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Butcher's Tap

April 8, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.112: **C** Removing Dead or Trapped Birds, Insects, Rodents and other Pests OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES THROUGHOUT FACILITY INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ALL DEAD PEST CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS.
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: -502.11(A;C): **C** Good Repair and Calibration- Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices OBSERVED BASE COLD HOLDING UNITS EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY LOCATEDIN PREP AREA INACCURATE AND NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE UNIT WAS OBSERVED AT PROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURE UNDER 41F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. • 4-501.13: **C** Microwave Ovens OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE ENCRUSTED IN FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(B): (B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-201.16: **C** Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings OBSERVED A BULGING CEILING DUE TO LEAK IN THE CEILING ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SEAL • 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED FLOOR AT 1ST FLOOR BAR IN DISREPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL IN MIAN PREP AREA NEAR MICROWAVE INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 1, 2026: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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