Hopleaf Bar

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

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Failed findings

• 🛠️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 • OLD CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN ARE USED AS LID FOR PREP COOLERS,HOWEVER SURFACE WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS, NOT EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS.EXPOSED INSULATION IS USED FOR INTERIOR LID LINER FOR PREP COOLERS IN PREP AREA/KITCHEN. SURFACE IS POROUS, ABSORBENT,NOT EASILY CLEANABLE.LID LINERS MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: PREMISES USING A HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHER WITH GAUNCE READING 169.3F; NOTED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR, SUCH AS STRIPS/STICKERS OR THERMOMETER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED AT EAST ICE MACHINE WATER LINE, AT PREP/KITCHEN AREA. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN OR KNOW THE LOCATION.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: NO COVER PROVIDED FOR RECEPTACLES INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: DEBRIS ON FLOOR AT BAR AREAS, ALSO AT FLOOR DRAINS.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: PROTECTIVE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN ABOVE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER REPLACE. ALSO DEBRIS ON LIGHT SHIELD CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 27, 2020: 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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