The Daily Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREPARATION AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED. (SUGAR, FLOUR, SALT ETC.) MUST PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON ALL BULK CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIF ITEMS.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF ROACH ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. OBSERVED TWO LIVE SMALL ROACHES CRAWLING ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH STORAGE SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT AND ONE LIVE ROACH ON WALL UNDERNEATH DISHWASHER MACHINE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY PROBLEM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED UNDERNEATH AND ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC CUPS USED AS A SCOOP FOR DRY FOODS. MUST USE DURABLE UTENSILS FOR SCOOPING DRY FOODS. OBSERVED DAMAGED DOORS GASKET AT THE 3-DOOR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY ON BASEMENT AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREPARATION AREA, DISHWASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SEVERAL OPENINGS INTO CEILING AROUND PIPES ON BASEMENT ALSO OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS ON BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST SEAL AND REPAINT WALLS SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WASHROOMS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 13, 2024: 6 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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