Hopsmith Tavern

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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 NO HAND WASHINIG SIGNAGE AT FRONT BAR HAND WASHING SINK AND UPSTAIRS BAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS OR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).-COS
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBESRVED DARK MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE BOTH ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 15LBS OF BEEF AT 58.8F, 15LBS OF PORK AT 58.8F, 10LBS OF CHEESE AND 10LBS OF SLICED VEGETABLES AT 58.8F. MANAGER DISCARDED A TOTAL 50LBS AT $450. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 22
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KITS AVAILABLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR PROPER CONCENTRATION IN SANITIZING SOLUTIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.-COS
  code 48
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR STAIRWAY THAT LEADS TO THE SECOND FLOOR BAR HAS HEAVY DEBRIS AND FOOD SPLASH STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 26, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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