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The Harding Tavern

October 22, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT BAR AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND BAR AREA DUMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HAND SOAP FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DUMP SINK AND PROVIDE SOAP, DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS, OR OTHER HANDWASHING AIDS EXCLUSIVELY TO SINKS DESIGNATED AS HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE BAR AREA AND MAIN KITCHEN AREA MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN WINGS IN THE 2-DOOR LINE COOLER IN THE KITCHEN AREA STORED COVERED BY FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC WRAP AND STORE ITEMS LOOSELY-COVERED OR UNCOVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER PROVIDED IN THE BAR AREA 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER OR KITCHEN AREA 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWEABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED UTENSILS AND SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES (STYROFOAM TO-GO CONTAINERS) STORED NOT INVERTED/UNCOVERED AT THE KITCHEN AREA SERVICE LINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, AND SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES COVERED OR INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE UTILITY SINK IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTDOOR WASTE RECEPTACLE LIDS TO BE CRACKED AND IN POOR REPAIR, LIDS STILL FULLY COVER RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE OUTDOOR WASTE RECEPTACLE LIDS AND MAINTAIN WASTE RECEPTACLES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 14, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.