The Nest Bar & Eatery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED BELOW THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: NOTED IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOOD AT KITCHEN REFRIGERATOR. RANCH DRESSING 50.2 F, BUFFALO SAUCE 51.4, PASTAS: SHELL 45.5, SPAGHETTI 46.4, AND PENNE 49.6 F, TOMATO SAUCE 51.4 F, PICO DE GALLO 49.5 F, CHIPOTLE DIPPING SAUCE 53.2 F, AND IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER: TOMATO SAUCE 50.6 F DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX. 21 LBS VALUED AT $125 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION
  code 22
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED: CUTTING BOARD ATTACHED TO PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN WITH DEEP STAINS AND CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING, RESEALING, REPLACING, AND MAINTAINING.
  code 47
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: NOTED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO UPDATE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE
  code 57

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Compared with No Entry on August 1, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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