 28, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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