Chicago
81
EAT

Hard Rock Hotel

224-230 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
EAT
81/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
12
8 passed
Last Inspected
2017-04-27
Pass Rate
67%
2 failures
Score
81/100
EAT
8 consecutive passes, most recently 2017-04-27
Failed 2 inspections (2011, 2010)
Food Temperature issues found across 4 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 27×
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Other serious
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Temperature critical
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Employee Hygiene minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Pest Activity critical
2017-04-27 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH A BROWNISH SUBSTANCE BY THE ICE MAKER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2016-06-21 Pass Canvass
5
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

Caulk around 3 compartment sink. dish machine area in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Caulk around exposed hand sinks in kitchen prep areas in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Cutting boards that had deep cuts, in kit...

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Non food contact surfaces of ice machine(exterior panels) not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices)(in employee lunchroom). Kitchen shelving in rear kitchen area had excess dirt build up, need detailed cleaning.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

Floors in main kitchen under cooking equipment had exposed cement, shall be repaired/sealed. Floors behind pop dispensing unit in employee's lunchroom/cafeteria not clean, had excess debris accumulation, needs detailed cleaning(corners).

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

Damaged/stained missing ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area, shall be replaced. Missing/damaged ceiling tiles in rear kitchen area, hallway area, shall be replaced/provided.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

Missing/damaged light shields in kitchen prep area, shall be replaced/provided.

2015-06-15 Pass Canvass
4
minor Food Temperature

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE SLIGHT GRIME BUILD-UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL CONTACT FOOD SURFACES IN THE EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA AREA (I.E. COUNTER TOP SURFACES, HOT HOLDING AREA AND ...

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR IN THE EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA AREA TO REMOVE FOOD CRUMBS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMP SINK AND ALSO THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AT SAME AREA. MUST REPAIR THE BROKEN THIRD URINAL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE MEN'S 1ST FLOOR RESTROOM. ALL OTHER TOILET FIXTURES ARE PROPERLY...

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE OFF PREMISES THE ORREMORE ICE CREAM MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN AREA SO AS TO DECLUTTER AREA BY THE CHICKEN BBQ COOKING STATION.

2014-11-13 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT WALL BASE BEHIND PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MISSING CEILING PANEL AT 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MINOR LEAK NOTED AT BOTTEM OF 1ST FLOOR 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

2014-01-10 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 9
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND 2 LARGE 5 GALLON CONTAINERS OF BEEF BARRLEY SOUP AT 65.4F IN THE CENTER, SOUP CONTAINERS WERE PLACED IN WALK-IN COOLER A DAY BEFORE, INSTRUCTED MGR TO COOL DOWN FOOD PROPERLY AND HOLD AT 40F OR LOWER, SOUP DISCARDED ...

critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

NO SANITIZER FOUND FOR ALL BAR LOW TEMP DISH MACHINES. ONE DISH MACHINE WAS BEING USED DURING INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION FOR ALL. MACHINES ARE TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE, MUST CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CDPH FOR TAG REMOVAL ...

minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

FOUND CLEAN CUTTING BOARD STORED ON FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN PLACE 6" OFF FLOOR, ICE SCOOP HOLDER SCREWED IN WALL, MUST HAVE THE HOLDER FREE FOR PROPER WASHING.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

SEVERAL PREP COOLER DOORS AT MAIN KITCHEN LINE IN POOR REPAIR, NOT CLOSING PROPELY, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

STANDING WATER BEHIND ICE MAKERS, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FLOOR DRY AS POSSIBLE.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CRACKS NOTED ON KITCHEN WALL NEST TO PASTRY STATION, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

INSULATION LINES IN WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, HEAVY DUST BUILD UP, INSTRUCTED TO CELAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP NOT STORED PROPERLY, MUST STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

2013-01-07 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 5
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED BEEF ROAST AT 43.1-46.2F, HUMMUS AT 43.1F, AND PICO DE GALLO AT 43.3F INSIDE OF THE PREPARED FOODS WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 15# OF FOOD WORTH $70. CRIT...

serious Other

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR BOTH CLOGGED WITH STANDING WATER AND UNABLE TO DRAIN. MANAGEMENT HAD A PLUMBER ONSITE DURING THE INSPECTION TO REPAIR THE SINKS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLERS, EXTERIOR OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

DETAIL CLEAN THE SPILLAGE ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM.

2011-11-16 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2011-11-10 Pass Tag Removal
4
minor Other

16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

minor Other

34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

minor Other

35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

minor Other

38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

2011-11-09 Fail Complaint
8
serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKER NOT CLEAN, DIRT,SLIME AND DARK FILM BUILD UP NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. BAR LOW TEMPS DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. MACHINE NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME. MACHINE IS TAGGED...

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NOT CLEAN ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS AROUND DISH MACHINE, CLEAN UTENSILS SHELVES AND BEHIND PREP TABLE WITH FOOD STAINS AND CHIPPED PAINT, INSTRUCTED TO PRVIDE A DURABLE NON-ABSORBANT WALLS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules...

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE REFRIGERATION THERMOMETER IN ALL COOLERS W...

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. EMPLOYEES COFFEE CUPS KEPT AT ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.

2011-02-15 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NOT CLEAN ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND, MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALL SHEETS COVERING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO MOUNT PROPERLY.

minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules...

2010-03-18 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
1
minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REFER TO PREVIOUS REPORT FOR DESCRIPTION.

2010-03-11 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUN...

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DROP CEILING TILE NOT MOUNTED PROPERLY ABOVE PREP TABLE IN FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules...

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. UPPER PANEL OF ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACE NOT CLEAN, ORANGE FILM NOTED, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINT...

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