UNCOMMON GROUND

Recorded violations

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  FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: ALL PREPARED LIQUOR "FUSIONS" MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

• 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. EXPOSED TABLEWARES MUST BE COVERED OR WRAPPED.

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  FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. THE FOLLOWING FREEZER UNITS IN POOR REPAIR, BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. ALL BOX FREEZERS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. COOKS LINE SMALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE. RAW WOODEN BENCHES IN NEW DINING ROOM AND RAW WOOD AT BARISTA BAR MUST BE SEALED. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS AT THE FOLLOWING: BAR THREE COMPARTMENT AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. BASEMENT ONE COMPARTMENT AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. EXTERIOR WOODEN CABINETS AT ENTRANCE TO 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN DIRTY, MUST CLEAN. DIRTY WINDOW SILE IN DISH ROOM AND SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN ENTRANCE, MUST CLEAN.

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  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. POOLING WATER ON FLOOR IN LIQUOR WALK-IN COOLER, MUST REMOVE. FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT DINING AREA AND BEHIND BAR WITH UNEVEN, CRACKED TILES. MUST SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. FLOOR VENTS IN MIDDLE DINING ROOM AND WASHROOM OFF THAT DINING ROOM DIRT WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, MUST CLEAN. FLOOR BASEBOARD TILES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED WASHROOM MUST BE SEALED ALSO BASEBOARD IN BASEMENT PREP.

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  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. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALL AT SALAD COOLER. WALL AT KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH CHIPPING PAINT/PLASTER, MUST REPAIR. WALL AT DISH MACHINE WITH BLACK MOLD. MUST CLEAN/REMOVE. MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE ON WALLS AS CONDUIT FOR ELECTRICAL CORDS.

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  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. NO HOT WATER IN NEWLY BUILD WASHROOM IN NEW DINING ROOM. MUST PROVIDE. HOT WATER FOUND THROUGHOUT OTHER SINKS ON PREMISES. NO UTILITY MOP SINK ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE.

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  PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT REAR WALKWAY AND GARBAGE AREA MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES.

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  FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. WIPING CLOTHES MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.