The Drunken Bean

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN CAFE REACH-IN COOLER RANGING FROM 49F-57F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD MILK AND MAINTAIN ALL COLD-HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $10. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAFE DAIRY COOLER AT THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE AT 62.0F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 26, 2023: 3 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.

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