Bar Sotano

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning Re-inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19---OBSERVED RUST ON SOME WALLS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND REPAIR SO AS TO BE NON-POROUS AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
  code 47
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-202.11---OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHT FIXTURE INSIDE THE MEAT WALK-IN-COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHT FIXTURE OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 28, 2025: 2 findings recurred. 5 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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