Spectrum Sports Bar & Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• 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: Observed no hot water throughout facility. Hand sink water temperature @ 80.4F, and 3 compartment sink temperature @ 80.5F. Instructed must maintain hot and cold water at all times. Hot water temperature must be at minimum of 85F at handsink, and 110F at 3 compartment sink. Operator corrected during inspection. Hot water now at 113.2F at 3 compartment sink and 107.0F at handsink. Critical violation 7-38-030.
  code 9Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Found heavily soiled ice accumulation in basement chest freezer in corner. Must defrost, remove ice accumulation, clean and sanitize. Must maintain same. Found aluminium foil used as a liner on equipment at cook line. Must remove. All surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable. Must maintain same. Found broken handle and broken gasket on 2 door upright cooler in corner of kitchen. Must repair and maintain.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Found orange, slimy mold like substance on interior ice chute inside ice machine. Must remove, detail clean and sanitize machine. Must maintain same.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Found several hole in the ceiling storage areas around pipes. Must fill hole to prevent pest entry. Must maintain same.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 29, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.