Hopsmith Tavern

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD HOLDING UNIT FILLED WITH ICE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOOD AND TO NO LONGER USE COLD HOLDING UNIT UNTIL IT IS INSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST MAINTAIN A PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. COLD HOLDING UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL THE COLD HOLDING UNIT IS RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE FOR 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS STORED IN BULK CONTAINERS WITH NO LABEL: FLOUR, RICE, CORN STARCH , AND BREAD CRUMBS. INGREDIENTS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGES FOR USE IN THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, SUCH AS COOKING OILS, FLOUR, HERBS, POTATO FLAKES, SALT, SPICES, AND SUGAR SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR. FOUND ICE MACHINE FILLED WITH MELTED ICE WATER AND SLUSH. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE MACHINE IN DRY STORAGE AREA. A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED, SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. -
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 25, 2019: 4 findings 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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