Bar Rista Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 9-15-11 NOT CORRECTED. ONCE AGAIN, NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER WAS CALLED TO ARRIVE ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: One copy of the Food Inspection Report Summary must be displayed and visible to all customers. NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED FROM INSPECTION #634576 FROM 9-15-11. GIVEN TODAYS SUMMARY REPORT AND POSTED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.7-42-010(B).
  code 28
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 9-15-11 NOT CORRECTED. #34- FLOOR AT BOTTOM OF BASEMENT STAIRS IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED, CHIPPING AND MISSING CEMENT. MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.#41-ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND ALL OTHERS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.#38-MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON TALL TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. RAW WOOD MOUNT FOR FRENCH FRY SLICER AND RAW WOOD UNDER SHELVING ABOVE SLICER MUST SEAL/PAINT MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MISSING FLOOR TILE UNDER WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER. MUST REPLACE. POOLING WATER ON FLOOR OF BASEMENT THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: PEELING PLASTER AT MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 15, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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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