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Carbon

March 5, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BAR AREA, IN THE TOILET ROOMS NEAR THE BAR DINING AREA, AND IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA OF THE RESTAURANT NEAR THE BEVERAGE DISPENSERS/ PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HANDWASHING SINK TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN THE MENTIONED PREP AREA. THE HANDWASHING SINK MUST MEET COMPLIANCE BY HAVING WATER FROM AN APPROVED SOURCE BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO, HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER (100-120 F), AND FULLY EQUIPPED WITH HANDWASHING CLEANSER AND HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES: IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM IN THE DINING AREA OF RESTAURANT, IN THE GROUT OF THE FLOORS SURROUNDING THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT, ON THE LEDGE OF THE WALL UNDER THE ELECTRICAL BOX ACROSS FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT, ON THE FLOORS NEAR THE REGISTER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA OF THE RESTAURANT. IN THE BASEMENT: IN ALL CLOSET SPACES, ON THE METAL POST IN THE CLOSET ACROSS FROM THE TOILET ROOM, ON THE HANDLE OF THE INOPERABLE WALK-IN UNIT USED FOR STORAGE, ON THE LEDGE OF THE STAIRCASE, IN THE SPACE UNDER THE STAIRCASE. INSTRUCTED CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE PIPES AND THE SURFACES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH GREASE BUILD AND GREASE DROPLETS. ALSO, OBSERVED THE PEPSI COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE BASEMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL MENTIONED EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A DAMAGED WALL BASE UNDER THE VEGETABLE SANITIZING SINK NEXT TO THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, AN OPENING IN THE METAL WALL ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT, AND AN OPENING IN THE WALL UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL SURFACES SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT IN THE INOPERABLE WALK-IN UNIT USED FOR STORAGE OF BOXES AND UNDER THE STAIRCASE. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE MENTIONED AREAS IN THE BASEMENT, SO THE AREAS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND CLEAR OF POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 22, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.