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Cubby Bear Lounge

May 6, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES : 5 GALLONS OF CHILI VALUED AT $80 AT 54.6F, 10 LBS OF CHICKEN VALUED AT $40 AT 49.6F, 5 GALLONS OF REFRIED BEANS VALUED AT $20 AT 58F, 6 GALLONS OF CHEESE SAUCE AT 52.8F VALUED AT $31, 15 LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 49.5F VALUED AT $60. ALL FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DESTROYED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT 2 BARS LOCATED ON MAIN FLOOR AT EXPOSED HAND SINKS AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST RESTORE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER TO ALL SINKS AT MAIN FLOOR BARS AT ALL TIMES. SERVICE AT THESE TWO BARS WAS RESTRICTED DURING INSPECTION TO ONLY CANS AND BOTTLES. NO MIXED RINKS OR DRAFT BEER COULD BE SERVED UNTIL HOT WATER IS RESTORED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 9Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED SATURATED CARDBOARD AT BASE OF BEER COOLERS AT MAIN BAR. REMOVE ALL OLD CARDBOARD AND KEEP AREA CLEAN AND DRY. OBSERVED BASE OF PREP TABLES IN KITHCEN WITH RUST. REMOVE ALL RUST AND RESTORE SURFACES OF THE BASE OF PREP TABLES TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. OBSERVED BEER COOLER DOOR ON COOLER ON RIGHT SIDE WHEN YOU ENTER MAIN BAR IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ICE SCOOP HOLDER ATTACHED TO ICE MACHINE IN KITHCEN IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS BEHIND FRYERS VERY UNCLEAN IN KITHCEN WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN ALL FLOORS BEHIND FRYERS. OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITHCEN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED WALLS BEHIND FRYERS IN KITCHEN VERY UNCLEAN WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION. FRYERS MUST BE PULLED OUT AND ALL GREASE MUST BE REMOVED FROM WALLS BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMNET.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD NEEDED ON WALK IN BEER COOLER IN BASEMENT. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED NON WORKING EQUIPMENT IN KITHCEN MUST BE REMOVED INCLUDING SMOKER AND STANDING HOT HOLDING RACK. REMOVE ALL NON WORKING UNUSABLE EQUIPMENT.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS. STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 2, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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