Western Bar & Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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: OBSERVED GREASE/FOOD BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF FRYERS, SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE BAR GUN HOLDERS, DUST BUILD UP ON WALK IN COOLER FAN COVERS AND FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR LITTERED AT ALL BAR AREAS ALSO WALK IN COOLER CONCRETE FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BAR AND REPAIR FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER/FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS ON CEILING AND WALLS AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN CEILING AND WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISHWASH AREA LIGHT BULBS (X2) BURNED OUT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE WITH WORKING LIGHT BULBS.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: METER ROOM FLOOR CLUTTERED THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 21, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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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