Blue Star Bistro & Wine Bar

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION .MUST FAX LETTER TO THE CDPH 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL ATT:A.LOPEZ. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR VALID DOCUMENTATION ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE,INVERT THE CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Cutting boards with deep, dark grooves must be sanded/bleached or replaced.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: NUST PROVIDE,MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN KITCHEN AREAS.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE,MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREAS AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 14, 2012: 7 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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