The Village Tap

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LABEL/NAME OF THE PRODUCT ON ALL FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE WORN OUT CHOPPING BOARDS.
  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 AND SANITIZE THE CART WHERE THE MEAT SLICER MACHINE IS STORED.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MISSING COVER ON THE SUM PUMP IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS BEHIND THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVINGS IN THE BASEMENT,WITH PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT.MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE HOOD, WITH GREASE BUILD-UP.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND ON THE LIGHT BULB ON TOP OF THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 14, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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