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Vintage Lounge

October 13, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH BLACK MOLD AND PINK SLIME LOCATED IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINER WITH FLOUR INSIDE WITHOUT THE PROPER LABEL LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE FREEZER LOCATED IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT MUST BE CLEANED; STOVE, ALL FRYERS AND PANINI GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE DEBRIS, ALL LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEEP DARK GROOVES ON THE CUTTING BOARD ATTACHED TO THE PREP COOLER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED A ICE SCOOP BEING STORED IN THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS IN THE ICE SCOOP DISPENSORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 25, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.