Town House Restaurant & Wine Bar

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE BEING USED DURING INSPECTION SANITIZING AT IMPROPER CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM OF CHLORINE. DISH MACHINE CHLORINE CONCENTRATION MUST BE AT LEAST 50PPM. MUST NOT USE DISH MACHINE.MUST USE 3-COMP SINK TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS UNTIL TAG IS REMOVED BY THE HEALTH DEPT.DISH MACHINE WILL BE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.MUST CONTACT CDPH FOR TAG REMOVAL-CDI..CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS UNDER STORAGE ON 3RD FL.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKY PIPE UNDER THE CENTER AREA OF 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR. ALSO HOT WATER HANDLE ON THE 2-COMP SINK MISSING.MUST REPLACE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 8, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.