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The Bad Apple

October 2, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED GRILL DRAWER COOLER AT THE MAIN COOK LINE AT IMPROPER INTERIOR TEMPERATURE FOR COLD-HOLDING TCS FOOD ITEMS, 55.0F INTERNAL AMBIENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ALL TCS FOOD STORED INSIDE NOT YET AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES, RELOCATED TO FUNCTIONAL COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE COOLER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE FOR MAINTAINING TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. TAGGED EQUIPMENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT CDPH ONCE EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND PRIOR TO USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 DEAD COCKROACHES ON PEST CONTROL GLUE TRAPS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR OF ALL BASEMENT AREAS, NO LIVE PEST ACTIVITY OBSERVED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND REPLACE GLUE TRAPS WITH PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND REMOVE DEAD OR TRAPPED INSECTS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OR DECOMPOSITION AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES AT THE BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK TO BE EXTREMELY LOOSE, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HANDWASHING SINK HANDLES AT THE BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: CEILING TILES ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE (ADJACENT TO VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM) SOILED WITH GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS, FLOOR AND WALLS BENEATH AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT ALONG THE MAIN COOK LINE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS, AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE, DUST, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, OR OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATION(S) FROM PREVIOUS CANVASS INSPECTION (INSPECTION NO. 2604140) ON 10/4/2025 NOT CORRECTED AT TIME OF CURRENT CANVASS INSPECTION: #47 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON INTERIOR OF DRAWER COOLER LOCATED UNDERNEATH FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE CORRECT-BY DATE ON INSPECTION REPORT AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 4, 2024: 3 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.