MATSUYA JAPANESE RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

3242 N CLARK ST · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2012.

1 inspection on record since 2012 · Last inspected May 2012.

Last inspected May 2012. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
1
VIOLATIONS
6
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAY 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 3
2012
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE PREP COOLER BELOW THE SUSHI BAR WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48.5F. UNIT WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. COOLER WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST DISCARD ALL FOOD AND KEEP EMPTY UNTIL IT IS REINSPECTED. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

Critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SEVERAL TYPES OF SUSHI AT 46.5-47.6F, COOKED EEL AT 47.6F, AND RAW SHELL EGGS AT 49.1F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10# OF FOOD WORTH $183. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

REPLACE THE DAMAGED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. DEFROST AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE 2 DOOR STAND UP FREEZER NEAR THE KITCHEN EXIT DOOR.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

REMOVE SPIDERWEBS FROM THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE AND VALVE WATER LEAKS BELOW THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED ICE CREAM SCOOP STORED IN STANDING WATER ON THE COUNTER NEXT TO THE ICE CREAM FREEZER. MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL FOR ICE CREAM SCOOPS WITH RUNNING WATER.

Minor Food Temperature
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES.

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