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Roots & The Sixth

December 14, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WHILE TCS FOODS (MOZZARELLA STICKS) WERE BEING PREPARED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY AND LIVE INSECTS ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 300 MOUSE DROPPINGS LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON THE FLOOR BENEATH THE BAR EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS IN THE ROOTS BAR, ON THE FLOOR IN THE SIXTH BAR WAIT STATION, FLOOR OF THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, BETWEEN THE OIL TANKS, UNDER THE PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES IN THE PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR, IN THE BASEMENT MECHANICAL ROOM, ELECTRICAL ROOM, BOTH LIQUOR STORAGE ROOMS AND UNDER AND AROUND THE BOXES OF FOUNTAIN POP, DRY STORAGE ROOM UNDER THE STORAGE SHELVES, AND ON TOP OF SHELF WITH FAN COMRESSOR UNITS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS OF THE WAIT STATION BEHIND THE ROOTS BAR, IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE FLYING INSECT AND RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE FREEZER AT THE END OF THE COOK'S LINE, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS, TOP OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE PREP AREA.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST CONNECT THE SUPPLY LINE OF THE COFFEE MACHINE TO THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE WALL OF THE WAIT STATION BEHIND ROOTS BAR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE SERVICE STATION EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE BAR COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE ROOTS BARS AND SIXTH COCKTAIL BAR. • SEAL THE OPENINGS IN THE WALLS OF THE BASEMENT ELECTRICAL ROOM AND LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO THE SUMP PUMP.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 17, 2021: 4 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.

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