Chicago Chop House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA. LEFT ONE PAGER AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE AND KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD LOCATED IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA ON MAIN LINE NEAR WEST SIDE WINDOW COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTER CONNECTED TO COFFEE MAKER IN FIRST FLOOR SERVER STATION. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE AND TAG OR INSTALL AND TAG. • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA REPAIRED WITH PLASTIC WRAP. INSTRUCTED TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE RESTROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNPROTECTED LIGHTBULBS IN BASEMENT LOCKER ROOM CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO SHIELD AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORD THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on July 21, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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