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Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville Bar & Grill

August 1, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings3
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED UPRIGHT HOT-HOLDING UNIT IN CENTRAL KITCHEN AREA WITH NO DIGITAL THERMOMETER GAUGE AND MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER TO VERIFY HOT-HOLDING UNIT TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER WITH A SUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE IN EACH HOT-HOLDING UNIT USED TO STORE TCS FOOD AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 36
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MAINTENANCE TOOLS STORED ABOVE CLEAN UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT (PLATES) ON THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA PREP SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE MAINTENANCE TOOLS AWAY SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT CONTAMINATE EQUIPMENT OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED WITH GREASE OR OTHER DEBRIS: BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AT CENTRAL KITCHEN COOK LINE, BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, BENEATH COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT REAR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE STAINS AND OTHER DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS AND PROPERLY-COVERED BEVERAGES STORED THROUGHOUT COLD-HOLDING UNITS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT STORAGE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE EMPLOYEE ITEMS AND PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR THE STORAGE OF EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 29, 2024: 3 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.