Chesas Bistro & Bar

August 17, 2024 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE OF THREE HOT HOLDING UNITS NOT MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IS 116F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 135F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
    code 21
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED RICE COOKER AND OVEN ON SITE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OR REMAIN ON, POWER SUPPLY CONTINUOUSLY TURNS UNITS OFF. INSTD TO HAVE ALL EQUIPMENT ON AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 33
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL HOT AND COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT NOT PROPERLY SECURED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SECURE ALL EQUIPMENT AS DESCRIBED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S MOBILE FOOD VENDOR AND SHARED KITCHEN RULE #7.
    code 47
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: 5-402.13 OBSERVED WASTE WATER DRAINING PROFUSELY FROM WASTE WATER RETENTION TANK ONTO GROUND AND SURROUNDING AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND HAVE WASTE WATER CONTAINED IN WASTE WATER RETENTION TANK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
    code 52
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGHOUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 15, 2024: 5 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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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