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Luxbar

June 24, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED VACUUM PACKAGED MEATS (PORK, DUCK, TURKEY, AND BACON) STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGER STATED THAT THE MEATS ARE VACUUM PACKAGED AT BACARDI AT THE PARK AT US CELLULAR FIELD WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN FOR VACUUM PACKAGING. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 140# OF FOOD WORTH $715. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE COCKROACHES ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED 25 LIVE COCKROACHES ON THE WALL BEHIND THE HOT WATER BOOSTER HEATER FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: OBSERVED DISHWASHING FACILITIES IN THE BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED. THE FAUCET FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DOES NOT REACH THE LEFT AND RIGHT COMPARTMENTS OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A FAUCET WHICH REACHES ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE THE STAINED CUTTING BOARD AT THE SALAD PREP COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS, CAN STORAGE CART, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE BEHIND THE OVEN ON THE FLOOR. MUST REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COOK'S LINE IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. ELIMINATE STANDING WATER IN THE DISHWASHING AREA.
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL OF THE PREP COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 8, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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