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Graham Elliot Bistro

December 28, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREP AREAS, DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS, AND EQUIPMENT NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINTATION DURING STORAGE IN THE BASEMENT: OBSERVED WASTE WATER AND SEWAGE LINES UNCOVERED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE WASTE WATER AND SEWAGE LINES IN THE BASEMENT EITHER WITH AN INCAPSULATION OR WRAP TO PROTECT ITEMS AT ALL TIMES. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXTERIOR LID OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE IN THE DUMPSTER AND GREASE STORAGE CORAL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAR ON THE NORTH END OF BAR TO PROTECT STORAGE ITEMS STORED NEXT TO HAND SINK.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT DEEP FRYER ON THE RIHT SIDE IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE GREASE BUILDUP AND SPLATTER.
code 33
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Out of business on October 30, 2017: 5 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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