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Yard House

January 10, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND 2 EXPOSED HAND SINKS NOT WELL MAINTAINED IN THE FRONT PREP LINE AREA AND AT THE DISH WASHING AREA.FOUND BOTH HAND SINKS WITHOUT HOT WATER AT A MINIMUM OF 85F. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 49F ANF 43F RESPECTIVELY AT THE ABOVE STATED HAND SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH STATED HAND SINKS WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.AT THIS INSTRUCTED STAFF TO USE 2 OTHER HAND SINKS WHICH ARE WITHIN 25 FEET OF BOTH STATED STATIONS AND ARE WELL MAINTAINED.
code 11Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED A FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBER MAKE A READY-TO-EAT SALAD WITH HIS BARE HANDS AND NOT WEARING GLOVES. INSTRUCTED STAFF MEMBER AND MANAGER THAT THERE IS TO BE NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS AT ANY TIME. GLOVES MUST ALWAYS BE USED WHEN HANDLING AND PREPARING READY-TO-EAT FOODS.CDI.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
code 6Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE ICE BOXES LOCATED AT THE MAIN MIDDLE BAR. FOUND NO COVERS AT THE BAR ICE BOXES LOCATED AROUND THE BAR AREA.
code 32
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR 4 LADIES FAUCET HAND SINKS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RESTROOM AND 2 ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RESTROOM. AT THIS AREA AT THIS TIME THERE 2 WORKING HAND FAUCET HAND SINKS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ALL FOOD STAFF ON PREMISES WITH THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES AT ALL TIMES. FOUND 3 STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 10, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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