Harry Caray's Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP AT DOOR SWEEP BETWEEN ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS ALSO OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH AT MAIN BAR ON 1-COMPARTMENT DUMP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RODENT PROOF FRONT DOORS ALSO MUST REMOVE INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON REACH IN PREP COOLER CONDENSER #17 AT 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE/MELT ICE BUILD UP.
  code 32
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE MAIN BAR REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE/MAKE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE BAR REACH IN COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 20, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 9 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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