Barbie Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT PROVIDING FOOD FOR LIVE DOGS ON THEIR WEBSITE. FOOD IS SERVED FROM KITCHEN. ITEMS INCLUDE HAMBURGER PATTY, CHICKEN BREAST AND WHIPPED CREAM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DOG MENU FROM WEBSITE. INSTRUCTED STAFF CANNOT SERVE FOOD TO LIVE ANIMALS AND ONLY TO PATRONS OF THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-40-060. OPERATOR REMOVED DOG MENU FROM WEBSITE DURING INSPECTION.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE ON FLOORS AND INSIDE OF COOKING FRYERS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER SLOWLY DRAINING AT HAND SINK LOCATED AT BAR. MUST REPAIR. ALSO OBSERVED TOILET NOT FLUSHING IN BATHROOM LOCATED IN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR OR CAP OFF TOILET AND HAND SINK WATER LINE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER AROUND DISH MACHINE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD NOT WORKING IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT GREASE OR CONDENSATION FROM COLLECTING ON WALLS AND CEILINGS.
  code 56

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Compared with No Entry on August 15, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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