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Holiday Inn/Bar Louie

January 6, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
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 HANDWASHING SINK AT BAR MADE INACCESSIBLE BY WATER BEING DISCONNECTED AND COVERING IN PLASTIC. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN AN OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED AT BAR MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM OF CHLORINE. MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MIANTAIN DISH MACHINE SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING PROPER CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN 50-100 PPM OF CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS HELD AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLER ACROSS FROM COOK LINE: CHICKEN AT 48.1F, HAMBURGERS AT 47.6F, SALMON AT 47.6F, AND STEAKS AT 44.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 20LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $100. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 DOOR PREP COOLER OPPOSITE COOK LINE CONTAINING TCS ITEMS SUCH AS CHICKEN, SALMON, HAMBURGERS, AND STEAKS MAINTAININING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.5F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR RE-INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN COOLER SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER OPPOSITE COOK LINE AND ON INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER LABELED "HOLIDAY INN." INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 47
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM LOCATED OFF OF LOBBY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME ON WALL OF WALK-IN COOLER USED TO STORE KEGS AND OTHER DRINKS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.