Efes Cafe
Mostly clean — 2 of 5 passed, one prior failure
2012-09-26 Pass Short Form Complaint 7 ▾
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
BULK FLOUR CONTAINER DIRTY, MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN. RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVING IN COOKS LINE COOLER MUST REM...
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. EXHAUST HOOD WITH DRIPPING GREASE. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE FOUND DIRTY. UNUSED COOLER STORED IN 2ND FLOOR HALLWAY FOUND DIRTY INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. MUST CLEAN ALL. INTERIO...
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MISSING AND DAMAGED WOODEN FLOORS IN DINING ROOM AT FOOD WINDOW. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. FLOOR BEHIND TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN HALLWAY WITH DEBRIS,MUST CLEAN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
ALL WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS AND DISH MUST REPLACE.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
LEAK UNDER FAR LEFT COMPARTMENT OF DISH AREA THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. MUST PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
2012-08-13 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 10 ▾
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. COOKS LINE COOLER FOUND AT 47F. WITH FOODS SUCH AS STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES AT 46F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW.C.D.P...
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER FOOD TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER. APPROXIMATELY 3LBS CHICKEN AT 44.9F, 2LBS BEEF AT 47.5F, 1LB CHEESE AT 46.4F, 2LBS CREAMED EGGPLANT AT 46.2F, STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES AT 46F. MANAGEMENT STATES E...
* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
SUMMARY REPORT FROM INSPECTION # 634367 ON 8-23-11 NOT POSTED VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
BULK FLOUR CONTAINER DIRTY, MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN. RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVING IN COOKS LINE COOLER MUST RE...
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. EXHAUST HOOD WITH DRIPPING GREASE. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE FOUND DIRTY. UNUSED COOLER STORED IN 2ND FLOOR HALLWAY FOUND DIRTY INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. MUST CLEAN ALL. INTERI...
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MISSING AND DAMAGED WOODEN FLOORS IN DINING ROOM AT FOOD WINDOW. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. FLOOR BEHIND TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN HALLWAY WITH DEBRIS,MUST CLEAN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
ALL WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS AND DISH MUST REPLACE.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
LEAK UNDER FAR LEFT COMPARTMENT OF DISH AREA THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. MUST PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
2011-08-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 7 ▾
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. DISPLAY PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE.FOUND DISPLAY PREP COOLER AT TEMP OF 50F(BOTH OF TH...
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE STORED INSIDE THE PREP DISPLAY COOLER IN KITCHEN:FETA CHEESE AT TEMP OF 47.1F; COOKED RICE WRAPPED IN VINES LEAFS AT TEMP OF 46.7...
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. ONCE A CAN FOOD IS OPENED,FOOD MUST BE STORED IN FOOD CONTAINERS WITH LIDS ,OR FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BAGS AND LABEL.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. DETAIL CLEAN PIPE BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INTERIOR OF UNUSED DEEP FRYER(GREASE BUILD-UP).
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THE RACK OF JUICE BOXES BEHIND THE BAR COUNTER
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
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. ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IS NEEDED AT 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN BETWEEN 3COMPARTMENT ...
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
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...
2010-05-14 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 4 ▾
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: WIRE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AND DISHWASH AREA.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
REPAIR THE LEAKING COLD WATER VALVE AT THE NORTH RESTROOM HANDSINK.
2010-05-12 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 6 ▾
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN INSIDE THE PREP COOLER AT 47.8F, AND YOGURT SAUCE IN THE PREP COOLER AT 44.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY ...
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
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 FROM REPORT #155155 ON 3/3/09 NOT CORRECTED: 33/01- NEED TO C...
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: WIRE STORAGE RACKS NEXT TO THE PREP COOLER (1ST FLOOR), TOP OF THE PIZZA OVEN (2ND FLOOR),...
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AND DISHWASH AREA.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
REPAIR THE LEAKING COLD WATER VALVE AT THE NORTH RESTROOM HANDSINK.
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