Hard Rock Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SODA MACHINE WITH SMALL GRATE CONTAINING RUST. RESTORE SURFACE OF GRATE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION. REMOVE ALL TIN FOIL AROUND GRILL IN REAR PREP KITCHEN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP ROOM WITH MISSING GROUT IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES AND ALONG WALLS. REPLACE GROUT AND MAINTAIN FLOOR TO PREVENT STANDING WATER IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES FOR SMALL FLY BREEDING SITES. KEEP FLOOR DRAIN CLEAN. OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN 1ST FLOOR BAR UNDER AND AROUND DIDH MACHINE. REMOVE STANDING WATER AND MAINTAIN FLOOR IN A CLEAN DRY CONDITION.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING VENT IN MOP ROOM WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMUALTION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH MACHINE AT BAR WITH LEAK UNDERNEATH. REPAIR LEAKING DISH MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOPS NEED TO BE HUNG TO DRY AFTER USE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 30, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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