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Barbie Cafe

September 25, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: FOUND BOTH LOW TEMP DISHMACHINES ON PREMSIES NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED THAT BOTH MACHINES MUST HAVE A SANITATION CONCENTRATION OF 100 PPM CHLORINE; MUST CORRECT. MACHINES TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE INSTRUCTED TO MANUALLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE IN THE THREE COMP SINKS ON PREMISES. MACHINES CANNOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED AND TAGS REMOVED BY CDPH. SEE COMMENTS BELOW FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEST AND RODENT ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND 10 FRUIT FLIES BEHIND THE BAR AND 40 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE BRICK OVEN. OVEN IS NOT USED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY COME OUT TO SERVICE PRIOR TO NEXT WEEK AND TO CLEAN ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE FRYERS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE BEHIND THE BAR; REPAIR LEAK.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES NOT COVERED. DUMPSTERS OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE AND SOME OBSERVED ON THE GROUND AROUND THE DUMPSTERS AND A POTENTIAL FOR RODENTS AND FLIES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND AROUND AND BEHIND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SINKS. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL AT THE SIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR OF THE KITCHEN; SEAL HOLE IN WALL. OBSERVED SOME MISSING WALL TILE IN THE PREP AREA ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; REPLACE WALL TILE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED A FLOOR DRAIN IN THE BASEMENT WITHOUT A COVER; MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE FLOOR DRAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM THE BASEMENT TO AVOID CLUTTER.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 6, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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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