Spectrum Sports Bar & Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED TO LINE SHELVING IN THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN THE SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED FROST BUILD UP IN THE KITCHEN CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATING ON THE OVEN VENTILATION TUBE. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF RUST AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINBOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THESE AREAS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYER.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. MUST REPAIR.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MOPS WERE OBSERVED BEING STORED HEAD DOWN ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL MOPS FOR STORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 7, 2015: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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