The River Of Chicago

• official resultNo Entry
• inspection typeNon-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO HANDWASHING SINK INSTALLED AT DISH ROOM, AND AT SMALL NORTH BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAID SINKS WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: FOOD STORED IN CONTAINER AT DRY STORAGE MUST BE LABEL WITH COMMON NAME
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: WASTE WATER PIPE IN DISH ROOM(EAST WALL) FROM CONDENSER UNIT DRIPPING ON SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE SAID PIPES.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: LINENS MUST BE HELD BETWEEN USE IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION TO WIPE MULTI USE UTENSILS /CUTTING BOARDS ETC. -
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: BUILD-UP ICE ON CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. REPAIR CAUSE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED FOR 2 ICE MACHINES. MUST INSTALL WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED. • LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE SCRAPE SINK IN DISHROOM.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND WALLS AT 3 RESTROOMS NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLAEN.(EXPOSED BRICK). MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. -
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN,ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AT LIGHT BULBS.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.ANYONE WITH CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST OBTAIN SAID CERTIFICATE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 19, 2019: 9 findings recurred.

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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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