Blue Star Bistro & Wine Bar

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED START OF SLIGHT DIRT BUILDUP ON INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND DUST BUILDUP ON VENTS IN BOTH WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN BASEMENT WHERE FOOD IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN, NEXT TO DISH MACHINE, WITH NO FUNCTIONING COLD WATER HANDLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE REMAINING, AND STORE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL AND MAINTAIN. FOUND UNUSED PEPSI SODA GUNS AND ATTACHED LINES STILL CONNECTED. FACILITY STATED THAT THEY ARE AWAITING REMOVAL FROM THE COMPANY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

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Compared with No Entry on April 30, 2014: 4 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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