The Beer Bistro

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52F. THE UNIT WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN WINGS, FISH AND STEAK. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED COOKED PASTA AT 63.5F, CHICKEN WINGS AT 60.2F, ARTICHOKE DIP AT 61.8F, MEATBALLS AT 52.5F, CHICKEN BREASTS AT 61.1F, CALAMARI AT 60.2F, WHIPPING CREAM AT 62.9F, FISH AT 58.8F, STEAK AT 59.9F, AND BUTTERMILK AT 57.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 40# OF FOOD WORTH $61. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASH AREA.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SINK STOPPERS AT ALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 8, 2011: 3 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.

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