Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass with Conditions for CACTUS BAR & GRILL on .
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Most recent visit in the dataset
Latest inspection
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2355683
Location recorded for this inspection · CACTUS BAR & GRILL · 404-406 S WELLS ST
The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.
Recorded violations
10
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED BLOCKED EXPOSED HAND-SINK LOCATED IN PREP AREA WITH WATER RUNNING ON TOP OF CONTAINER HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 4 LBS OF RAW FISH THAWING AS WELL AS A LARGE KNIFE IN SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION . INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ITEMS. HAND-SINK TO BE USED ONLY FOR HAND-WASHING ONLY AND MUST ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE, NOT THAWING AND STORAGE OF IN USE KITCHEN UTENSILS.MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.#7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
21
PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION... APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN WING PIECES NOTED @ 80.1F AS WELL AS APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS OF BOTH COOKED WHOLE CHICKEN BREAST AS WELL AS STRIPS NOTED @ (82.0F-88.1F) ALL STORED IN METAL PANS PLACED INSIDE OF ROLLING CART LOCATED IN PREP AREA NEXT TO GRILL. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO HOLD ALL HOT TCS FOODS AT 135.0F OR HIGHER AT ALL TIMES. VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED DURING INSPECTION. VALUE -$80. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
23
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS (SPINACH DIP, HOUSE SAUCES, MARINATED MEAT,SOUP, ETC ) STORED INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER WITH IMPROPER LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD OR USE BY DATE LABELS (NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS) ON ALL REFRIGERATED FOOD READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS HELD ON SITE FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATIONS ISSUED.
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Inspection history
Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.
CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
120710
Location recorded for this inspection · CACTUS BAR & GRILL · 404-406 S WELLS ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
30
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. Label all spray bottles in the kitchen with oil.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Repair the north bar floor where holes are going thru.
38
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: 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. The drain line for the soda gun in the south bar was not properly draining and was rerouted and repaired at this time.
CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
120581
Location recorded for this inspection · CACTUS BAR & GRILL · 404-406 S WELLS ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
31
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. The wand mixer has a dirty buildup which was washed, rinsed and sanitized at this time.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Clean and maintain the floors and baseboards in the bars so they are smooth and sanitary from corner to corner, in the kitchen cove the baseboards so they are sanitary .
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Repair the rough greasy wall around the salmander so it is smooth and sanitary.
Local context · Chicago
How results compare in ZIP 60607
501 of 646 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.
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