Chicago's Finest Beef And Brew

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

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: FOUND PREP COOLER FURTHEST EAST IN FRONT PREP AREA AT 60F. ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND 2 LIVE ROACHES ON SITE IN CABINET UNDER PEPSI MACHINE. FOUND 20 SMALL FLIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DISH AREA (10), FRONT PREP (4), UTILITY SINK (6). RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL INSTRUCTED ENGINEER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(A).NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: FOUND PREP COOLER CUTTING BOARDS FILLED WITH DEEP GROOVES AND YELLOW BLACK STAINS.MUST REPLACE OR RESURFACE. • FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BUILT IN STOPPER IN DISREPAIR SAID STOPPER IS UNABLE TO HOLD WATER . WASH AND RINSE COMPARTMENT OF SINK IS UNABLE TO HOLD WATER.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND INSIDE COVER OF FOOD SERVING STATION FILLED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE BUILD UP . MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND VENT IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA FILLED WITH DUST. SAID VENT IS OVER FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. FOUND BACK WALL OF SERVING STATION FILLED WITH GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN FOUND FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREA WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRIS: FRONT PREP AREA, REAR PREP AREA AND SIDES OF ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

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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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