✕

Clarke's

January 31, 2017 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1631469 DATED 2/8/16 NOT CORRECTED: #32: WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE COOKS LINE COOLERS IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND PEELING PAINT. MUST REPAIR.METAL DOORS OF THE BASEMENT WALK-IN FREEZER AND THE 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH MISSING METAL, HOLES, MISSING HANDLE. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. #34: MISSING FLOOR TILE GROUTING AT THE DISH MACHINE WITH POOLING FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUID. MISSING FLOORING WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD IN THE 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL. #35: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MISSING WALL TILES AT THE COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND BEHIND THE DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST REPLACE ALL. #38: VENTILATION NOT OPERATIONAL IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOMS AND REAR EMPLOYEE WOMANS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT THESE VIOLATIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BAR BEER COOLER AND ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE ICE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: A MAJORITY OF THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN BEER COOLER IS RUSTED OUT AND CRACKING IN SEVERAL SPOTS. NOTED A LARGE RECTANGULAR INDENTATION, APPROX. 4 INCHES DEEP, IN THE FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WHERE THE OLD GREASE TRAP USED TO BE. COVING TILES ARE MISSING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTUCTED TO REPAIR THE FLOOR IN THESE AREAS TO BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE. NOTED BAGS OF SOILED LINENS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE ALCOVE NEAR THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MATERIALS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED AN APPROX. 1 FOOT WIDE HOLE IN THE WALL NEAR THE BAR COMPUTER, AS WELL AS A MISSING OUTLET COVER. NOTED THE WALL COVERING DETACHING FROM THE BASE OF THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALLS IN THESE AREAS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED A SLOW DRAIN AT THE FRONT COUNTER EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO UNCLOG THE DRAIN. NOTED A LEAK AT THE MOP SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAK.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED THE ICE SCOOP BEING STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER FOR THE ICE SCOOP.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 8, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lake View

See every restaurant in Lake View →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.