Burger Bar Chicago

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD IN DELI COOLER RANGING FROM 47.2 -68 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD FOOD IS KEPT AT 41 F AND BELOW.MANAGER DISCARDED 2 QUARTS HALF AND HALF, 20 POUNDS CHICKEN WINGS, & 10 POUNDS CHEESE ($150) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLER WITH AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS REACHES A MINIMUM OF 41 F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CANS OF RAID ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO REMOVE ALL PESTS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHLORINE TEST STRIPS FOR MEASURING SANITIZER AT DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED SHELVING IN WALK IN COOLER INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN. OBSERVED SOIL BUILD UP ON INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOIL BUILD UP ON FLOOR OF WALK IN WINE COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 13, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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