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Navy Pier Beer Garden

November 3, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO HOT WATER NOTED AT THE HAND SINKS IN THE MAIN BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. NOTED RAW BEEF BEING IMPROPERLY STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT LETTUCE IN THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP SERVICE STATION. ALSO NOTED RAW BEEF BEING STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT PICKELS IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE MAIN PREP KITCHEN. ADVISED MANAGER NOT TO STORE RAW FOOD ITEMS ABOVE READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS. ALSO NOTED A SLIMY BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF BOTH ICE MACHINES ACTIVELY DRIPPING ONTO CONSUMABLE ICE BEING STORED BELOW IN THE ICE BINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ICE AND PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF EACH ICE MACHINE. ALSO NOTED SPIDER WEBS AND SPIDERS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE HOT HOLDING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP SERVICE STATION. ADVISED MANAGER TO REMOVE SPIDER WEBS AND INSECTS AND PROPERLY PROTECT FOOD CONTACT SURFACES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
code 16
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: NOTED CLEAN KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL MULTI USE ITEMS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST SEAL SMALL OPENINGS ALONG THE BOTTOMS AND BETWEEN ENTRANCE DOORS IN EACH PREP AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN HAND SINKS, SOAP DISPENSERS, PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS, STORAGE CABINETS, AND UNDERNEATH SERVICE COUNTERS. MUST REMOVE SPIDER WEBS, DEAD INSECTS AND OTHER DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELDS IN EACH PREP AREA AND REMOVE DEAD INSECTS. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF FRYERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE LIQUOR SERVICE STATION. MUST REMOVE ALL LEAVES, SPIDER WEBS, DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE FOOD AND LIQUOR SERVICE STATIONS ABOVE HAND SINKS,AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEAD INSECTS, SPIDER WEBS AND OTHER DEBRIS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE THE PREP AREA AT THE FOOD SERVICE STAND. MUST ALSO REPLACE BLOWN LIGHT BULBS UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST ALSO REPLACE THE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN THE LIQUOR WALK IN COOLER.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 9, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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