Illinois Bar & Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: THE LARGE STANDING ICE MACHINE HAS RUST,LIME BUILDUP AND BLACK SUBSTANCE INTERIOR OF THE UNIT.THE ICE MACHINE IS NOW TAGGED AND DO NOT USE. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005(A). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.WHEN THE UNIT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND SANITIZE. FAX A LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FAX 312 746 4240.
  code 16
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHEN POTINTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREP AND SERVED. CHICKEN, CHILLI,BURGER ECT
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS TO BOTH OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS LOCATED IN THE PREP AREA AND THE BAR AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE THREE FRYER AND THE CABINET UNDRERNEATH THEM THICK WITH GREASE BUILBUP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE BASETMENT STOREROOM ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST AND DIRT BUILDUP ON THEM. PROVIDE A DRAIN COVER TO THE OPEN DRAIN IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR THE WALKIN COOLER AND REACH IN TWO DOOR COOLER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 6, 2011: 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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