Plein Air

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: FOUND SMALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREA NOT LABELED AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS AS REQUIRED AND MAINTAIN.
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: THE DOOR TO THE ICE MACHINE IS LOOSE; INSTRUCTED TO TIGHTEN DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE. (DOOR DOES CLOSE BUT A SCREW IS LOOSE OR MISSING)
  code 47
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: ONLY ONE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WASHROOM LOCATED IN RESTAURANT. RESTAURANT SERVES LIQUOR (PACKAGED GOODS AND CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES, PLUS OUTDOOR PATIO IN SEASON) AND IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 PUBLICALY ACCESSIBLE WASHROOMS. ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED VARIANCE PUT IN PLACE TO USE THE WASHROOMS LOCATED IN THE BOOKSTORE IN THE BUILDING. MUST COMPLY WITH THE VARIANCE TO OPERATE RESTAURANT DURING THE HOURS THAT THE BOOKSTORE IS OPEN AND/OR HAVE ACCESS TO THE BOOKSTORE WHEN RESTAURANT IS OPEN AND BOOKSTORE IS CLOSED. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY WITH VARIANCE, INSTALL ANOTHER FULL WASHROOM IN THE RESTAURANT OR REMOVE SEATS IN THE RESTAURANT TO ACCOMODATE NO MORE THAN 30 PERSONS SEATED ON SITE, INCLUDING WORKING EMPLOYEES, DURING OPERATION. MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY COMBINATION OF EMPLOYEESS AND SEATS TO BE 30 OR LESS. A PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS IN THE DINING AREA ABOVE DINING TABLES AND VENT ON THE WASHROOM CEILING TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. #57 INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. #58 INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 13, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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