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Pippins Tavern

May 24, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SIGNAGE MISSING FROM HANDWASHING SINKS AT 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT BAR AREAS, AND BASEMENT SERVER STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FISH RECEIVED FROZEN IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING THAWING WHILE STILL IN REDUCED OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FISH RECEIVED FROZEN IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING PRIOR TO THAWING OR IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF THAWING AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TOP-DOOR COOLER IN THE BASEMENT BAR AREA MISSING HANDLE AND LID TRACKS IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LID HANDLE AND TRACKS AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINES IN BASEMENT AREA AND COMPRESSORS ON SEVERAL COOLERS THROUGHOUT 1ST FLOOR BAR AND BASEMENT KITCHEN AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK FAUCET IN REAR KITCHEN AREA TO BE LEAKING, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FAUCET FIXTURE AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES FREE OF LEAKS AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT IN THE WASTE RECEPTACLE STORAGE ENCLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN WASTE RECEPTACLE ENCLOSURE CLEAN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: WALLS AND FLOORS BENEATH SHELVES IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA, FLOORS BENEATH SOILED UTENSIL COUNTER AND LINEN BASKET IN THE WAREWASHING AREA, FLOORS ALONG BASE COVING AND BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

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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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