The Bistro By The Pier

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE FINAL RINSE GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE FINAL RINSE GAUGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 24
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS UNSHIELDED IN THE PREP AREA AND INSIDE OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO SHIELD AND MAINTAIN ALL LIGHTS. • OBSERVED WOMENS RESTROOM HAND SINK FAUCET HOT KNOB LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings 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.

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