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Bottom Lounge

September 4, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: BLACK AND PINK COLORED RESIDUE OBSERVED INSIDE LARGE ICE MACHINE(ON WALLS AND CEILING NEAR THE SHOOT WERE THE ICE DROPS DOWN INTO THE MACHINE) IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST HAVE MACHINE EMPTIED OUT AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. ALSO FOUND CONTAINERS INSIDE THE CONSUMABLE ICE BINS LIKE BOTTLES OF JUICE, OLIVES, CHERRIES ETC. NOTHING CAN BE STORED INSIDE THESE BINS WITH THE ICE WHICH IS USED FOR CONSUMPTION. SERIOUS 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE WASTE AND GREASE STORAGE AREAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. 1/2 OF THE LID TO ONE OF THE GARBAGE DUMSPERS IS MISSING. GREASE BUILD-UP ALSO FOUND ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER. MUST REQUEST A NEW GARBAGE RECEPTACLE FROM COMPANY, AND CLEAN OR REPLACE GREASE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INVERTED(HANDLES UP OR OUT).
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL POP DISPENSING GUNS AND HOLSTERS AT ALL BARS ON ALL LEVELS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ON COOK LINE, AND EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND MAIN BAR IN DINING AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORAGE AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS. CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS WHERE STAINS AND BUILD-UP ARE PRESENT. MUST KEEP FLOOR DRY UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK AT MAIN BAR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS BEHIND BAR(S) WHERE SPLATTERS, STAINS AND DIRT ARE PRESENT. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT WHERE DUST BUILD-UP AND STAINS ARE PRESENT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY COLD WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND MAIN BAR.
code 38
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: CERTIFIED MGR/COOK MUST WEAR A BEARD RESTRAINT.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED OUTSIDE OF ALL ICE BINS IN A CLEAN MANNER PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 43
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 12, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.