Sawtooth Restaurant And Lounge

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: No hot water on premises, restore hot running water to the entire establishment. No citation was issued at this time per supervisor, business closed upon entry and to remain closed until reinspected by the Chicago Department of Public Health. All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply.
  code 9Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The bottoms and legs of kitchen prep tables are greasy, clean surfaces in detail. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. The basement floors are rough and unsanitary, reseal the floors so they are smooth and sanitary. The kitchen baseboard is peeling away from the wall and full of food buildup, clean and reseal the baseboard. The 1st floor mop sink has broken and damaged tiles and floor area, repair area so it is smooth and sanitary.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: A light fixture in the kitchen has no shield, replace the missing shield and repair all burned out lighting in the kitchen. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 14, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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