The Perch Kitchen & Tap

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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 HAND WASHING SINK ON SERVICE LINE WITH NO SOAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH PREVIOUS VIOLATION. • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK ON SERVICE LINE WITH NO PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH PREVIOUS VIOLATION. • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK ON SERVICE LINE BLOCKED TRAY OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. FOOD EMPLOYEE REMOVED TRAY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE USING HAND SINK TO FILL JUG OF WATER. HAND WASHING SINKS MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH PREVIOUS VIOLATION.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WASHING DISHES IN HOT WATER DISH MACHINE WITH A FINAL UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 150 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF UTENSILS REACHES A MINIMUM OF 160 F. TECHNICIAN SERVICED DISH MACHINE. PRIORITY VIOALTION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 15 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, INCLUDING BEHIND BAR AREA IN DISH AREA AND KITCHEN. OBSERVED 1 LIVE ROACH IN HANDWASHING SINK IN DINING ROOM AND 1 LIVE ROACH NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED WITH HANDLE TOUCHING ICE IN ICE STORAGE BIN AT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WITH SCOOP HANDLE FACING UPWARD OR TO REMOVE SCOOP FROM ICE BIN.
  code 43
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FOR MEASURING UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN HOT WATER DISH MACHINE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT WATER THROUGHOUT FACILITY REACHES A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 94 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HOT WATER HAS A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100 F FOR ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AND 110 F FOR ALL OTHER SINKS. HOT WATER RESTORED BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
  code 50

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 11, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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