Red Pepper's Lounge

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE AT THE FRONT WEST BAR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLE UP WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 43
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: BAR GUN HOLDER IN THE FRONT EAST BAR WITH PINKISH BUILD UP. -INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR WITH A BLACK AND PINKISH BUILD UP ON THE WHITE PANEL. -INTERIOR OF THE MOP SINK WITH BLACK STAINS. -REAR REACH IN FREEZER WITH THICK ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IS LOW. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE AND MAINTAIN. • MOP SINK IN REAR CLOSET HAS NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR, STORAGE AND PREP AREAS WITH FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOMS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN WORKING VENTILATION.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 2, 2021: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 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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