Joe's Barbque

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: NOTED NO THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE OF TCS. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA SOILED WITH FOOD DERBIS AND SPLASH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE OF THE FACILITY NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED UNUSED/OUT OF ORDER COOLER UNITS AND ICE MACHINE. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE DRY STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #48 (OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR FOR WARE WASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED.)NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME ON THE INSPECTION REPORT DATED FOR 03/13/2020 . INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT THE VIOLATION SHALL NOW CLASSIFIED AS A PRIORITY ITEM DUE TO NON PREVIOUS NONCOMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 13, 2020: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 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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