The Publican

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

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS (RANCH DRESSING, COOKED CABBAGE AND BACON, CHICKPEAS) STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER BEYOND THE 7-DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE AND MULTIPLE ITEMS (PORK RAGU, COOKED SWEET POTATOES, SAUCES) WITHOUT AN EXPIRATION DATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL TCS FOODS STORED MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH A MAXIMUM USE BY DATE NOT EXCEEDING 7 DAYS WITH THE DAY OF PREPARATION COUNTED AS DAY #1. ALL DATE MARKED FOODS MUST BE DISCARDED IF NOT USED WITHIN THE 7 DAY PERIOD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 25 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA, STORAGE AREA, UTILITY CLOSET, BEHIND THE BAR AND IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINES.
  code 49
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 24, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

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