Chicago
50
YOUR CALL

Ironside Bar and Galley

544-546 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654 · River North · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
50/100

Clean record — passed all 7 inspections

Inspections
7
4 passed
Last Inspected
2020-01-23
Pass Rate
57%
0 failures
Score
50/100
YOUR CALL
7 consecutive passes, most recently 2020-01-23
No failures across all 7 inspections on record
Sanitation issues found across 11 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
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Sanitation critical 11×
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Temperature critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other serious
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Facility Condition minor
Chemical Safety minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
2020-01-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 7
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE. SEE VIOLATION #2. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012....

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN A 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COOK LINE IN THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN: SHREDDED CHICKEN BEING HELD AT 46.4F AND DICED STE...

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED A 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COOK LINE IN THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN CONTAINING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN AND STEAK MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 44.8 AND 46.4F. ALL ITEMS W...

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS THROUGHOUT FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.

serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED MODERATE LEAK FROM WATER PIPE CONNECTED TO EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED TRASH RECEPTACLES WITHOUT COVERS IN ALL GENDER TOILET ROOMS LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN ANY TOILET ROOMS USED BY FEMALES.

2019-04-25 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO VOMIT/ DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLAIMER FOR FOOD THAT COULD BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

BULK WHITE POWDERED FOOD NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTH IN USE STORED ON CUTTING BOARD, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A SANI BUCKET

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP STORED ON ICE SCOOPS AT BAR, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OF ICE.

serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

SLOW DRAINING AND A LEAK NOTED AT BASEMENT PREP AREA HAND WASH INK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

critical Employee Hygiene

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

LEAKY HAND WASH SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOOR IN BASEMENT'S KITCHEN AND WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, ALSO WALK-IN COOLER DOOR NOT CLOSING EASY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NO LIGHTS IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

2018-07-03 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2018-06-28 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

OBSERVED THE COOK LINE PREP COOLER HOLDING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 47 DEGREES F. OBSERVED THE SIDE PREP COOLER HOLDING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES F. BOTH COOLERS WERE STORING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ...

critical Food Temperature

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

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED IN 2 PREP COOLERS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. IN THE COOK LINE COOLER, NOTED: CHEESE, 49-54 DEGREES F; SAUSAGE, 47 DEGREES F; SOUR CREAM, 46 DEGREES F; PORK, 46 DEGREES F; COOKED MUSHROOMS, 45 DEGREES F; COOK...

serious Sanitation

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

OBSERVED ICE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION IN LARGE ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. NOTED DARK GRAY, BROWN AND PINK COLORED MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATING ON THE UPPER PLASTIC TRAY AND ICE MAKING COMPONENTS, WHERE THE DISCOLORED SPOTS WERE ACTIVELY DRI...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED POTATO SLICER ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATING IN THE CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

OBSERVED STORAGE CLOSET (ACCESSIBLE FROM OFFICE) WITHOUT LIGHT FIXTURE. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

2017-07-18 Pass Short Form Complaint

No violations found.

2017-05-04 Pass Complaint
2
minor Facility Condition

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

OBSERVED LIGHT OUT ABOVE GRILL ON LEFT SIDE. REPLACE LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED OLD TOILET AND DEBRIS OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN AREA OUTSIDE DOOR FREE AND CLEAR.

2016-08-16 Pass License
2
minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE BAR COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.

minor Sanitation

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

LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM FLOOR CLUTTERED. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.

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