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Lb Bistro & Patisserie

January 23, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT HANDSINK LOCATED AT COOKLINE AND MAIN DISH AREA. MANAGER PROVIDED WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT HANDSINK LOCATED AT COOKLINE AND MAIN DISH AREA. MANAGER PROVIDED WHILE ON SITE. SEE ABOVE FOR PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • HANDSINK IN THE MAIN DISH AREA IS NOT MANTAINED. THE PLUMBING CONNECTION UNDER SINK IS LEAKING AT WATER CONNECTION. MUST REPAIR LEAK MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. SEE ABOVE FOR PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: MEASURED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF WAFFLE BATTER (CONTAINS RAW EGGS) CONTAINER STORED ON TOP OF MELTED ICE ON PREP COUNTER. 2LBS OF WAFFLE BATTER MEASURED AT 51.2F. APPROXIMATELY 2LBS OF FOOD WAS DISCARDED AT A TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF $5. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: FROZEN RAW FISH HAS BEEN THAWED WHILE STILL COMMERICIALLY WRAPPED IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP) IN COOKLINE WALK-IN COOLER. PACKAGING MUST BE REMOVED FROM FISH IN ROP PRIOR TO THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION OR RUNNING WATER.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 6 LIVE ROACHES SCATTERED IN MAIN DISH. FACILITY MUST ELIMINATE RODENT DROPPINGS AND ROACH INSECTS IN THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (a) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR/TEST STRIPS IS NOT PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE FOR THE HOT TEMPERATURE DISHWASHER. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE-SENSATIVE THERMOMETER/TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FAN GUARD IN WALK-IN COOLER SOILED WITH DUST. OBSERVED ACCUMILATED FROST/ICE NEAR FAN GUARD OF COOKLINE WALK-IN COOLER. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVILY ACCUMILATED SOILED, GARBAGE, BLACK GRIME, AND PUDDLE WATER ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN/DISH AREA AND UNDER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. FACILITY MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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