Bottom Lounge

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT WALK IN COOLER, BEHIND BARS AND IN PREP AREA. REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR TRUE PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA. REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA, DARK STAINS AND GROOVES PRESENT.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM BAR SODA NOZZLES AND CADDY'S. CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM MICROWAVE IN PREP AREA. ALSO, CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM DISH STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND FRONT BAR. CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST FROM FAN GUARDS IN WALK IN COOLER AND CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA. SEAL SMALL HOLES IN WALL IN MENS TOILET ROOM.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHEILDS IN PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINKS IN MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. REPAIR NON-WORKING URINAL IN MENS TOILET ROOM.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM UNDER STAIRS IN BASEMENT.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 20, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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