Hooters

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• 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 SPATULA IN INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK IN BAR. INSTRUCTED ALL HANDWASHING SINKS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEE USE AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE, SPATULA REMOVED FROM INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERS FOR ICE BINS IN BAR AND IN BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERS FOR ICE BINS IN BAR AREA AND IN BEVERAGE STATION TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT AND RIGHT SPLASH GUARDS ON SAID HANDWASHING SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND BEVERAGES.
  code 39
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF NOZZLES FOR BOTH FOUNTAIN MACHINES IN BEVERAGE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF NOZZLES FOR BOTH FOUNTAIN MACHINES IN BEVERAGE STATION AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SHUT OFF VALVE ON THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT RIGHT SIDE MEN'S WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTERED BASEMENT SMALL EQUIPMENT STORAGE ROOM AND UNIFORM STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY ITEMS, DECLUTTER, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR DURING STORAGE TO FACILITATE CLEANING. • OBSERVED SPLASHES ON WESTSIDE WALL NEXT TO FOUNTAIN MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BLACK BUILUP ON WALL BEHIND SPRAYER FOR DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN FOR TWO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 21, 2023: 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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