Bottom Lounge

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED TCS FOODS (CHICKEN) IN THE FREEZER WITHOUT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE MACHINE UNTIL A HACCP PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED TCS FOODS (CHICKEN) IN THE FREEZER WITHOUT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE MACHINE UNTIL A HACCP PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
  code 32
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE SODA GUN NOZZLES AND FLUSH OUT THE DRAINS AT ALL BARS.
  code 49
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 8, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings 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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