JUL 15

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

Found front prep hand sink with utensil and debris inside. No drying device or paper towels at this sink as well. Found service station hand sink with strainer and debris inside. Instructed all hand sinks must be stocked with soap, paper towel and hot/cold water at all times. Hand sink may not be used for any other purpose other than hand washing. Hand sinks must be easily accessible at all times. Operator removed items from hand sinks, and supplied paper towels during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-030.

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

No City of Chicago certified manager on site while potentially hazardous foods being prepped, cooked or served (mole sauce, turkey sausage, salad, etc.). Instructed City of Chicago certified manager must be present at all times (when the restaurant is operating). Serious violation 7-38-012.

Minor Food Temperature

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

Operator stated rear ice bucket in server station is for customer ice. Instructed must provide lid for container to protect ice from contamination. (Operator stated from ice bin is used strictly for cooling items.)

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

Found ice dispensing utensil stored inside container for customer ice. Instructed to properly store utensil in a clean, separate container. Operator corrected during inspection.

NOV 16

2015

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR THE FRONT PREP ICE BIN. MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING AT CLEAN DISHWARE STORAGE IN THE BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR UNDER THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DIRT, POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 5

2015

FAIL 12 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. THREE DOOR COOKS LINE COOLER FOUND RANGING IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 46.9F TO 50F WITH FOOD SUCH AS COOKED BEEF AT 49.5F. SMALL DAIRY COOLER IN THE SERVER STATION FOUND AT 45.6F WITH HALF AND HALF FOUND AT 45.8F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). BOTH COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL.

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 65 LBS OF ASSORTED FOODS SUCH AS COOKED BEEF AT 49.5F, SAUSAGE AT 46.4F, IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED THREE DOOR COOLER. ALSO 20 LBS MILK AND HALF AND HALF IN THE SERVER STATION COOLER AT 45.6F. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $300.00. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE BEING BLOCKED BY STORED DIRTY DISHES INSIDE SINK. NO PAPER TOWELS AT SAME SINK. SERVER STATION EXPOSED HAND SINK FOUND WITHOUT SOAP AND BEING USED AS A PREP SINK TO FILL GLASSES OF WATER FOR CUSTOMERS. BASEMENT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH NO PAPER TOWELS AND SOAP DISPENSER NOT MAINTAINED OR ACCESSIBLE. MANAGEMENT CLEARED ALL SINKS AND PROVIDED SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Serious Food Temperature

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. BAKED PASTRIES AND COOKED BACON ON STORAGE COOLING RACKS ADJACENT TO DINING ROOM WITH ACCESS FROM CUSTOMERS PASSING BY. ALSO FRONT PREP TWO DOOR AND THREE DOOR COOLERS WITH LIDS OF COOLERS MISSING EXPOSING ALL FOODS IN THE TOPS OF COOLERS TO CUSTOMERS SITTING AT BAR SEATS IN FRONT OF THE COOLERS. (WITHIN ONE FOOT) ALL FOODS DISCARDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1441998 ON 8-4-15 NOT CORRECTED. #36-OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH EASILY AND CLEANABLE SURFACES. MUST REPAIR UNFINISHED WALLS IN BASEMENT BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS AND BEHIND DISH WASHING AREA. NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE OR AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST PROVIDE PROPER ICE SCOOP FOR THE FRONT PREP ICE BIN WITH A HANDLE. NOT DRINK SHAKERS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR THE FRONT PREP ICE BIN. MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING AT CLEAN DISHWARE STORAGE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC MILK CRATES AS SHELVING. FLOORS MUST BE ASSESSABLE FOR CLEANING AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR UNDER THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DIRT, POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE WALLS AND CEILINGS IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD AND TO GO FOOD CONTAINER STORAGE, ABOVE ICE MACHINE. PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE CLEAN STORED GLASSWARE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE/REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

ALL STORED ARTICLES THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE. JUICER IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM MUST BE REMOVED OR STORED PROPERLY. MUST BE USED IN FOOD PREP AREAS ONLY. EMPLOYEE BICYCLES MUST NOT BE STORED IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ALL PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

AUG 4

2015

PASS 1 violation

Minor Facility Condition

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

OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN DINING AREA AND BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH EASILY AND CLENABLE SURFACES. MUST REPAIR UNFINISHED WALLS IN BASEMENT BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS AND BEHIND DISHWASHING AREA.

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