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Harry Caray's Tavern Navy Pier

July 26, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING HANDWASHING SINKS MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE: HANDWASHING SINK AT FAR END OF MAIN COOK LINE, HANDWASHING SINK IN COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FISH RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP), BEARING LABEL INDICATING FISH MUST BE KEPT FROZEN WHILE IN ROP, THAWED UNDER REFRIGERATION WHILE STILL CONTAINED IN SEALED REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGED FISH FROM SEALED PACKAGING PRIOR TO THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN LINENS STORED IN CONTACT WITH FOOD (RIBS) IN UPRIGHT HOT-HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LINENS FROM FOOD AND CEASE USE OF LINENS IN CONTACT WITH FOOD UNLESS USED TO LINE A CONTAINER FOR DIRECT SERVICE TO CONSUMERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP USED TO LINE OR TIE DOWN VARIOUS NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT ALONG MAIN COOK LINE (GRILL GREASE PANS, SHELVING, SALAMANDER OVEN BASE). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP AND MAINTAIN ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG MAIN COOK LINE TO BE SOILED WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS (GRILL, SALAMANDER OVEN, STOVETOP). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEANING MATERIALS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPSOITS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS AND PLASTIC WRAP USED TO LINE OVERHEAD PLUMBING FIXTURES ABOVE CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS AND PLASTIC WRAP AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE SURFACE FOR LINING PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BASE COVING MISSING IN THE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA (NEAR EXTERIOR DOOR TO PATIO), WITH ADJOINING WALL AND FLOOR JUNCTION IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL JUNCTION AND REPLACE BASE COVING AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE BASE COVING AND SEALING ALONG WALL JUNCTIONS IN ALL AREAS IN WHICH FOOD IS PREPARED AND METHODS OTHER THAN WATER FLUSHING ARE USED FOR CLEANING FLOORS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 4, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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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