Bernie's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA TO BE MISSING A HAND WASHING SIGN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SGN INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES THEY MUST WASH HANDS.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF LARGE ICE MACHINE COMPONENTS IN 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN BY STAIRS AND THE UPSTAIRS/2ND FLOOR BAR KITCHEN ICE MACHINE TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND COVERED WITH A BLACK AND GREY SLIME AND SUBSTANCE THAT IS DRIPPING ONTO THE ICE AND COVERING MANY INTERIOR COMPONENTS. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD ICE, CLEAN, SANTITIZE, AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE FREE OF BUILD UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2ND FLOOR WOMENS BATHROOM AND THE 1ST FLOOR WOMEN'S BATHROOM WITHOUT A COVERED TRASH CAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A TRASH CAN WITH LID IN ANY UNISEX AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PAPER TOWEL HOLDER BROKEN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN UPSTAIRS BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN BROKEN PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IN GOOD REPAIR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 29, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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