Publican Quality Meats

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A MAXIMUM SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 156F MEASURED WITH AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT DELI COUNTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE DISH MACHINE SO THAT A SURFACE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 160F IS DISPLAYED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 25 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND STORAGE SHELVES IN THE DINING AREA, BEHIND THE FRONT DELI COUNTER AND IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED 7 LIVE HOUSE FLIES ON THE WALLS AND ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GARBAGE ON THE GROUND ON ALL SIDES OF THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE RESTAURANT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 21, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 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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