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CACTUS BAR & GRILL
404-406 S WELLS ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60607
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2019-12-19; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
3 findings at the latest imported inspection (2019-12-19), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2019-12-19: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-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.
- Critical: CHI-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.
- Not Critical: CHI-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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