D4 IRISH PUB & CAFE.

SEE VIOLATION #59.

OBSERVED FACILITY WITH HEAVILY ACCUMULATED ORGANIC MATTER IN ALL DRAINS FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE

OBSERVED BROKEN WALL BASE AND WALLS IN DISREPAIR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA NEAR HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS HALLWAY ATTACHED TO PREP AREA, AND STORAGE/EMPLOYEE SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ENCLOSE FLOOR AND WALL JUNCTURES AS REQUIRED.

OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2582612 ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2023. VIOLATION STATES "OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL AND LARGE BLACK LIVE FLIES ON PREMISE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN BAR NEAR DRAINS, LIQUOR WELLS AND SINK BASINS, ON WALLS IN REAR PREP, ON KITCHENWARE SURFACES, FLYING THROUGHOUT DISHWASHING AREA AND TOILET ROOM ON WALLS.INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. FACILITY NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 75 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES THROUGHOUT ALL PREVIOUSLY STATED AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED LARGE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR PREP WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF BLACK MOLD LIKE BUILD UP ON INTERIOR ICE DISPENSER SHOOT SURFACES AND DRIPPING ONTO ICE IN STORAGE BIN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. NOTED INTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE BIN WITH BLACK SMALL MOLD LIKE CLUSTERS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... APPROXIMATLEY 4 LBS SHREDDED BEEF @57F,2 LBS COOKED CHICKEN @57.6F, 2 LBS COOKED POTATOES @53.5F,2 LBS SLICED TOMATOES @51F, 6 LBS CORNED BEEF RANGING BETWEEN 50-53.0F, 22LBS SLIDER/ BEEF BURGERS @53.8F, 9 LBS STEAK @50F, 2 LBS OF CHOPPED GREEN TOMATOES @ 51.5F, 2 LBS SALSA @52.0F. ALL SAID ITEMS WERE STORED INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLING UNTIS WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED IN PREP AREA AND DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY BY PIC. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS @ 41F AND BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED (2) 2 DOOR COOLING UNITS IN PREP AREA WITH COLD HOLD UNITS ATTACHED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF BOTH COOLING UNIT @5OF AND 52.0F. TCS FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE. INSTRUCTED PIC TO DISCONTINUE USE OF SAID UNITS, REPAIR TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED BY CODE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. UNITS HELD FOR INSPECTION. ALL TCS FOOD WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BY PIC DURING THIS TIME.

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL AND LARGE BLACK LIVE FLIES ON PREMISE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN BAR NEAR DRAINS, LIQUOR WELLS AND SINK BASINS, ON WALLS IN REAR PREP, ON KITCHENWARE SURFACES, FLYING THROUGHOUT DISHWASHING AREA AND TOILET ROOM ON WALLS.INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. PRIORIT FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED FAUCET NECK ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR, LEAKING AND HELD TOGETHER WITH PLASTIC WRAP, ALSO NOTED LEAK ON RINSE BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED BROKEN WALL BASE AND WALLS IN DISREPAIR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA NEAR HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS HALLWAY ATTACHED TO PREP AREA, AND STORAGE/EMPLOYEE SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ENCLOSE FLOOR AND WALL JUNCTURES AS REQUIRED.

OBSERVED FACILITY WITH HEAVILY ACCUMULATED ORGANIC MATTER IN ALL DRAINS FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

Food handlers not washing hands when required, observed a cook handling raw beef patties and the handling ready-to-eat foods (bread, deli meat ) without washing hands nor changing gloves. instructed manager to have all food handlers to wash hands when needed. Priority violation 7-38-010.

Missing thermometer in several prep cooler, instructed to provide in warmest part of cooler.

Keeping large utensils in standing water at room temperature, instructed to keep utensil according to health code, ie.

soda gun holders not clean inside, standing waste water in holders, instructed to clean and maintain.

open drinks for employees places on prep tables, instructed to keep away or cap it.

No allergen training certificate for food service managers, instructed to obtain.

FOUND COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN WALK-IN COOLER. SHORT RIB AT 47.5 F, CREAM SAUCE AT 50.2 F, CHICKEN POT PIE MIX AT 54.5 F, FRENCH ONION SOUP AT 50.5 F, AND MASHED POTATOES AT 56.1 F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 45.2 F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISCONTINUE USING COOLER UNTIL MAINTAINING 41 F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED DURING INSPECTION AND FIXED COOLER; COOLER NOW MAINTAINING AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41.4 F.

FOUND TORN GASKETS ON THE 3-DOOR TRUE COOLER IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKETS SO DOOR SEALS PROPERLY.

FOUND NO DATA PLATE ON THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BAR. MUST PROVIDE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND READABLE DATA PLATES AFFIXED TO THE MACHINES BY THE MANUFACTUER THAT INDICATES THE MACHINE’S DESIGN AND OPERATION SPECIFICATIONS.

INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKER NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE SLIME AND MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP NOTED AROUND CHUTE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ICE MAKER AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.

IMPROPER THAWING METHOD NOTED IN KITCHEN, FOUND LARGE PIECES OF FROZEN MEAT BEING THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, INSTRUCTED TO THAW ACCORDING TO HEALTH CODE.

FOUND SEVERAL SMALL FLY TRAPS INSTALLED BEHIND SINKS IN BAR AREA, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FOOD.

CLEAN UTENSILS RACK PLACED NEXT TO SOILED DISHES AT DISH WASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF CLEAN UTENSILS.

LEAK NOTED AT 3-COMP SINK RIGHT COMPARTMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED A SLIGHT DIRT/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPERATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT REVOLVING DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.

