BUFFET CITY.

OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ALONG WALLBASE IN STORAGE ROOM AND IN STORAGE CABINETS. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP NOTED AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF DOOR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.

MISSING LIGHTSHIELDS AT STIR FRY PREP AREA. REPLACE SAME.

OBSERVED 2 EXPOSED HANDSINKS NOT MAINTAINED OR ACCESSIBLE IN PREP AREA, ONE WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, UNABLE TO DRAIN, AND OTHER WITH UTENSILS/EQUIPMENT IN BASIN ON SINK, UNABLE TO UTILIZE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL. OWNER CORRECTED SAME DURING INSPECTION.

OBSERVED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS IN STORAGE CABINET UNDER SUSHI LINE. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF APPROX. 1/2 INCH GAPS NOTED AT BOTH CORNERS OF DOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF DOORS, HAVE TIGHT FITTING. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 7/24/12 (1227469) NOT CORRECTED. 31- ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. 32- ALL CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE CLEANED, ALL DOOR HANDLES TO COOLERS, ALL HANDLES TO FAUCETS, AND OUTSIDE OF ICE MACHINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 33- MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN MEAT SLICER AFTER EACH USE TO REMOVE ALL DRIED UP FOOD PRODUCT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 37- EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. 38- EMPLOYEE TOILET NOT FLUSHING PROPERLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

COOKED FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY DO SO.

RUSTY SURFACES ON BOTTOM SHELVES OF ALL PREP TABLES. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST, PAINT WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT.

WALK-IN FREEZER FLOORS NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. STOCK ON FLOOR. ELEVATE 6 INCHES. FLOOR DRAINS THRU-OUT NEED DETAILED CLEANING. MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY.

MISSING LIGHTSHIELDS AT STIR FRY PREP AREA. REPLACE SAME.

PIPE LEAKING UNDER DISHMACHINE. REPAIR SAME. SPLASHGUARDS MISSING INBETWEEN ALL EXPOSED HANDSINKS AND PREP TABLES. MUST PROVIDE SAME.

PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

OBSERVED IMPROPER FOOD DISPENSING ITEMS BEING USED (PLATES, CUPS, ETC) AND STORED IMPROPERLY IN FOOD. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD DISPENSING UTENSILS (SCOOPS, LADLES, ETC.) AND STORE PROPERLY.

FOUND 1 WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 49.8 DEGREES AND 1 REACH IN COOLER (SUSHI AREA) AT 54.3 DEGREES AIR TEMP. BOTH COOLERS ARE BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. UNITS CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.

FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: CRAB FILLING, SPINACH FILLING, MARINATED BEEF, MARINATED CHICKEN, PORK SLICES, SUSHI ROLLS, RAW SALMON, SOUR CREAM, CREAM, ETC...45.0 - 55.0 DEGREES. ALL PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISGARDED. TOTAL VALUE APPROXIMATELY $350.00 55LBS CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.

OUT GREASE CONTAINER WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED TO TOP AND SIDES OF CONTAINER. GROUND WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 8-2-11 REPORT#577462 INSP#389 NOT CORRECTED.#32 NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED, #33 EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING, #34 FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING, #35 WALLS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING, #36 LIGHT SHEILDS IN NEED OF CLEANING, #38 LEAK AT SINKS IN NEED OF REPAIR. ALL MUST BE CORRECTED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED.

ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

ALL CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE CLEANED, ALL DOOR HANDLES TO COOLERS, ALL HANDLES TO FAUCETS, AND OUTSIDE OF ICE MACHINE. NEW RUBBER GASKETS NEED ON REACH IN COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN MEAT SLICER AFTER EACH USE TO REMOVE ALL DRIED UP FOOD PRODUCT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FLOORS IN NEED OF REGOUTING IN DISH AREA TO ELIMINATE FOOD BUILD UP. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

EMPLOYEE TOILET NOT FLUSHING PROPERLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 7-13-10 REPT#234143 INSP#381. #31 RACKS IN ALL COOLERS AND STORAGE RUSTY WITH FOOD BUILD UP, #35 CEILING AIR VENTS DIRTY WITH BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED. PREVIOUS MINOR NOT CORRECTED.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED. WORN WITH DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR OF REACH COOLERS, INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLERS, INTERIOR OF WALK IN FREEZERS, LARGE CAN OPENER, ICE MACHINES, ICE CREAM MACHINE AND DRINK DISPENSORS. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND MUST MAINTAIN.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. FLOORS IN NEED OF GROUTING TO ELIMINATE BUILD UP. FLOORS MUST BE FREE OF STANDING WATER. ALL MUST BE CORRECTED AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AND DINING AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTERS AND DUST BUILD UP. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED IN STIR FRY AREA ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. TOILET ROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES IN NEED OF CLEANING.

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. LEAKS AT 3 COMPARTMENT , 2 COMPARTMENT AND ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CORRECTING. ICE MACHINE MUST DRAIN TO OPEN DRAIN SITE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MONITOR AT ALL TIMES.