MAY 4
2022
PASSED
3 violationsDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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HANDCUT FOODS,LLC.
YOUR CALL. 60/100
59 W NORTH BLVD · OLD TOWN, CHICAGO
Last inspected May 4, 2022 · passed
6 of 9 inspections passed, 2 failed, 1 passed with conditions. 3 critical violations across the record.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
9
6 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
30
includes 3 critical
RECORDS COVER
5 YEARS
since Jun 2016
INSPECTION HISTORY
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS ON SERVICE LINE ACROSS FROM LIBRARY COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED UNUSUED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT COFFEE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
APR 272022FAILED4 violationsDETAILS
APR 27
2022
FAILED
4 violationsDETAILS
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS ON SERVICE LINE ACROSS FROM LIBRARY COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR CHECKING HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED UNUSUED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT COFFEE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
FEB 32021PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
FEB 3
2021
PASSED
2 violationsDETAILS
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
MUST DETAIL DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM BLADE ON MOUNTED CAN OPENER IN PREP AREA, MAINTAIN.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN STAFF TOILET ROOM OFF KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
FEB 72020PASSED2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
FEB 7
2020
PASSED
2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN 1ST & 4TH FLOORS COFFEE STATION AREAS. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
MAR 142019PASSED1 violationDETAILS
MAR 14
2019
PASSED
1 violationDETAILS
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE BREWER IN HAND CUT FOODS KIOSK ON 4TH AND SECOND FLOOR . A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED, SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
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MAR 82019FAILED9 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
MAR 8
2019
FAILED
9 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINK WITHOUT HOT WATER (68 F), WHICH WAS CORRECTED ON SITE. ALSO NOTED GIRLS AND BOYS WASHROOM ON 3RD FLOOR TEMPERATURE RANGE FROM 75 F - 85 F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100 AT ALL TIMES.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN . PRIORITY FOUNDATION . 7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDWASHING SINK AT HAND CUT FOODS KIOSK FOOD DISPENSING AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030-(C).CITATION ISSUED.
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN, HAM,EGG) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND COLD HOLD UNIT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. 5 LBS OF HAM AT 47.8 F. 7 EGGS AT 49.8F . 10 LBS OF ROASTED CHICKEN AT 75.8F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS, COST OF ALL FOODS . PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE REACH IN COOLER LOCATED IN FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO, NOTED NO THERMOMETER IN REACH IN COOLER OF FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS (LADDLES, TONGS, SPATULAS, WHISK, PITCHERS) OVER THE PRE-SCRAPE SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. NOTED FOOD DEBRIS ON HANGING DISHES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE EQUIPMENT WHERE IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH OR OTHER CONTAMINATION.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS USED FOR FOOD STORED IN DRY STORAGE WHERE DUST IS PRESENT. SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS MUST BE STORED IN BOX OR PLASTIC SLEEVE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED GASKET PARTIALLY MISSING AND LOOSE ON WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE BREWER IN HAN CUT FOODS KIOSK ON 4TH AND SECOND FLOOR . A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED, SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. -
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA OF KITCHEN WITH BURNT OUT LIGH BULB . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE.
APR 22018PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violationsDETAILS
APR 2
2018
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
2 violationsDETAILS
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
OBSERVED TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN SET UP IMPROPERLY FOR DISHWASHING WITH ONE COMPARTMENT OF SOAPY WATER AND THE OTHER WITH QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZER (TESTED AT 200 PPM QUAT). DISHES ARE CLEANED IN THE SOAPY WATER THEN IMMEDIATELY PLACED IN THE SANITIZER SOLUTION WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY RINSED. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL DISH WASHING IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MUST FOLLOW THE WASH, THEN RINSE, THEN SANITIZE ORDER. OPERATOR DRAINED SANITIZER COMPARTMENT TO USE AS A CLEAN WATER RINSE SINK INSTEAD, THEN REFILLED SINK TO DO THE FINAL SANITIZER CYCLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-030
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED DISH WASHING AREA DETACHED FROM MAIN KITCHEN, ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAFE SERVICE AREA, WITHOUT PROPER HANDSINK. ONLY A 1 COMPARTMENT EYE WASH STATION IS PROVIDED, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE DISH MACHINE DRAIN BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THIS DISH ROOM, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE, TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES ACCESS TO PROPER HANDWASHING BEFORE HANDLING CLEAN DISHES.
APR 132017PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
APR 13
2017
PASSED
5 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
FOUND GRAYISH BUILD-UP INSIDE BOTH ICE CHUTES AT THE ICE MACHINE IN THE STUDENT CAFETERIA.INTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ABOVE STATED EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND ACCUMUALTED GREASE ON THE FLOOR AT THE WEST CORNER OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN THE KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
FOUND DIRTY WALL CAULKING ABOVE THE SPRAYER AT THE DISH MACHINE AREA. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE/REPLACE CAULKING AT ABOVE STATED AREA.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
FOUND NON-WORKING THERMOMETERS AT 2DR REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA. ALSO FOUND NO THERMOMETER AT THE REACH-IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE STUDENT CAFETERIA.MUST ALWAYS PROVIDE WORKING THEMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGERATORS AND COLD HOLDING UNITS.
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
OBSERVED FOOD PREP STAFF WITH BEARDS AND MUSTACHES NOT WEARING FACIAL HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST ALWAYS PROVIDE FACIAL HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD PREP STAFF WITH BEARDS AND MUSTACHES.
JUN 162016PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
JUN 16
2016
PASSED
2 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED GREASE BUILD-UP ON PIPES ON THE SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS.INTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES ON WALLS BENEATH THE DISHMACHINE AREA AND REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
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