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Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville Bar & Grill

October 5, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT THE BAR NOT SANITIZING AT THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION LISTED ON DATA PLATE. CHLORINE READING AT < 10 PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. ECOLAB ARRIVED AT END OF INSPECTION AND THE VIOLATION WAS CORRECTED. DISH MACHINE IS NOW SANITIZING AND CHLORINE READS 50 PPM.
code 16
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY ICE BUILD UP AROUND THE DOOR FRAME OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE ICE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE FRYERS IN THE COOKS LINE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON THE TWO CEILING VENTS LOCATED OVER THE DISHWASHING AREA AND THE RESTROOM CEILING VENTS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 5/17/21 REPORT #250982 NOT CORRECTED. VIOLATION #55 (6-501.12) FOUND OLD FOOD, DIRT, AND DEBRIS BUILDUP UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR LOCATED NEAR THE PATIO. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 17, 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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