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The Bar On Buena

October 5, 2022 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE UNIT BEHIND THE BAR/ FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS IN AN APPROPRIATE STORAGE UNIT AND MAINTAIN THEM.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER IN THE BASEMENT WITH SEVERE RUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SO THAT THE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACE IS RUST-FREE, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED THE DOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY CLOSING AND STAYING CLOSED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID DOOR SO THAT WHEN THE UNIT DOOR IS CLOSED, IT STAYS CLOSED.
code 47
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FACILITY NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURES OF 100-120 F THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE FACILITY MAINTAINED TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 85.1-86.5 F AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT WATER REACHING AND MAINTAINING AT LEAST 100 F FOR ALL HANDWASHING SINKS TO WASH HANDS ADEQUATELY, AND ALL THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS MUST REACH AT LEAST 110 F TO WASH PROPERLY, RINSE, AND SAINITZE DISHWARE. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TO RETAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on September 20, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.