Bar Rista Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: THE ICE MACHINE HAS A SLIMY BUILDUP AND DRIPPING WATER FROM THE SAME AREA INTO THE ICE. ICE MACHINE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED, HAVE THE MACHINE SANITIZED PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTAIN REGULARLY.
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE WALK IN COOLER DOOR AND BASEMENT STAIRWELL IS DIRTY; CLEAN, RINSE AND SANITIZE THESE SURFACES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE ICE MACHINE DOOR AND 2 DOOR COOLER ARE DIRTY; CLEAN, RINSE AND SANITIZE THIS EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: THE KITCHEN AND BASEMENT STAIRS ARE DIRTY, CLEAN THE FLOORS IN DETAIL FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: THE ICE SCOOP HOLDER IS DIRTY; CLEAN, RINSE AND SANITIZE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 12, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.