Boss Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical
  Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF COCKROACHES STILL EXISTING, OVER 10 LIVE ROACHES FOUND IN KITCHEN AND OVER 30 FRUIT FLIES FOUND IN BAR AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE.
  code 13Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CRACKS AND CREVICES STILL FOUND IN KITCHEN WALLS, MUST INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVERINGS ABOVE ICE MAKER AND CLEAN THE INSIDE TOO.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 9, 2013: 2 findings recurred. 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.