The Village Tap

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKET ON ONE DOOR OF TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, AND EQUIPMENT, COUNTERS AT BAR AREA, AND CHEST FREEZERS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT, MULTI-USE UTENSILS, TABLES, CHAIRS, COUNTERS, SINKS, ETC...THRU-OUT PREMISES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT THE BAR AREA AND BASEMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED, TO SEAL OPENINGS/CRACKS, CREVICES, GAPS AT WALL JUNCTION AND AROUND UTILITY LINES THRU-OUT PREMISES, INCLUDING BASEMENT AND BEER GARDEN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING PIPES UNDER ONE OF TWO 3PART SINK AT BAR AREA.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVER CLUTTER THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 13, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 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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