Barba Yianni Taverna

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE UPON ARRIVAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED, SUCH AS (CHICKEN, CHEESE, SLICED TOMATOES) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 2Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOODS STORED AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 47-50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD FOOD IS HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 7 GALLONS OF MILK, 5 POUNDS OF OCTOPUS, AND 5 POUNDS OF PORK TENDERLOIN ($250). A 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 2 OF 3 WALK-IN COOLERS WITH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COOLERS HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE TO FIX THE COOLERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 4 LIVE ROACHES AND MORE THAN 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE WITH CALCIUM BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF HAND WASHING SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 29, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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