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Western Bar & Kitchen

May 15, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: REFRIGERATION UNIT IN THE BASEMENT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS: THE COLD-HOLDING REFRIGERATION ON THE FOOD LINE ACROSS FROM THE GRILL HAS AN INTERNAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 53F. REFRIGERATION UNIT HAS BEEN TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CPDH AFTER UNIT IS REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES STORED INSIDE OF THE COLD-HOLING REFRIGERATION UNIT: OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF RAW BEEF PATTY BALLS AT 55.6F, 2 CONTAINERS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 48.9F, A SMALL CONTAINER OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 77.7F, TURKEY BURGER PATTIES AT 60.1F, VARIOUS BOTTLES OF DRESSINGS WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS BETWEEN 55F-60F, CONTAINERS OF DELI MEAT AT 58.8F, AND A CONTAINER OF SPINACH PIE FILLING AT 60.1F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 35# OF FOOD WORTH $200. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED HABENERO PEPPERS STORED DIRECTLY IN A GROCERY BAG INSIDE OF THE DEEP FREEZER. FOOD MUST BE STORED IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: THE CONDENSER IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT IS DRIPPING CONDENSATION INTO A BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CONDENSER TO PREVENT CONDENSATION FROM DRIPPING AND MAINTAIN.
code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 5, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.