K's Dugout

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENTLY NOT ON SITE,HOWEVER NO FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE: BEHIND BAR AREA INSIDE EAST CABINET UNDER FRONT COUNTER OF THE BAR AND REAR STORAGE AREA. REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR AT THE HANDLE DOOR OF THE REACH-IN COOLER IN THE STORAGE AREA. REPLACE HANDLE. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • WOOD SHELF INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AND REAR STORAGE AREA. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. ALSO, THE BASE UNDER THE ICE MACHINE AND SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE SURFACE IS NOT EASILY CLEANABLE.REPAIR/REPLACE
  code 47
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: COVER IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT REAR STORAGE AREA(FIRST FLOOR),REPLACE
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 6-16-2020, REPORT #2373778 #51)5-204.12 FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES FOR THE ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE. #57)-102.13 FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATES/TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090, NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 24, 2020: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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