Handcut Foods
1441 W Willow St, Chicago, IL 60642 · Goose Island · Catering · High risk
Clean record — passed all 6 inspections
Last Inspected
2022-04-26
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2022-04-26
✓ No failures across all 6 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 2 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature critical 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
Inspection History
2022-04-26 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF FOOD INGREDIENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES WITHOUT LABELS. ALL INGREDIENTS/FOODS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME IF NOT STORED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
COLD WATER PUSH BUTTON STUCK NOT ALLOWING FOR PROPER WATER FLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PUSH BUTTON.
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2019-08-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 5 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLS ON THE SURFACES OF THE PREP TABLES AND INSIDE OF THE TILT SKILLET. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
serious Food Temperature
PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE ON THE HOT HOLDING SERVING LINE. (CHICKEN 121.8 DEGREE F). INSTRUCTED THAT HOT HOLDING IS 135 DEGREE F OR ABOVE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD PRODUCT. APPROX 3 LBS FOOD AND $30 VALUE. P...
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED POTS, PANS, AND BOWLS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE EQUIPMENT STORAGE SHELF. INSTRUCTED THAT EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED TO ENSURE PROPER AIR DRYING.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ENCASED WITH GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, AND FOOD SPILLAGE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, ALONG THE BASEBOARDS AND IN BETWEEN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE, DIRT, DUST, AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2018-08-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #2-201.11.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
2017-09-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED QUINOA CHILI IN A DEEP CONTAINER (GREATER THAN 4" HIGH) WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 44.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF FOOD ...
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minor Food Storage & Handling
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
CONDENSATION FROM THE WALK-IN FREEZER/WALK-IN COOLER CREATING POOLING WATER ALONG THE BASEBOARD IN THE ADJACENT WALK-IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAIR/PREVENT CONDENSATION AND POOLING WATER.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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