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553-555 W DIVERSEY PKWY · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
3 of 6 inspections passed, 3 passed with conditions. 2 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 212014PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED EGGS AT 61.7F, YOGURT AT 45.5F, CHICKEN SALAD AT 45.6F, AND CREAM PEA SAUCE AT 50.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $36. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GRILL.
HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
SEP 42013PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
ALL EXPOSED TABLEWARE MUST BE COVERED/WRAPPED AND CUPS INVERTED. KNIVES FOUND IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND ONE COMPARTMENT COOKS LINE SINK. MANAGEMENT CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.
INTERIOR TALL REACH-IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MISSING AND GREASE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT REAR KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE. MISSING/DAMAGED WALL BASEBOARD TILE AT REAR KITCHEN EXIT DOOR. MUST REPLACE. WALLS AT REAR EXIT DOOR WITH GREASE SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN. CHIPPING PLASTER AND PEELING PAINT ON WALL AT ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS IN THREE COOLERS. MUST REPLACE.
COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
FEB 212013PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
DID OBSERVE APPROXIMATELY 12 LBS PREPARED DUCK HASH IN A DEEP PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH SEALED LID INSIDE COOKS LINE COOLER AT 78.2F. DUCK HASH WAS LABELED WITH BEING PREPARED ON TODAYS DATE HOWEVER, NO TEMPERATURE LOGS FOUND OR MAINTAINED OF COOKED PREPARED FOODS. REVIEWED WITH MANAGER PROPER COOLING METHODS OF USING SHALLOW PANS, ICE BATHS, QUICK CHILLS IN FREEZERS AND COOLING FOODS MUST REACH 70F WITHIN 2 HOURS, THEN TO 40F WITHIN AN ADDITIONAL 4 HOURS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). FOOD DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES APPROXIMATE VALUE TO BE $140.00
DIRTY FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.LEAK UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.
MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR COOKS LINE COOLER WHERE DUCK HASH IS STORED.
DEC 122012PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violationsDETAILS
FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE. OBSERVED BACON AND SALMON BEING CURED IN THE REFRIGERATOR WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM CDPH. MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN HACCP PLAN TO CDPH AND RECEIVE APPROVAL BEFORE MEATS CAN BE CURED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGER WAS TOLD THAT THE FOOD COULD BE TAGGED UNTIL THE HACCP PLAN WAS APPROVED, BUT HE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 38# OF FOOD WORTH $215. ALSO OBSERVED ICE IN THE ICE MACHINE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED DISCOLORATION AND A SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. ICE MACHINE WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. DO NOT USE THE MACHINE UNTIL THE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
OBSERVED EXPOSED SILVERWARE ON THE TABLES NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE UNUSED SILVERWARE FROM THE TABLES DURING THE INSPECTION.
CLEAN THE PREP TABLE BELOW THE GRILL.
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