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Wild Goose Bar And Grill

September 4, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR REVIEW FOR ANY EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES MEAL IN THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEES MUST NOT EAT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: SOME UPPER AREAS OF THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE DRY FOODS, TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS UNDER WASTEWATER PIPELINES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
code 39
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND AT THE SERVER STATION MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR THE SERVER STATION ICE BIN. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR POTATOES AND STORED ITEMS IN COOLERS. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET IN THE "GRILL AND SAUTE" TALL REACH-IN COOLER AND THE SMALL TWO DOOR COOKS LINE COOLER.MUST REPLACE.----BROKEN DOOR HANDLES ON TWO TALL REACH-IN COOLERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BOTTOM METAL SHELVING OF TWO METAL PREP TABLES IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. • EXCESSIVE RUST ON METAL SHELVING AT THE DISH MACHINE WHERE CLEAN PANS ARE STORED. MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. • EXTREMELY DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.----WOODEN WALL MOUNT FOR THE FRY SLICER IN POOR REPAIR WITH DAMAGED, CRACKED WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.-----BROKEN/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE UNDER MATTING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP OR FOOD CONTACT AREAS. MUST STORE IN THE DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE AREA OF THE BASEMENT.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ANY EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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.