The Harding Tavern

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN BEVERAGE AREA (COFFEE,TEA,WATER,ETC)MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
  code 10Priority
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER ON MENUS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION -NO CITATION ISSUED)
  code 25
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.15 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND MOPSINK AREA,ON WALLS IN BEVERAGE AREA,MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/19/19.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) • OBSERVED AN APPX."1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR AND CENTER OF FRONT AND ALONG BOTTOM OF SWING OUT WINDOWS IN DINING AREA.MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON TOPSIDE OF 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP INSIDE OF FRYER CABINET AND WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MSSING TOP ON BACK FLOW DEVICE AT MOP SINK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR AND DRAINS IN BAR AREA AND IN PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR UNDER DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. • MUST CLEAN WALLS IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM. • MUST REPAIR OR SEAL HOLES IN UPPER WALL NEAR TV IN DINING AREA.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 15, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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