South Branch

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND HAND SANITIZER DISPENSING BOTTLES NO SOAP AND NO HAND TOWELS AT ALL OF THE BAR HAND SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE SOAP AND HAND TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. CDI.
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST RECAULK TOP PORTION OD BOTH REAR KITCHEN 3COMP SINKS. MUST REPAIR LOOSE GASKETS AT THE 4 DRAWER COOLER UNDER GRILL AT MAIN KITCHEN COOKING LINE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. MUST REPLACE MISSING FLOOR DRAIN LID IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE RROM.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE VALVE AT THE HANDSINK IN THE FAMILY RESTROOM, AND THE STAFF RESTROOMS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL STAFF AT FOOD PREP AREAS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN ICE RECEPTACLE FOR THE ICE SCOOPER AT THE SOUTH SIDE INDOOR BAR AT ALL TIME.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 26, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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