The Whiskey Bar & Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• 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: FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: CABINETS & INTERIOR OF SINKS AT THE SMALL BAR; INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE-DUE TO FOOD DEBRIS/DUST/DIRT. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CHIPPED PAINT ON WALLS AROUND THE COFFEE STATION, HALLWAY TO THE KITCHEN & DRY STORAGE AREAS MUST BE RE-SEALED (TO MAKE SMOOTH/EASILY CLEANABLE). The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED: PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK, BOTTOM PART OF THE DRAIN AT THE SCRAPER SINK & WATER SUPPLY LINE OF THE SPRAYER SINK OF THE DISHMACHINE (2ND FLOOR DISHROOM). Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 29, 2011: 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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