POAG MAHONE'S.
175 W JACKSON BLVD · LOOP, CHICAGO
10 of 15 inspections passed, 5 passed with conditions. 8 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 132017PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
THE CUTTING BOARDS HAVE DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MUST MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
THE SIDES, INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS ARE ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD. ALSO, THE CAN OPENER IS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND THE FLOORS UNDER/AROUND THE COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE CORNERS HAVE FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS. MAINTAIN SAME.
THERE IS DIRT/DUST AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MOPS ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER DRYING.
THE WASH CLOTHS USED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA TO WIPE CUTTING BOARDS/PREP TABLES ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (WHICH MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE.
MAY 162017PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
FOUND THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT CORNER OF THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 45.5F. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL CLEARED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT HOLDS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE AND KEEPS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (FISH STICKS (52.1-54.2F), TARTAR SAUCE (51.1F), COLE SLAW (53.2F), GUACAMOLE (49.5F), THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING (50.0F) AND COOKED VEGETABLES (48.7F) STORED IN THE ABOVE COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. MANAGER DISCARDED OF THE PRODUCT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 30LBS. VALUED AT $100.00. INSTRUCTED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
THE CUTTING BOARDS HAVE DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MUST MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
THE SIDES, INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS ARE ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD. ALSO, THE CAN OPENER IS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND THE FLOORS UNDER/AROUND THE COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE CORNERS HAVE FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS. MAINTAIN SAME.
THERE IS DIRT/DUST AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MOPS ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER DRYING.
THE WASH CLOTHS USED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA TO WIPE CUTTING BOARDS/PREP TABLES ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (WHICH MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE.
JUL 142016PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
WALK IN COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER AIR TEMPERATURE OF 45.7F.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40.F OR BELOW. MUST NOT USE COOLER FOR FOOD STORAGE.MUST USE ADDITIONAL WALK IN BEER COOLER THAT MAINTAINING 34.0F,OR ANY ADDITIONAL COOLERS ON PREMISES THATS 40.0F OR BELOW,CDI. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A. COOLER WILL BE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.MUST CONTACT CDPH FOR TAG REMOVAL.
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROX 40-BAGS,(300LBS) OF RAW GROUND BEEF DATED ( 7/6,AND 7/12) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 46.8F,46.7F,15LBS RAW TURKEY MIX-48.F($30.00),RAW CHICKEN PARTS-46.8F,3-WHOLE CHICKENS-(15 LBS)-48.0F-($50.00),40LBS SOUP-48.0F,42LBS-COOKED CORN BEEF BRISKET-48.7F-($ 300.00),3 LB TURKEY BREAST-45.7F-DATED 7-13-16,12 LB BEEF BRISKET 47.0F-($20.00),20LBS RAW SHELL EGGS -46.7F-($30.00,30LBS OF HAMBURGER PATTIES- AT 51..OF-($50.00),20LBS EACH OF VEGGIE BROTH,PORK BROTH,CHILI AT TEMPERATURE OF 46,0F,48.0F 25LBS OF ,MILK,AND CREAM AT 47.F$20.00. APPROX 675LBS OF FOOD AT COST APPROX $1,700.00 WAS REMOVED ,DISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
JAN 112016PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
INTERIOR UPPER PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
STORAGE BOXES,AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.MUST ELEVATE AT LEAST 6- INCHES.
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MAR 172015PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MUST REGROUT FLOOR UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK NEAR THE DISH MACHINE SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
MUST REPAIR WALL AND WALL COVING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AT THE DRY STORAGE AREA. ALSO REPAIR LARGE HOLE AT WALL IN THE ENTRANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF STAIRS TO THE BASEMENT.
MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN LIGTH SHIELD COVER AT THE BASEMENT WALK-IN BEER COOLER.
