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River Roast

January 5, 2023 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS IS NOT PROVIDED AT RESTROOM HANDSINK AND HAND SINK ON MAIN COOKLINE AREA NEAR SALAD STATION. HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE A CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGN AT EACH HAND SINK.
code 10Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: SQUEEZE BOTTLES AND FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NEAR MAIN KITCHEN PREP-LINE ARE NOT LABELED. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON BAR PREP-SURFACE AND SALAD PREP-SURFACE. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT CUP OF WATER IN BAR. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: BOXES OF STORAGE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR NEAR COFFEE STATION NEAR DISHROOM. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL ITEMS ARE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CRATES USED AS STORAGE ON CLEAN DISH RACK AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT BACK KITCHEN. FACILITY MUST ELIMINATE CRATE USEAGE AND USEAGE OF MEANS OF ELEVATION AND MUST REPLACE WITH CONTAINERS THAT ARE SMOOTH, DURABLE, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT. IF CRATES ARE USED AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION, FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FAN GUARDS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER ARE SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WALL LOCATED AT MOP SINK IS IN DISREPAIR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SURFACES THAT IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT. • CEILING MISSING ABOVE THE MOP SINK. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: EMPLOYEE JACKETS AND BACKPACK ITEMS WERE FOUND STORED IMPROPERLY IN STORAGE ROOM IN COFFEE SECTION NEAR DISHROOM. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL A) PROVIDE DESIGNATED DRESSING ROOMS OR DRESSING AREAS FOR EMPLOYEES THAT ROUTINELY CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS; B) PROVIDE LOCKERS OR OTHER SUITABLE FACILITIES FOR THE ORDERLY STORAGE OF EMPLOYEES' CLOTHING AND OTHER POSSESSIONS.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2022: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.