Simon's Tavern

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN THE PREP/DISH KITCHEN AND BEHIND THE BAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: REAR EXIT DOOR AND EXIT BASEMENT DOOR WITH A NOTED OPEN 1/2 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON BOTH DOORS.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM SEALANT AROUND PIPING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE AND MAKE SEAL SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO GREASE TRAP LOCATED ON THE KITCHEN PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT WALK-IN BEER COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT/MOLD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.
  code 56

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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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