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Restaurant: Billy Goat Taven & Grill
Address: 430 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Feb 11, 2013

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100

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All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. WORN WITH DEEPO CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDSER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL BOTTLE TOPS ON FLOOR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILING IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN NEED OF REPAIR AT BAR AREA. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. A BIG CUTTING BOARD AT PREP AREA MUST BE SANDED, TO REMOVE CUTS OR GROOVES.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: INTERIOR OF CABINETS AT BAR AREA, PIPES UNDER ALL SINKS, FAN GUARDS/COMPRESSORS OF BEER KEG COOLERS-DUE TO HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP.
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The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS AROUND GARBAGE CANS AT THE BAR AREA MUST BE FREE OF FOOD STAINS/DUST BUIL-UP.
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. MUST FIX A LEAK AT ELBOW PIPE OF HANDSINK IN LADIES BATHROOM.

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. HAND SINK LOCATED UNDER COUNTER MAKING IT HARD TO GET TO SINK, INSTRUCTED TO MAKE HAND SINK EASY TO ACCESS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DIRTY FLOOR UNDER 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO CLEN AND MAINTAIN.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CHIPPED COUNTER OVER AND ARROUND 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE DINING AREA AND BAR AREA. APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS, DINING ROOM TABLES, AND BEHIND THE BAR AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE BAR AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA.
DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA.
MUST STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BIN IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE BAR AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA.
DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA.
MUST STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BIN IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

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