The Saloon Steakhouse

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FAN GUARDS OF SMALL & BIG COOLERS MUST BE FREE OF DUST BUILD-UP. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS OF WALK-IN COOLER (1ST FLOOR REAR) NEED CLEANING DUE TO FOOD SPILLS/DEBRIS. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE DRY WALL OF THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM IS CRUMBLING AT THE UPPER NORTH & EAST SECTIONS OF THIS ROOM-MUST FIX. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: THE BALLAST OF THE WALK-IN COOLER LIGHTS ARE NOT PREPERLY WORKING (LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING & DIM)-MUST ADDRESS. All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 23, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 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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