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Over 1,000 rat feces closes Bar Louie on Randolph
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What did you do at work yesterday? One or more employees of the Chicago Department of Public Health spent part of their afternoon in the basement of a restaurant in the West Loop.
Bar Louie, 741 W. Randolph, was shut down after Chicago Department of Public Health (CPDH) inspectors discovered over 1,000 rat feces in a basement storage area.
Apparently the rats gained access to the establishment via "front and rear doors with gaps that allow access to rodents and insects". To round out their bad day, Bar Louie was also cited for "fruit flies in the kitchen, a poorly maintained outside garbage area (with trash overflowing onto the ground), no sanitizing solution in the automatic dishwashing machine, and no hot water at sinks through the establishment."
This is one in a recent string of underable inspections:
Bar Louie has 11 locations in the Chicago area, six in the city itself. Three of the city locations have been shut down this year for health violations. The Hyde Park location was shut down on October 1 by the Mayor’s Dumpster Task Force, and the Taylor Street location was shut down by CDPH on August 28.
