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Half Sour

October 15, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN BASEMENT RENDERED INACCESSIBLE BY EQUIPMENTS AND CONTAINER BEING PLACED IN FRONT OF IT PREVENTING THE USE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN BASEMENT HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP LAYING ON TOP OF SHIELF IN BASEMENT BY ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP ABOVE ICE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NO SPLASH GUARD ON THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PARTITIONER TO SEPARATE SINK FROM WHERE THE DISHES ARE STORED TO DRY. MAINTAIN SAME. • ICE BINS IN THE BAR AREA WITH NO COVERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN THE BASEMENT, PREP AND BAR AREAS WITH FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT. -WALLS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH FOOD SPLATTER, DIRT AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN THE PREP AREA.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 15, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.