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March 24, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: 3-203.12: OBSERVED MULTIPLE SHELLSTOCK TAGS FROM DECEMBER 2024, JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2025 WITH NO DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED SHALL BE RECORDED ON THE TAG OR LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. (NOTE: CITATION ISSUED DURING INSPECTION ON 3/17/2025, FACILITY HAS NO SHELLSTOCK TAGS WITH DATE WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM CONTAINER HAS BEEN SOLD OR SERVED DURING CANVASS REINSPECTION ON 3/24/2025)
code 14Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B): OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 56.8-60.6F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, EGGPLANT(58.3F), BUTTER(59.3F), SLICED TOMATOES(59.2F), CHEESE(57.6F), POTATOES(60.6F) AND BACON(56.8F). HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $80 WEIGHING 4 LBS.(NOTE: OBSERVED SAID COLD TCS FOODS STORED IN COLD HOLDING UNIT THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TAGGED ON 3/17/2025 AND IS STILL OUT OF TEMPERATURE AND IN USE DURING CANVASS REINSPECTION ON 3/24/2025) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED TOP COMPARTMENT OF COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA USED TO HOLD COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 48.2F. INSTRUCTED ONCE SMALL COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN TCS FOODS AT 41F OR LESS E-MAIL FOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG TO REQUEST TAG REMOVAL PRIOR TO USING UNIT. CORRECTED ON SITE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG REMAINS ON COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FIRST PREP AREA ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT. (NOTE: HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON SAID COLD HOLDING UNIT DURING PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 3/17/2025. OBSERVED TOP COMPARTMENT OF COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA USED TO HOLD COLD TCS FOODS IN USE DURING CANVASS REINSPECTION ON 3/24/2025). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND ALONG BASES OF WALLS UNDERNEATH SINKS AND ICE BIN.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: 2-102.13: OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WITH NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 17, 2025: 6 findings recurred. 4 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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