CARBON.
300 W 26TH ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO
2 of 4 inspections passed, 1 failed, 1 passed with conditions. 1 critical violation across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
DEC 22025PASSED1 violationDETAILS
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MAY 132025PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING MACHINE LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN'S DISH AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. THE SANITIZING RESIDUAL CONCENTRATION WAS OBSERVED AT 0 PPM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR TO MEET SANITIZING REQUIREMENTS OF 50-100PPM. DISH MACHINE WAS REPAIRED BY OWNER DURING INSPECTION. NOW SANITIZING AT 100PM. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MAR 122024PASSED3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BAR AREA, IN THE TOILET ROOMS NEAR THE BAR DINING AREA, AND IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
4-602.13: OBSERVED THE PIPES AND THE SURFACES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH GREASE BUILD AND GREASE DROPLETS. ALSO, OBSERVED THE PEPSI COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE BASEMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL MENTIONED EQUIPMENT.
6-501.11: OBSERVED A DAMAGED WALL BASE UNDER THE VEGETABLE SANITIZING SINK NEXT TO THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, AN OPENING IN THE METAL WALL ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT, AND AN OPENING IN THE WALL UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL SURFACES SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
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