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710 N CLARK ST · OLD TOWN, CHICAGO
5 of 10 inspections passed, 4 failed, 1 passed with conditions. 2 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 162017PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
FLOORS IN UPSTAIRS BAR AND BASEMENT BAR UNCLEAN. CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL. OBSERVED FLOOR IN LIQUOR ROOM NOFF OF BASEMENT BAR IN DISREPAIR. RESTORE FLOOR TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED 1 OUT OF 2 WASHBOWL SINKS IN UPSTAIRS LADIES ROOM NOT WORKING RESTORE TO A WORKING AREA.
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
JUN 72017FAILED4 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR OF ICE WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE. ICE MACHINE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED IN DETAIL AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
FLOORS IN UPSTAIRS BAR AND BASEMENT BAR UNCLEAN. CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL. OBSERVED FLOOR IN LIQUOR ROOM NOFF OF BASEMENT BAR IN DISREPAIR. RESTORE FLOOR TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED 1 OUT OF 2 WASHBOWL SINKS IN UPSTAIRS LADIES ROOM NOT WORKING RESTORE TO A WORKING AREA.
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
JUL 282016FAILED5 violationsDETAILS
FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
DETAIL CLEAN INTERIORS OF BAR COOLERS AND BAR GUNS AND HOUSINGS ATTACHED AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS AT BARS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD AND REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHTS IN THE ICE MACHINE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE BASEMENT PREP AREA DISHWASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SINK STOPPERS.
JUL 212015PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE BASEMENT BAR, BY THE HOT WATER TANK AREA,INSIDE THE SODA DISPENSER SYRUP ROOM AND ROUGH FLOORS AT THE LIQUOR DRY STORAGE AREA ALL AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
NOTED DUSTY AND DIRTY FANS ON CEILING AND INSIDE SERVICE COOLER AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE U-JOINT UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE BASEMENT KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED T REPAIR AND REPAIR.
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OCT 292014PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
NOTED NO HAND WASH SINK AT THE BAR OF BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR SLOW DRAIN AT THE HAND WASH SINK OF BAR AT THE FIRST FLOOR.....NOTED LEAKING PIPE AT BOTTOM OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER ON SHELVING AT THE ROOM WITH ICE MACHINE, CLOSET WITH SODA SYRUPS AND DRY STORAGE AREA WITH OFFICE AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HABORAGE.
NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER ON SHELVING AT THE ROOM WITH ICE MACHINE, CLOSET WITH SODA SYRUPS AND DRY STORAGE AREA WITH OFFICE AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HABORAGE.
OCT 222014FAILED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE MENS BATHROOM OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE HOT AND COLD WATER INSIDE BATHROOMS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE BARS. MUST ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN AT THE BAR OF THE FIRST FLOOR.
NOTED NO HAND WASH SINK AT THE BAR OF BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR SLOW DRAIN AT THE HAND WASH SINK OF BAR AT THE FIRST FLOOR.....NOTED LEAKING PIPE AT BOTTOM OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER ON SHELVING AT THE ROOM WITH ICE MACHINE, CLOSET WITH SODA SYRUPS AND DRY STORAGE AREA WITH OFFICE AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HABORAGE.
NOTED WASH CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER ON FLOOR AT THE BAR OF FIRST FLOOR NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
NOV 182013PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violationsDETAILS
NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE, PREMISES SERVES PIZZA THAT IS HEATED IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MGR TO OBTAIN.
HEAVY ICE BUILD UP INSIDE SMALL FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
CRACKS ON PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
MAY 172012PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NO FAUCET AT MOP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A FAUCET WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
APR 262012FAILED4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
A GREASE TRAP MUST BE INSTALLED AT THE 3-COMP KITCHEN SINK. In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
A DRAIN BOARD IS NEEDED TO THE LEFT OF THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE KITCHEN. SINK STOPPERS NEEDED AT THIS SINK ALSO. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
SODA GUN HOLDERS, INTERIOR FLOORS OF BAR COOLERS, FAN GUARDS & COMPRESSORS OF MOST COOLERS MUST KEPT CLEAN. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
A MOP/UTILITY SINK MUST BE PROVIDED ON PREMISES. 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 and Regulations of the Board of Health.
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