Clarke's On Lincoln

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #517467 ON 8/17/11 NOT CORRECTED: 21/01 - A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING INSPECTION AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM AFTER BEING CALLED BY ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WAS ON THE PREMISES AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 14Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES BEHIND THE BAR, IN THE WASHROOMS AND THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF THE WASHROOMS. APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS OF THE WASHROOMS AND HALLWAY AND EQUIPMENT BEHIND THE BAR. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. ALSO, PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK IS NOT MAINTAINED. LAST SERVICE REPORT IS FROM JUNE 2011 BY ORKIN. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 8/17/11 NOT POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED AND HEAT WARPED CONTAINERS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REPLACE THESE CONTAINERS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE HALLWAY TO THE SERVICE COUNTER, DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE PREP LINE.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE LEAK UNDER THE BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 17, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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