Bistec Bar & Grill

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide more lights.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

No certified food service manager on site, no certificate posted while handling and serving TCS foods ( chicken, beef...) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Excessive leak noted at bottom of bar hand wash sink, Instructed to repair plumbing and maintain. Priority foundation violation, citation combined.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Obstructed hand wash sink at front prep kitchen, found a hose attached to hand sink faucet preventing hand washing. instructed to remove hose. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

No date marking on cooked food containers, found several cooked food containers in walk-in cooler with no discard date that is held in walk-in cooler for more than 24hrs. Instructed to date. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

No sanitizer testing devices for low temp dish washing machine, Instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to provide more lights.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13 CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12 CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARE...

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED DISCOLORATION AND MOLD-LIKE GROWTH ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-...

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

OBSERVED EDAMAME BEANS AND RAW BEEF THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE AND PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW ALL TCS FOODS PROPERLY.

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNUSED AND NONWORKING EQUIPMENT (CONVECTION OVENS, DEEP FRYER, FREEZER, ETC.) STORED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND REAR STORAGE ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL NONWORKING AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED A LIGHT SHIELD MISSING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED TCS FOODS (COOKED BACON, MASHED POTATOES, GROUND BEEF) STORED IN THE WALK IN COOLER WITH NO PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISP...

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DUST IN THE CORNERS OF THE FLOORS, BEHIND THE COOLER, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.