Chicago Pit Stop Bbq

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS APPX. 30LBS. COOKED RIB TIPS ON TOP RACK INSIDE OF BBQ PIT RANGING FROM 100.2F-122.3F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. APPX. 30LBS. $500.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 21
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVING UNIT OF REAR PREP TABLE.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST FINISH AND MAKE WALL OVER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,FRONT CASHIER AREA AND PIT AREA AND WHERE NEEDED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.OBSERVED CHIPPING CONCRETE WALL IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE INTERIOR WALL PANEL OF WALK IN FREEZER.MUST SEAL SEVERAL HOLES IN BRICK WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING VENTS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2595839 6/6/24 NOT CORRECTED- #47-: 4-101.19 : MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER SHELVING UNITS.#48- 4-301.12 : OBSERVED A LARGE PLASTIC BINS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE PROPERLY SANITIZED. MUST GET A SMALLER BINS OR A LARGER SINK. #49-4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALK IN COOLER-SHELVING UNITS, FAN GUARD COVERS, COMPRESSOR UNIT.STORAGE RACKS,DISH RACKS,FRYER CABINETS & WHEEL BASES,PREP TABLES,GLASS ON PIT.#55-6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON WALLS & CEILINGS, BEAMS THROUGHOUT PREMISES ,INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER. #55-6-201.13: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WINDOW BEHIND BBQ PIT,GAPS IN & LOOSE WALL BASES NEAR MOP SINK AND WHERE NEEDED,FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR IN WALK IN FREEZER.#56-6-202.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 6, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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