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Bar Cocina

July 8, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
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: OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE OUTSIDE BAR ON SOUTH SIDE OF FACILITY AND THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA NEAR THE FRYERS TO BE MISSING A HAND WASHING SIGN REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT EACH HAND WASHING SINK.
code 10Priority
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXED ITEMS AND BAGS OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR BELOW SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE CORNER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SIDES OF FRYER AND OVEN NEXT TO THE FRYER IN THE MAIN PREP AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SPRAY SINK AT DISH MACHINE TO BE MISSING HANDLE TO ENGAGE SINK FAUCET. SPRAYER STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR. PROVIDED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THREE (3) CUSTOMER BATHROOMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN EACH UNISEX/FEMALE BATHROOMS. • OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM TO BE MISSING A SELF CLOSING MECHANISM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DOOR FOR THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL WHITE CHEST FREEZER IN THE FRONT BAR/MAIN ENTRANCE BAR TO BE NOT FUNCTIONAL, WITH A LOOSE LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS NOT NECESSARY TO FUNCTION OF FACILITY. • OBSERVED THE FLOORING BEHIND THE FRYERS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FRONT PREP AREA AND BELOW THE SHELF NEXT TO THE FRYER AND FLOORING NEXT TO THE HAND SINK TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND CHIP/FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP. OBSERVED THE FLOORING IN THE REAR BAR/INSIDE BAR TO THE NORTH OF THE EXTERNAL PATIO TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND STICKY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE AND BUILD UP. • OBSERVED THE BASEBOARD ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA NEAR THE HAND SINK AND FRYERS TO BE PEELED FROM THE WALL AND DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DAMAGED BASEBOARD.
code 55

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.