The Violet Hour

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 25 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS BEHIND THE BAR ON THE LIQUOR STORAGE SHELVES AND FLYING AROUND THE BAR AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL AREAS OF FLOORING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA THAT ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE FLOOR SO IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED SECTIONS OF THE WALL AND CORNERS NEAR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND ICE MACHINE THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR AND NOT SEALED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SEAL ALL WALL SECTIONS IN DISREPAIR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 7, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.