Brick House Bar And Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
  Inspector note: NO RUNNING HOT WATER AT BOTH MENS/WOMENS CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS, WATER TEMPERATURE AT 68.6 F IN BOTH WASHROOMS, HOWEVER FOUND RUNNING HOT WATER (OVER 110 F) AT PREP EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL, EMPLOYEES WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL AND AT DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE RUNNING HOT WATER AT CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS, HOT WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE MINIMAL OF 85.0 F AT HANDWASH BOWLS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 26
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PREP AREA 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE AND FOOD BUILD UP ON PREP AREA SHELVES. MUST CLEAN SHELVES AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: WOMENS/MENS CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS HANDWASH BOWLS AND BAR EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL PIPES DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINKS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 10, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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