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The Bar On Buena

December 13, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY WITH A DISCLOSURE FOR ALL FOODS PERTAINING TO THE ADVISORY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 200 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT WHERE THE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED AND FOOD WALK-IN COOLER, ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS ACROSS FROM COOLER AND AT ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FAN GUARDS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE DUST.----RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MISSING BACK FLOW PREVENTOR ON THE ICE MACHINE. NOT LOCATED. MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW DEVICE. • BROKEN COLD HANDLE ON THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. • WALL BACK SPLASH / WINDOW AT KITCHEN PREP NOT SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. WALL WITH PRESSED WOOD, EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE.----CRACKED/DAMAGED WALL CAULKING AT TE WASH BOWL IN THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.---- WALL MOUNTING FOR FRY SLICER IN POOR REPAIR WITH CHIPPING WOOD AND PAINT. MUST REPAINT/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. ALL WALLS, FLOORS AND CEILING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT, BLACK MOLD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WALL/DOOR ARCHWAY TO ENTRANCE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH UNEVEN EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM AS A SEALANT. MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: BROKEN/INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF BULBS ABOVE THE COOKS GRILL.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 26, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.