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BAR LOUIE
5500 S SHORE DR , CHICAGO, IL, 60637
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2011-04-26; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2011-04-26), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2011-04-26: Complaint
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — 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.OBSERVED ICE BIN WITHOUT A COVER IN THE SERVICE AREA INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED THE REAR SLICER NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALSO #10 CAN OPENER, AND BAR GUN HOLDERS.
- Not Critical: CHI-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 CEILING ABOVE 2 DOOR FREEZER REAR KITCHEN
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.OBSERVED 2 LIGHT SHIELDS CRACKED AND SEVERAL LIGHT SHIELDS NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN SHIELDS AND CLEAN OTHER SHIELDS
- Not Critical: CHI-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.OBSERVED HAND DIPPED ICECREAM INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH COLD RUNNING AND PROPERLY CONNECTED TO DRAIN ACCORDING TO CITY OF CHICAGO PLUMBING CODE
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