NOV 202014PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOORS THROUGH OUT BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND FOOD SPILL. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
CEILING TIKES IN NEED OF REPLACING AT BASEMENT AREA. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LEAK AT SODA BOX STATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER MUST BE REMOVED AND OR ORGANIZED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
ALL ICE SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES.
JAN 32014PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP.
FLOORS THROUGH OUT 1ST AND BASEMENT AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
HOOD VENTILATION UNITS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ANY UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED AND OR ORGANIZED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL PERSONEL MUST WEAR ATTIRE WITH SLEEVES. NO BEAR ARM PITS WHEN HANDLING FOOD ITEMS
ICE UTENSIL MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
JAN 172013PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR CORNERS AND AREA SURROUNDING THE LIQUOR STORAGE GATED AREA AROUND THE BEER WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE STICKYNESS FROM THE FLOOR AND OTHER DEBRIS.
MUST SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL UNDER THE STAIRWAY HANDLE AT STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AREA TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA SO AS TO HAVE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
AUG 272012PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
FOUND 26LBS OF CHICKEN WINGS VALUED AT $57.00 ON A RACK AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. TEMPS. RANGED FROM 79.8F-80.0F. ITEMS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED. MUST PROPERLY COOL FOODS DOWN AS DESCRIBED IN THE HACCP DISCUSSED IN REPORT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES ON PREP REACH IN COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
MUST FIX HOLE IN WALL UNDER THE KNIFE RACK IN THE PREP AREA.
MUST REMOVE UNCLEAN AND UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA (IN THE CAGE.)
AUG 142012PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
FOUND PREP REACH IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 48.3F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT FIXED, MUST MAINTAIN AN AIR TEMP. OF 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES. UNIT WAS TAGGED WHEN FIXED MUST FAX A LETTER REQUESTING A REINSPECTION OF THE UNIT TO 312-746-4240. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED IN THE ABOVE COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPS. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 46.7F-55.5F AND INCLUDED CHEESE, HALF AND HALF, ARTICHOKE DIP, COLE SLAW AND CUT TOMATOES. ALL ITEMS WERE DISCARDED A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 20LBS VALUED AT $77.30 INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER AT ALL TIMES.
MUST REPLACE RIPPED RUBBER GASKET ON PREP REACH IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT.
MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES ON PREP REACH IN COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN PREP AREA AND NOZZLE ON GUN HOLDERS IN BAR.
MUST FIX HOLE IN WALL UNDER THE KNIFE RACK IN THE PREP AREA.
MUST PROVIDE A SHIELD TO THE LIGHT ABOVE THE 3 COMP. SINK IN PREP AREA.
MUST REMOVE UNCLEAN AND UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA (IN THE CAGE.)
NOV 92011PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PREP AREA CUTTING BOARDS WITH STAINED PITS ON SURFACE ALSO OBSERVED CARVING STATION COOLER DOOR GASKET RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED DIRT/FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE DISCHMACHINE FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL UNCLEAN FLOOR DRAINS AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT DRY STORAGE ROOM.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT SEAL BETWEEN WALL AND SAME SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALL AND REMOVE AND RESEAL GAP BETWEEN WALL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
FEB 172011PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE ALL WORN OUT CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE, LIME BUILD UP INSIDE BAR GUN HOLDERS AND FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA AND SMALL HOLES IN WALLS IN PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE ALL UNCLEAN CEILING TILES AND SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS.
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 and Regulations of the Board of Health. BAR HANDWASH BOWL PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK ALSO MUST SEAL GAP BETWEEN PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL AND WALL.
FEB 12010PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. Observed foodhandler not washing hands with soap and water before wearing plastic gloves. Next, proceeded to cut/chop melons. Furthermore, soft drink stored at preparation table. Instructed foodhandler to wash hands before wearing gloves. Furthermore, soda on top of preparation table discarded.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Found gloves/unnecessary clutter stored above dishmachine.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Found floors not clean at main kitchen and lower level dry storage areas.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. Found excessive washcloths not stored properly on preparation stations.
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