Kibbitznest Books & Brews

September 19, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: MANAGEMENT MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO MEASURE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURES ACCURATELY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 36
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT BAR, REAR STORAGE, AND REAR DISH/PREP MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
    code 45
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PAPER TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING THROUGHOUT THE REAR DISH/PREP ROOM ----RAW BRICK WALL IN THE REAR DISH PREP ROOM MUST SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 26, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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About this record

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.

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