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Illinois Bar & Grill

October 5, 2026 · Pass

clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK AND PINK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON UPPER INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF ICE MACHINE IN FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ORANGE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF RIGHT SODA NOZZLE HOLDER AT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF RIGHT SODA NOZZLE HOLDER AT BAR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON PREP TABLE LEGS, WHEELS AND LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE UNDERNEATH FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON INTERIOR FAN COVER OF COLD HOLDING UNIT USED TO STORE LIQUOR ON LOWER WESTSIDE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR FAN COVER INSIDE ONE DOOR FREEZER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON FAUCET TO LEFT OF UTILITY SINK WITH WATER HOSE ATTACHED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON FAUCET TO LEFT OF UTILITY SINK WITH WATER HOSE ATTACHED SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER PRESSURE AT UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE HOT WATER PRESSURE TO UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED LEAKING FROM UTILITY SINK FAUCET IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GREASE CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF LID OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE AND COLD HOLDING UNIT ON EASTSIDE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH, BEHIND AND IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS AND PREP TABLES ON WESTSIDE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP ON FLOORS, IN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL SURROUNDING GREASE TRAP AND UNDERNEATH AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

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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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