Joe's Bar

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

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN,
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM MOUNTED CAN OPENER IN REAR PREP, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE 2-DOOR REACH IN FREEZER IN THE PREP AREA. ALSO, CLEAN DRIED FOOD LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR HOT WATER KNOB ON HAND SINK BEHIND THE CHAPTER BAR, KNOB STRIPPED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FRONT CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE CHAPTER BAR. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. • MUST DETAIL EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM FAN COVERS IN THE WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 11, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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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