The Baton Show Lounge

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK (BEHIND THE LOWER LEVEL BAR). INSTRUCTED PROVIDE KNIFE RACK OR MAGNETIC STRIP FOR PROPER KNIFE STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SODA GUN HOLDER BEHIND BAR (LOWER LEVEL) TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE/TRASH BIN MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER INSIDE MAIN WOMEN'S WASHROOM (LOWER LEVEL) AND IN PERFORMER'S WASHROOM IN REAR AREA.
  code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 29, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.