BANH MI EXPRESS SANDWISH.

Chicago Health Dept

105 W MADISON ST · LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2012.

4 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Apr 2012.

Last inspected Apr 2012. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
13
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
APR 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 16
2012
PASS · 0 violations
APR 10
2012
FAIL 7 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF REACH IN COOLER. RICE (51.4F) AND COOKED NOODLES (73.2F). ITEMS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED. A COMBINED WT. OF APPROX. 9LBS. VALUED AT $10. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE COLD FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER AND HOT FOODS AT 140F OR HIGHER. CITATION #78218-10 ISSUED.

Critical Other
WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

FOUND NO HOT WATER PER CITY CODE AT ANY OF THE SINKS ON THE PREMISES. 81.1F AT THE 3-COMP. AND 79.5F AT THE EXPOSED. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE HOT WATER AT SINKS AT ALL TIMES.

Serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OR MANAGER ON SITE WHEN HANDLING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. RICE, BEEF, CHICKEN, NOODLES, EGGS, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

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

MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.

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

MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO MID PREP SECTION AND MAINTAIN.

AUG 29
2011
PASS · 0 violations
AUG 26
2011
FAIL 6 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. WALK-IN COOLER TEMP AT 45.4F MUST MAINTAIN AN AIR TEMP AT 40F OR LOWER.

Critical Other
WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. NO COLD RUNNING WATER IN ALL FAUCETS, MUST PROVIDE UNDER CITY PRESSURE.

Serious Plumbing & Waste
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

All dish washing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. STRIPPED FAUCET HANDLES AT 3 COMP SINK, MUST REPLACE.

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. WALK-IN COOLER CONDENSATION LINES NOT DRAINING PROPERLY, MUST HAVE LINES DRAINING OUTSIDE COOLER.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CEILING OF WALK-IN COOLER WITH CREVICES THAT ARE CAUSING CONDENSATION, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

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. MUST PROVIDE GOOD WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR 3 COMP SINK.

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