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Higgins Tavern

May 30, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE NOTED ACCUMULATION OF BLACK AND BROWN SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE, ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE REMOVED ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR SURFACES CLEANED AND SANITIZED. ICE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005(A)
code 16
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: RODENT ACTIVITY INSIDE PREMISES. NOTED SEVEN RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFECTED AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN REAR STORAGE ROOM AND WALL IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT CEILING AND WALLS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS INTO WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND OPENING INTO FLOOR IN THE WATER HEATER ROOM. MUST REPAIR OPENINGS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET NECK AT FRONT BAR 3COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE OF ICE BIN AT FRONT BAR. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 16, 2013: 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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