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The Bar On Buena

September 23, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: WASTE WATER ON FLOOR NORTH SIDE OF THE BASEMENT UNDER WOOD, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, BY THE SUMP PUMP, AND BY THE BOXES. WATER IS BLACK WITH SURFACE OF WHITE AND BLACK SOLID MOLD. ALSO WATER IS SEEPING FROM WEST WALLS BY WASTE DRAIN PIPE. STRONG FOUL ODOR OF SEWAGE THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/ELVATE ALL WOOD AND BOXES 6"OFF THE FLOOR. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA MENTIONED. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 10Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT AREA,UNDER AND ON TOP THE WOOD( TWO BY FOUR) AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS,NORTH SIDE OF THE BASEMENT.UNDER THE ICE MACHINE AND INSIDE THE LIQUOR ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE AREA. ELEVATED ITEMS NEED 6" OFF THE FLOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 11-27-2012,REPORT#1198582 # 32-MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER. RAW WOOD USE TO MOUNT FRY SLICER MUST BE SEALED. MUST INSTALL SNEEZE GUARD BETWEEN CLEAN STORED DISHES AND CUSTOMERS AT BAR. #34-OPEN FLOOR UNDER PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH OPEN GAPS, POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE ALL OPEN HOLES, GAPS, SEAMS SEALED. FLOOR BEHIND BASEMENT BOX FREEZER WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #35- WOODEN BLINDS AT FOOD PREP WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER. MUST REPLACE WITH SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. #36-MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE BASEMENT BOX FREEZERS SAME VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED TODAY. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BROKEN LID AND EXPOSED INSULATION INSIDE WHITE CHEST FREEZER STORED AT BASEMENT AREA ,INSIDE THE EAST STORAGE,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. NO OPENED FOOD, FOODS IS PROTECTED WIT LIDS. • CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT, ARE STORED UNDER THE WASTE PIPE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER THE ICE MACHINE UNEVEN NOT ABLE TO CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH SURFACE, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 27, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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