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Butcher's Tap

July 14, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPONENTS TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND COVERED WITH A BLACK AND GREY SLIME AND SUBSTANCE THAT IS DRIPPING ONTO THE ICE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. ICE MACHINE LOCATED AT EASTERN MOST SECTION OF THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANTITIZE, AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WITH A CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SANITIZING SOLUTION CONCENTRAION. DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 50 PPM AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-025.
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE REACH IN COOLER ON LEFT SIDE BELOW THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER TO MEASURE THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE IN COOLER.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 15 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT ALONG THE WALL IN THE SMALL COVE NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE, AND IN THE TWO WALL ACCESS PANELS WITH MISSING PANELS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS FREE OF RAT AND RODENT DROPPINGS, AND RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY PRIOR TO REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(a). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HOT WATER HANDLE OF THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. HOT WATER HANDLE LEAKS EXTENSIVELY WHEN HANDLE IN IS TURNED ON AND IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BASEMENT BATHROOM TO NOT HAVE A SELF CLOSING DOOR AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE DOOR AND ENSURE IT IS A SELF CLOSING DOOR FOR THE BATHROOM.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SMALL COVE/CLOSET NEXT TO THE EAST MOST ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT TO BE HEAVILY CLUTTERED WITH VARIOUS BOXES, CHAIRS, AND LOOSE EQUIPMENT. UNABLE TO FULLY SEE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND REMOVE AND ITEMS NOT NECESSARY TO FUNCTION OF FACILITY.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 6, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.