The Woodlawn Tap

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeConsultation
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 45 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN BASMENT ALONG WALLS,IN CORNERS AND ON SHELVES. ALSO NOTED DROPPINGS IN OLD WALK IN COOLER USED FOR LIQUOR STORAGE ON 1ST FLOOR BEHIND MAIN BAR. ALSO NOTED 5 SMALL FLIES BEHIND REAR BAR. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS,SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO FOUND OPENINGS ALONG LEFT SIDE OF REAR BASMENT DOOR AND ALONG BOTTOM OF WEST REAR EXIT DOOR ON IST FLOOR. MUST REPAIR DOORS SO THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF ALONG ALL FOUR SIDES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: FOUND PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 10-16-2008 NOT CORRECTED. (34) MUST ADJUST THRESHOLD AT EXIT DOOR BY KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR. (41) INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE STORAGE IN REAR BASEMENT OFF FLOORS AND AWAY FROM WALLS. MUST REPAIR BOTTOM OF 1ST FLOOR REAR EAST DOOR AND ALSO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER FROM REAR BASEMENT AND BETTER ORGANIZE REMAINING ITEMS. MUST CORRECT ALL MINOR VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE SPECIFIED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN VENT COVERS IN WASHROOMS WHERE NEEDED. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY TOWELS STORED IN REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ATTRACTING FLIES. MUST PROPERLY STORE DIRTY WASH RAGS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL WASHED.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 6, 2010: 4 findings recurred.

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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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