The Perch Kitchen & Tap

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CHICKEN HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 117 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL HOT FOODS ARE HELD AT 135 AND ABOVE. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF CHICKEN ($60) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46-49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 1/4 GALLON OF HEAVY CREAM, 1 GALLON OF MILK, AND 3 POUNDS OF MASHED POTATOES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS.
  code 22

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 27, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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.