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OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER ARRIVED MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AFTER INSPECTION BEGAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED VACUUM SEALED BEEF AND VACUUM SEALER ON SITE WITH NO APPROVED HACCP PLAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ACQUIRE APPROVED HACCP PLAN BEFORE VACUUM SEALING FOOD. VACUUM SEALER AND BEEF TAGGED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED VACUUM SEALED FOOD AND VACUUM SEALER ON SITE WITHOUT AN APPROVED VARIANCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ACQUIRE APPROVED VARIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #29

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF AT LEAST 2 PEST CONTROL SERVICES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR ON SITE. LATEST ENTRTY IN PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK DATED JULY 2024. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL NON-MANAGERIAL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE.

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS PROVIDED AT FRONT AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

OBSERVED HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AND HANDWASHING CLEANSER PROVIDED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HANDWASHING AIDS AND DEVICES FROM PLUMBING FIXTURES NOT DESIGNATED FOR USE AS A HANDWASHING SINK AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

OBSERVED KNIFE IN FRONT AREA STORED BETWEEN COOLER WALL AND COUNTERTOP, AND KNIVES IN REAR AREA STORED BETWEEN WALL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUIT PIPING. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE KNIVES AND STORE ALL IN-USE UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, SANITIZED SURFACE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

OBSERVED PLASTIC SINGLE-SERVICE TO-GO CONTAINERS IN BOX STORED DIRECTLY ON FLOOR IN THE FRONT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN ALL SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR DURING STORAGE.

OBSERVED PLASTIC STRAINER USED TO SCOOP BEEF IN HOT-HOLDING UNITS TO BE THIN AND NOT SUFFICIENT IN THICKNESS TO WITHSTAND REPEATED WAREWASHING OR RESISTANT TO DISTORTION OR DECOMPOSITION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STRAINER WITH A UTENSIL MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS ABLE TO WITHSTAND REPEATED WAREWASHING AND IS RESISTANT TO DISTORTION OR DECOMPOSITION AND MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF MICROWAVE (INTERIOR CAVITY AND EXTERIOR WALLS) TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOILS AND MAINTAIN.

Leaky ceiling in main food prep/ display area, manager stated that ceiling leaks when it rains. 2 chest freezer and 2 clean utensils racks with food packages located in garage area where it's accessible to the public. instructed manager to repair leak, move all clean utensils and food storage to a secure area away from public reach. priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

No sanitizer test strip on site, instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-025.