Vaughan's Pub

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Inspections

1. Jul 22, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED HAND SINK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BAR TO NOT HAVE A SIGN INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE FRONT BAR.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED ONE OF TWO LIGHTS ON OVERHEAD FAN/EXHAUST IN BASEMENT PREP AREA TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE LIGHT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

2. Aug 28, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED 1/4 GAP AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS/FOOD DEBRIS ON BAR COUNTER TOP AND BAR GUN HOLDERS. MUST CLEAN BAR COUNTER TOP AND INTERIOR OF BAR GUN HOLDERS.

3. Aug 25, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     PIPE ABOVE THE NORTH WHITE CHEST FREEZERS IN BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE OR RELOCATE SAID UNITS

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     CEILING INSIDE THE BEER COOLER IN POOR REPAIR,NOT SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.EXCESS WATER AND BLACK SUBSTANCE ON IT. PRESENT MATERIAL IS ABSORBENT. MUST REPLACE WITH NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALLS BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ,BRICKS ARE CRUMBLE WITH ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS ON FLOOR. WALL MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     BROKEN FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN FRONT OF TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLER.REPAIR SMOOTHLY THE ISSUE.

4. Aug 18, 2023 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     WE OBSERVED BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT UPPER PART OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES AT ICE BIN OF THE UNIT.CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.MANAGER TURNED OFF THE UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     PIPE ABOVE THE NORTH WHITE CHEST FREEZERS IN BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE OR RELOCATE SAID UNITS

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     CEILING INSIDE THE BEER COOLER IN POOR REPAIR,NOT SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.EXCESS WATER AND BLACK SUBSTANCE ON IT. PRESENT MATERIAL IS ABSORBENT. MUST REPLACE WITH NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALLS BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ,BRICKS ARE CRUMBLE WITH ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS ON FLOOR. WALL MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     BROKEN FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN FRONT OF TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLER.REPAIR SMOOTHLY THE ISSUE.

5. Jun 30, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     NOTED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     NOTED UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     NOTED EQUIPMENT (FREEZER) STORED UNDERNEATH THE WASTE WATER PIPELINES AT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR RELOCATE ITEMS FROM UNDER PIPES OR ENCASE PIPES.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     NOTED LEAKING PIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE BASEMENT KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     NOTED DARK STAINS AND MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCES THROUGHOUT THE CEILING OF THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.

6. Nov 17, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

7. May 29, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

     NOTED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY

8. Mar 27, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Minor

     WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

     OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED WALL AT BOTTOM LEFT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHERE PAINT IS PEELING AND DISCOLORED. MUST REPAIR THE WALL TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

9. Jun 29, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Minor

     FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

     INTERIOR ICE MACHINE IN THE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR AND ICE BIN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Minor

     LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

     MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND ABOVE THE PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

   • Not serious Minor

     VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

     MUST INSTALL AN ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD AT THE PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

   • Not serious Minor

     PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

     ALL UNUSED CHAIR, SHELVING ETC. STORED ALONG WALKWAY ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.

   • Not serious Minor

     FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

     MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.

10. Sep 29, 2010 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

11. Sep 21, 2010 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

      All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK MOLD GROWTH AND RUST ON INTERIOR SURFACES INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE INTERIOR OF UNIT CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND RUST SPOTS REMOVED. MUST USE BAGGED ICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

      All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. THE REAR EXIT DOOR IS NOT RODENT PROOFED. OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EXIT DOORS MUST BE RODENT PROOFED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. SEVERAL AREAS OF THE BASEMENT FLOOR ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST LEVEL AND CEMENT THESE AREAS.

    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING WATER FROM THE DRAIN LINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAK.