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Brownstone Tavern & Grill

April 20, 2018 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN USE FOR DUMP SINK(STRAINER INSIDE THE SINK WITH USED STRAWS)AND THE OTHER TWO COMPARTMENT SINK SET UP WITH SOAP AND SANITIZER SOLUTION(100ppm).INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DUMP SINK BEHIND THE BAR OR DO NOT USE OTHER COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE,WHILE SINK IS USED FOR DUMP SINK.IF DUMP SINK IS INSTALLED MUST BE INSTALLED UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE. LID OF WHITE CHEST FREEZER IS BROKEN AND HAS EXCESS TAPE AND EXPOSED INSULATION,NO LONGER CAN BE REPAIRED,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LID.CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE BEER COOLER REPAIRED WITH EXCESS DUCT TAPE WHICH WATER IS STILL LEAKING ON FLOOR,MUST REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND REPAIR CAUSE,DUCT TAPE IS PROHIBITED.CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FOOD COOLER HAS EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP AND DISCHARGE WRAPPED PIPES ARE BROKEN,REPAIR. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESS GREASE,ENCRUSTED FOOD AND GRIMES.NEED TO CLEAN PIPES BEHIND THE AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN,BAR AND BASEMENT AREA,INCLUDED SODA/BEER HOSES.ALSO MUST CLEAN PIPES UNDER THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE. RUST ON PANELS OF ICE BIN OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE(MUST USE FOOD GRADE MATERIAL) OR REPLACE UNIT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEAN:GREASE AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,INCLUDED BAR AREA,WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER ALSO WALK-IN BEER COOLER.FLOOR INSIDE THE FIRST FLOOR STORAGE AREA NOT SMOOTH,PITTED,ROUGH SURFACE,NOT CLEANABLE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BROKEN WALLS AND CEILING AT SODA BOXES STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT.WALL BY THE WHITE CHEST FREEZER CRUMBLE TO THE TOUCH(BASEMENT),AND HOLE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FIRST FLOOR.KITCHEN WALLS ARE BROWN IN COLOR DUE TO TOO MUCH COOKING SMOKE, SPECIALLY BESIDE THE HOOD. CLEAN/PAINT.SEAL HOLES ON PIPES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN ABOVE THE PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 12, 2018: 5 findings recurred. 5 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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