Fireside Tavern And Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: 2 PANS RAW CHICKEN AT 48.7F, AND RAW EGGS AT 54.1F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 5 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $50.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 7 LIVE ROACHES ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ON FOAM CAULKING ON WALL NEAR HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT, ON ELECTRICAL OUTLET NEAR WALKIN COOLER, AND BEHIND PIZZA OVEN AND COLD HOLD UNIT NEXT TO IT. ALSO OBSERVED APPROX. 15 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON PREMISES IN MAIN BAR AREA, IN MAIN KITCHEN NEAR SPICES, AND IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT PEST CONTROL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY PRIOR TO RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES IN MAIN PREP AREA ON MICROWAVE AND ON FLOOR NEAR SPICES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COVER FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENT OF UPRIGHT COLD-HOLD UNIT MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WAREWASHING HANDSINK TO BE SLOW DRAINING DUE TO TWISTED PIPE HOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51

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Compared with Pass on March 17, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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