City Winery Chicago

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES INSIDE THE FACILITY. FOUND 15 ON EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN THE 1ST FLOOR VENUE BAR, 5 ON EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN THE MAIN RESTAURANT BAR, AND 5 ON THE WALLS IN THE "GLASS ROOM" NEAR THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED A PEST CONTROL LIGHT DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE WALL DIRECTLY OVER A CLEAN ICE SCOOP AND CLEAN ICE BUCKETS. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ITEMS FROM UNDERNEATH THE DEVICE OR TO RELOCATE THE DEVICE TO WHERE IT IS NOT DIRECTLY OVER CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, PREP AREAS, ETC.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS FREE OF UNNECESSARY CREVICES AND DESIGNED/CONSTRUCTED TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FINAL RINSE THERMOMETER GAUGE ON THE HOT WATER SANITIZING DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN THE MAIN DISH ROOM, NOT PROVIDING A FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR THE GAUGE SO THAT IT PROVIDES A FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE RIGHT-HAND SINK (1 OUT OF 2) LOCATED IN THE FIRST-FLOOR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. THE LEFT SINK IN THIS WASHROOM PROVIDES HOT WATER AT 100F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR THE RIGHT SINK SO IT PROVIDES HOT WATER AT 100-120F.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A BROKEN WALL BASE TILE UNDERNEATH THE HOT WATER DISH MACHINE IN THE DISH ROOM. MUST REPAIR TILE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON THE CEILING VENTS INSIDE CUSTOMER AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN DUST FROM ALL CEILING VENTS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 7, 2022: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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