Polish Bistro

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA, CLEAN UP KIT AND NO CORRESPONDING WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES AND DEVELOP A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE. MUST KEEP BOTH THE POLICY AND SUPPLIES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SMOKING AT REAR EXIT DOOR. NOTED ASH TRAY ON OUTDOOR BREAK TABLE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO SMOKE WITHIN 15FT OF ESTABLISHMENT ENTRYWAYS
  code 6Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK AND BROWN SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED BELOW THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN BASEMENT IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS: UNDER DRY FOOD AND SUPPLY STORAGE RACKS, ON WOODEN PALLETS AND IN METAL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON A PALLET IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BASEMENT, AND BETWEEN THE CEILING AND DROP CEILING ATTACHED TO THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 5, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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