✕

Bar Siena

June 9, 2025 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SANITIZER DETECTED AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE THAT WAS IN USE DURING THE INSPECTION IN THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FINAL RINSE OF 100 PPM CHLORINE AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE SALAD PREP COOLER, 1 DOOR PREP COOLER AND IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED COOKED POTATOES AT 44F, LASAGNA AT 45F, BECHAMEL SAUCE AT 46F, CUT LETTUCE AT 50F, SALSA VERDE AT 50F, VODKA SAUCE AT 45F, MOZZARELLA CHEESE AT 44-46F, SALAD DRESSINGS AT 44-47F, TIRAMISU AT 45F, AND CREAM CHEESE AT 44F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SALAD PREP COOLER AT 48F AND THE 1-DOOR PREP COOLER AT 50F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE TCS FOODS SUCH AS SALAD DRESSINGS AND CHEESE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 50 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING ABOVE THE 2ND FLOOR BAR AREA AND BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM AND STAIRWELL. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES PROVIDED IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 11, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Near West Side

See every restaurant in Near West Side →

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.