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May 8, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES AT BAR, 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AND 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES AT DISH WASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL SMALL FLY ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HAM, EGGS, ETC.) ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/DUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES AT BOTH PREP AREAS INSIDE CABINETS AND AT PREP AREAS ALSO OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE 1ST FLOOR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN ALL SHELVES AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT PREP AREAS ALSO OBSERVED LOW FLOOR GROUT AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES.
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: SOME REACH IN COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 7, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.