Star Lounge Coffee Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. COS
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
  code 40
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACK FLOE PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS OVERFLOWING PREVENTING LID FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. THIS IS HARBORAGE AND A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN GARBAGE AREA ADEQUATE MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.