OBSERVED A LEAK IN THE PIPE OF THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED A POOL OF STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREA. OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR OF THE BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED SOME BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.

SALAD REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS LOOSE ALSO OBSERVED RUSTED SHELF RACKS INSIDE BEER WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REATTACH/REPLACE LOOSE DOOR RUBBER GASKETS AT SALAD REACH IN COOLER AND PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTED SHELF RACKS IN BEER WALK IN COOLER.

OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS/FOOD BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER SHELF RACKS IN BEER WALK IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

EMPLOYEES WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL CAULK LOOSE FROM WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REATTACH/RECAULK WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL TO WALL.

OBSERVED MISSING OR DAMAGED CEILING LIGHT COVERS ABOVE PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED CIEILING LIGHT COVERS/CEILING LIGHT COVERS MUST BE TIGHT FITTED.

SOME BAR REACH IN COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL BAR COOLERS.

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

KNIVES WEDGED BETWEEN PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY.

WOODEN PANELS WITH ROUGH SURFACES AT BAR ABOVE HAND SINK, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.

BOTTLE WITH NARROW OPENING IS USED AS A MULTI-USE CONTAINER FOR WATER AND OTHER DRINK, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE FOR LACK OF PROPER WASHING.

FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE IN BAR AND BEHIND ICE MAKER IN KITCHEN NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR ADN MAINTAIN.

COOLER THERMOMETER STORED AT REAR, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN WRMEST PART.

REPLACE STAINED AND DEEP GROOVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GASKETS AROUND COLD HOLDING UNITS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.

REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENT ABOVE DISH AREA AND EMPLOYEE BATHROOM CEILING VENT.

REPLACE BROKEN GASKET ON THE FAUCET HEAD OF THE REAR HANDSINK NEXT TO THE WALK-IN COOLERS.

CLEAN/SANITIZE KNIVES AFTER USE AND PROPERLY STORE KNIVES IN KNIFE RACK.

CLEAN WALL ALONG DISH MACHINE OF FOOD SPLASHES.

REMOVE CLUTTER IN THE FORM OF BOXES AT REAR ACROSS FROM 3-DR REFRIGERATOR, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.

REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE OF DEEP FRYER CLOSES TO STOVE IN KITCHEN.

CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF DEEP FRYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP.

REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT PANEL AT CEILING IN REAR AT FRONT OF 3-DR COOLER.

REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE OF DEEP FRYER CLOSES TO STOVE IN KITCHEN.

CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF DEEP FRYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP.

CLEAN FLOOR UNDER SHELVING IN LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET.

REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT PANEL AT CEILING IN REAR AT FRONT OF 3-DR COOLER.

PIPING ALONG WALL NEXT TO ENTRANCE OF BAR WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST SEAL.

INTERIOR ICE MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

EXTREMELY SLOW DRAIN AT DISH EXPOSED HAND SINK AND LEAK ON NOZZLE OF REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL.

COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS IN COOKS LINE FAR LEFT REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.

MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.

DETAIL CLEAN THE STAINLESS STEEL STORAGE SHELVES ABOVE THE 2 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AND INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, AND CAN OPENER BLADE.

MUST INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE FOR THE EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOOR.

REPAIR THE LEAKING HOT WATER HANDLE AT THE BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED MASHED POTATOES AT 52.4F AND FRENCH ONION SOUP AT 44.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 48# OF FOOD WORTH $75. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED DISCOLORATION AND A SLIMY SUBSTANCE COATING THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.

MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.

DETAIL CLEAN THE STAINLESS STEEL STORAGE SHELVES ABOVE THE 2 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AND INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, AND CAN OPENER BLADE.

REPAIR THE LEAKING HOT WATER HANDLE AT THE BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. DAMAGED GASKETS AT WALK-IN COOLER DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD NEXT TO HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. ICE MAKER UPPER PANEL INTERIOR SURFACES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CONDENSATION NOTED ON COOLING LINES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, INSTUCTED TO INSULATE.

SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED AT REAR HANDSINK (TO THE LEFT OF 2-COMP SINK)-MUST PROVIDE. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

EVIDENCE OF SMALL/FRUIT FLIES NOTED (7-38-020). FOUND 12-SMALL/FRUIT FLIES ON WEST WALL ABOVE BOXES OF POTATOES/BAGS OF ONIONS AT REAR STORAGE AREA; 4-FOUND HOVERING AROUND THE POTATO BOXES ALSO. INSTRUTED TO ELIMINATE SOURCE & CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.

SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED AT REAR HANDSINK (TO THE LEFT OF 2-COMP SINK)-MUST PROVIDE. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

EXTERIOR OF BAR DISHMACHINE MUST BE DE-LIMED & INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE MUST BE CLEANED ALSO. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

DISHROOM FLOOR AREA MUST BE KEPT DRY; FLOOR UNDER DRY STORAGE SHELVES & LIQUOR WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

BASE OF FAUCET AT 2-COMP SINK & PIPE UNDER SCRAPER SINK OF DISHMACHINE IS LEAKING-MUST FIX. ALSO MUST REPLACE SPRAYER FAUCET HEAD THAT'S IN DISREPAIR. 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.

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. observed fruit fly activity at rear dry storage and dish area. 10-12 flies noted. must clean and maintain area. contact pest control.

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS. PORK, BEEF, ETC... MUST PROVIDE PERSON AND CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. WORN, STAINED WITH DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD-UP.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLLORS IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING AND MUST BE KEPT DRY. ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. ALL ICE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER.