Maude's Liquor Bar

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE PAN OF CO MINGLED MUSSELS WITH 3 DIFFERENT SHELLFISH TAGS ATTACHED WITH DIFFERENT HARVESTER, HARVEST DATE, LOT NUMBER, SPECIES, ETC. IN WALK IN COOLER. CO MINGLING OF SHELLFISH IS PROHIBITED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005B2 CRITICAL. APPROX 30LBS $200 VALUE. PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED AND DENATURED.
  code 1Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL.
  code 30
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE CRACKED LIGHTSHIELD IN DISHMACHINE AREA. BLACK CEILING AND BLACK WALLS (EAST SIDE) NOTED AT 2ND FLOOR OF PREP AREA. INSTD TO HAVE FINISHED IN LIGHT COLOR.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPLASHGUARD MISSING INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTALL SAME. CHEMICAL SUPPLY LINES AND AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN LINE IMPROPERLY DRAINING INTO EXPOSED HANDSINK AT 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. ALSO BEVERAGE DRIP PAN DRAIN LINE AT 1ST FLOOR BAR IMPROPERLY DRAINING INTO EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTD TO ROUTE DRAIN LINES AND CHEMICAL LINES PROPERLY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MISSING THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS AT 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTD TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES HANDLING FOOD.
  code 42

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Compared with No Entry on January 28, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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