Honey Bear Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. • ADDITIONAL STOPPERS IS REQUIRED FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL WATER FLOW IS REQUIRED AT HANDWASHING SINK REAR PREP/DISHROOM.REPAIR ISSUE
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINERS IN THE ALLEY OVERFLOWING WITH BLACK GARBAGE BAGS.LID NOT CLOSED. BEES AND FLIES FLYING AROUND IN AND OUT SAID CONTAINER.LID MUST BE TIGHT FITTED TO CONTAINERS TO MINIMIZE INSECT AND RODENT ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FUNDATION:7-38-020(B),CITATION ISSUED
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: DEBRIS AND ITEMS UNDER THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CRACKED PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA.REPLACE
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 28, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

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