Chef's Special Cocktail Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE CUTTING AND HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOOD (GREEN ONIONS) WITH BARE HANDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO BARE HAND CONTACT IS ALLOWED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 9Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS (PORK, BEEF, ETC.) BEING STORED IN THE CHEST FREEZER AND WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE THE USING THE VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO APPROVED CDPH HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES TO VACUUM PACKAGE MEATS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN APPROVED CDPH HACCP PLAN BEFORE USING THE VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE TO PACKAGE FOOD UNDER REDUCED OXYGEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 15 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE BOXES AND SHELVES IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPAING FOOD.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE TOP OF THE CONVECTION OVEN IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 2, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

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