Ironside Bar And Galley

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 23, 2020
• address544-546 N Wells St, Chicago 60654

Is Ironside Bar And Galley clean?

Ironside Bar And Galley is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 23, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Ironside Bar And Galley?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE. SEE VIOLATION #2. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN A 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COOK LINE IN THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN: SHREDDED CHICKEN BEING HELD AT 46.4F AND DICED STEAK BEING HELD AT 46.0F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 6 LBS OF CHICKEN AND 1.5 LBS OF STEAK VALUED AT A TOTAL OF $30. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED A 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COOK LINE IN THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN CONTAINING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN AND STEAK MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 44.8 AND 46.4F. ALL ITEMS WERE REMOVED. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR REFRIGERATOR SO THAT IT MAINTAINS AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW 41F AND TO CONTACT CDPH BEFORE USING AGAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS THROUGHOUT FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED MODERATE LEAK FROM WATER PIPE CONNECTED TO EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TRASH RECEPTACLES WITHOUT COVERS IN ALL GENDER TOILET ROOMS LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN ANY TOILET ROOMS USED BY FEMALES.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TRASH RECEPTACLES WITHOUT COVERS IN ALL GENDER TOILET ROOMS LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN ANY TOILET ROOMS USED BY FEMALES.

When was Ironside Bar And Galley last inspected?

Ironside Bar And Galley has 8 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2016.

Ironside Bar And Galley vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 23, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.