Empirical Brew Pub

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH MACHINE AT BAR NOT SANITIZING. MUST REPAIR DISH MCAHINE AND MAINTAIN AT 50-100 PPM OF CHLORINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 8Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2065114 DATED 6/27/17 #38 NO RINSE/DUMP SINK AT FRONT BAR WITH A GLASS WASHING MACHINE. MUST INSTALL RINSE/DUMP SINK SUPPILED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS MADE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EQUIPMENT STORAGE NEXT TO LOCKERS IN BASEMENT. SEPARATE LOCKER AREAS FROM ALL FOOD RELATED ITEMS.
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM WITH TOO MUSH CLUTTER INCLUDING EXTRA RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,TABLES, CHAIRS, AND DRY STORAGE. ORGANIZE ALL ITEMS AND STORE PROPERLY 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND 6 INCHES AWAY FROM WALL TO MONITOR FOR PEST CONTROL.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 27, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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