Billy Goat Tavern & Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• 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: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH DARK GROOVES AND DISCOLORATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TO ENSURE PROPER CLEANING AND SANITIZING.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN AND DETACHED WALL BASES COVERED IN GREASE UNDERNEATH THE FLAT TOP BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THROUGHOUT SAID AREA. • OBSERVED HEAVY CLUTTER STORED IN FRONT PREP AREA UNUSED REFRIGERATION UNIT, SHELVES AND COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNECESSARY ITEMS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PREMISE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 17, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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