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Small Bar #1

October 30, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED WOOD THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA TO BE UNTREATED AND NOT SMOOTH OR EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO OBSERVED HEAVY RUST ON THE EXTERIOR WALK-IN COOLER SHELVES, NO LONGER SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE MENTIONED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY UTILIZING COMBINATION OF 1-COMPARTMENT AND 2-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR WAREWASHING WITHOUT PRIOR DEPARTMENT APPROVAL, NO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR WAREWASHING PROVIDED ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BAR AREA INSUFFICIENT IN SIZE OR CAPACITY FOR ADEQUATE WAREWASHING OF FOOD EQUIPMENT PROVIDED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SINK WITH AT LEAST 3 COMPARTMENTS FOR MANUAL WAREWASHING AND MAINTAIN FUNCTIONAL AND AVAILABLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR: SEVERAL HOLES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT THE 1ST FLOOR FURNACE CLOSET), CLEANABLE WALL PANELS DETACHED FROM COOLER WALLS IN THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 55

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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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