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2022-03-16 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 17 ▾
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. IE:COOKED EGGS AT 38.5F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED SEVERAL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN DRY STORAGE WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS [SUGAR, SALT, SEASONINGS].
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED FRONT DOOR AND REAR EXIT DOOR WITH 1/4 INCH GAPS IN THEM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO TIGHTEN DOORS IN ORDER TO AVOID PEST HARBORAGE.
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING COUNTERS AND EQUIPMENT FOUND ON COUNTERS. WIPING CLOTHS IN USE FOR COUNTERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION BETWEEN USES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PLACE CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
EQUIPMENTS IN DISH ROOM FOUND STORED UNDER ROOF DRAIN PIPE. EQUIPMENT MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER ANY POTENTIAL SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ENCASE PIPE OR SOFFIT.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED SOILED CAN OPENER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN CAN OPENER.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON WALK IN COOLER AND ON PREP COOLERS IN SERVICE AREA. OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON CONDENSER UNIT IN WALK IN FREEZER. OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM WATER PUMP IN BACK OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR GASKETS, REMOVE ...
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED SEVERAL SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE WALK IN COOLER, AND IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM SOILED WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE OBSERVED SOIL BUILD UP ON INTERIOR OF COOLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA ...
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
OBSERVED FLOODING OF WASTE WATER FROM HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM. SINK IS UNABLE TO BE UTILIZED WITHOUT WASTE WATER CONTAMINATING FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK SO THAT WASTE WATER IS PROPERLY DISPOSED AS REQUIRED PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C...
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED: WASTE GREASE CONTAINER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ON TOP OF LID AND OIL SPILLAGE ONTO GROUND FLOOR THROUGHOUT DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN WASTE GREASE CONTAINERS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE...
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED BROKEN TILES IN KITCHEN UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE OBSERVED CEILING CAVED IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF DISH ROOM
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FLOOR IN PREP AREA CONTSTRUCTED OF UNAPPROVED BUILDING MATERIALS AND IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
VENTILATION HOODS ABOVE GRIDDLE AREA FOUND WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD MISSING OVER LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE HOT HOLDING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHEILD
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. SEVERAL ITEMS COULD NOT BE SEEN WITHOUT FLASH LIGHT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR WALK IN COOLER
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
MANAGER ON SITE DOES NOT HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ACQUIRE FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.
2020-11-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 2 ▾
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES AND EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
2020-11-13 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 18 ▾
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. IE:COOKED EGGS AT 38.5F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY VERIFIED BY ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
OBSERVED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN CHICKEN IN THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER STORED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE COOLER DIRECTLY NEXT TO READY TO EAT SLICED CHEESE THEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT COOLER AND THEN STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE READY TO EAT LASAGNA. REVIEWED ...
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED. NO DISHES BEING WASHED DURING THE INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST ...
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK AND PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON ICE FOR CONSUMPTION CONTACT SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SLIME SUBSTANCE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISS...
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
OBSERVED PREPARED, READY TO EAT TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED EGGS, COOKED CHICK, SLICED CHEESES, COOKED LASAGNA, COOKED PASTA, COOKED ROAST BEEF, BACON, ALFREDO SAUCE, CHICKEN SOUP, NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. FOODS EITHER WITH NO ...
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
RUSTY, FOOD ENCRUSTED METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER DOOR. MUST REPLACE.-----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A DOOR HANDLE FOR THE PREP OVEN.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. METAL RACK FOOD CART WITH EXCESSIVE ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
DIRTY, STAINED CEILING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----DAMAGED CEILING IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM FALLING FROM THE CEILING. MUST REPAIR.----WALL AT THE DISH MACHINE WITH BLACKENED, DAMAGED TILES. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO B...
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
UNUSED COOLERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.----EMPLOYEE BICYCLES MUST NOT BE STORED INSIDE THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
MISSING LIGHT SHEILD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS BEING STORED IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED STORAGE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #49-OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN. FROM 6-19-19 #2293861 NOT CORRECTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
2019-06-19 Pass Short Form Complaint 1 ▾
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
2019-05-29 Pass License 2 ▾
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED SOME PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS RUBBER DOOR SEALS NOT TIGHT FITTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REACH IN COOLERS DOOR SEALS MUST TIGHT FIT.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
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