Blue Frog

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY OR CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (TURKEY,SOUPS,SALAD,DELI MEATS ETC). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND A CURRENT CITY FOOD CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CHEST FREEZERS AT THE REAR STORAGE/ PREP AREA WITH ICE BUILT UP.....ALSO INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE GASKET AND LID OF THE CHEST FREEZER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH COOKING STOVE AND DEEP FRYERS. ALSO NOTED CRACKED FLOOR TILES INSIDE BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED A HOLE ON WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE AT THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED DIRT AND DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING ABOVE COOKING STOVE AT REAR
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE BAR PREP AREA.ALSO NOTED SLOW WATER DRAIN AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT THE REAR AND INSIDE THE BATHROOM FOR BOTH CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED NO HAND WASH SINK AT THE FRONT BAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK AT THE FRONT BAR AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 12, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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