SHIRLEY SOUL FOOD AND CATERING.
641 E 75TH ST · CHATHAM, CHICAGO
Failed 6 of 9 inspections. 9 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
NOV 42015PASS W/ CONDITIONS9 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HOT FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPURATURES IN THE FRONT HOT HOLDING UNIT. CHOP STEAK, 125.2F, 5 LBS VALUED AT $20, BAKED CAJUN CHICKEN, 125.2F, 5LBS, VALUED AT $20. GREEN BEANS WITH MEAT, 129.6F, 2.5 LBS, VALUED AT $5, MACARONI & CHEESE, 127F, 5LBS VALUED AT $35. EMPLOYEE VOLUTARILLY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 140F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND DEEP FREEZER IN REAR PREP. DICONTIUNE USE OF GROCERY BAGS, AND DUCT TAPE ON PIPE UNDER 3 COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR OF FRYER, STOVE, INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER, UNDER 3 COMP SINK, AND ALL KITCHEN SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS IN REAR PREP, AND FRONT CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. ALSO, FLOOR IN REAR PREP IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE FIX, SO IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT IN THE KITCHEN, AND BROKEN WALL BASE IN KITCHEN. ALSO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM WINDOW SILL IN CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LEAK FROM PIPE UNDER 3 COMP SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE OFFICE AND REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND CLEAN. REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE, AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
MAR 62015FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
PREVIOUS CRITICAL VIOLATION STILL NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS IN DEEP FRYER,ON LEDGE OF ELECTRICAL BOX,ON EXTERIOR OF HOT HOLDING CABINET,ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT,IN FURNANCE ROOM,VANITY OF HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM,AT SERVICE COUNTER ON FLOOR IN BETWEEN COOLER AND REGISTER,UNDER BOOTH SEATS IN DINING AREA.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/6/15.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR COOLER AND WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM OVEN,FRYERS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,SHELVING UNITS,BOOTH SEATS AND TABLES.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALK IN COOLER FLOOR.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND APPLY A SEALANT IN PREP AREA.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA,FILTERS AND HOOD .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA ,LEAKY CEILING IN PREP AREA ABOVE HOOD OF EQUIPMENT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS. MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN PREP AREA.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 182015FAILED11 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1385952 2/9/15 #18 NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF NUMEROUS RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS DEEP FRYERS,ON AND INSIDE OF POTS AND LIDS,CLEAN DISH STORAGE,ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT,WALL VENTS,VANITY IN TOILET ROOM,SERVICE COUNTER IN BETWEEN COOLER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT AND ON LEDGE OF REAR HOT HOLDING CABINET.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS ,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/18/15.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)
VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED.SEE VIOLATION #14.
Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR COOLER AND WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM OVEN,FRYERS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,SHELVING UNITS.MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZER
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALK IN COOLER FLOOR.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN PREP AREA.
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA,FILTERS AND HOOD .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN MOP SINK CLOSET.
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE ARTICLES FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS AND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.
Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 92015FAILED12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF COOKED FOODS STORED INSIDE OF 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER SUCH AS CHITTERLINGS 49.6F,MACARONI & CHEESE 54.6F,CHICKEN 50.7F,POT ROAST 51.8F,STEW 45.1F,STRING BEANS 47.4F,TURKEY WINGS 45.6F,CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS 45.6F,SWEET POTATOES 46.7F,LIMA BEANS 54.0F.NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.PRODUCT WAS DUMPED AND DENATURED BY MANAGER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING AT 40.0F OR BELOW.APPX 125LBS.$500.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)
OBSERVED ALL INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE WITH A UNKNOWN BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE WITH ICE STORED INSIDE FOR CONSUMPTION.MUST DISCARD ICE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT.(SERIOUS 7-38-005A)
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF NUMEROUS RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS ALONG WALL BASES OF ALL EQUIPMENT,ON LIDS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,IN FRYER,VANITY IN EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM,HOT WATER TANK AREA,WALL VENT,SERVICE COUNTER.ALSO NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE TO VIEW.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/9/15.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS.MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR COOLER AND WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM OVEN,FRYERS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,SHELVING UNITS.MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZER.
MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALK IN COOLER FLOOR.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA.
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA,FILTERS AND HOOD .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.
MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN MOP SINK CLOSET.
MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
MUST REMOVE ARTICLES FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS AND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.
IDPH FOOD REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
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MAR 282014PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
PAINT RUSTY INTERIORS OF WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER, AND RAW WOOD SHELVES ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,OR PAINT,ETC:INTERIOR /EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE,3-COMP SINK,DINING ROOM TABLES, WALK IN COOLERS,PREP TABLES,SINK, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
DEBRIS, DIRT AND/OR PAINT ON FLOORS IN MOP ROOM, DINING ROOM, BEHIND FRONT SERVICE LINE AREA, IN ALL WASHROOMS, AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN
OPENINGS,GAPS ALONG WALL/CEILING AREAS.MUST SEAL/REPAIR TO PREVENT HIDING AREAS FOR INSECTS.
LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED INSIDE WALK IN COOLERS,AND HOT HOLDING UNITS.MUST INSTALL
MOP SINK NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
MAR 212014FAILED7 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED HOT FOOD AREA NOT PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC. MUST INTALL BARRIER AT COOLERS AND FRONT ENTRANCE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
PAINT RUSTY INTERIORS OF WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER, AND RAW WOOD SHELVES ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,OR PAINT,ETC:INTERIOR /EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE,3-COMP SINK,DINING ROOM TABLES, WALK IN COOLERS,PREP TABLES,SINK, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
DEBRIS, DIRT AND/OR PAINT ON FLOORS IN MOP ROOM, DINING ROOM, BEHIND FRONT SERVICE LINE AREA, IN ALL WASHROOMS, AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
OPENINGS,GAPS ALONG WALL/CEILING AREAS.MUST SEAL/REPAIR TO PREVENT HIDING AREAS FOR INSECTS.
LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED INSIDE WALK IN COOLERS,AND HOT HOLDING UNITS.MUST INSTALL
MOP SINK NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
MAR 142014FAILED12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
WALK IN COOLER IN REAR NOT OPERABLE,CONNECTED AT THIS TIME.MUST HAVE COOLER CONNECTED,MAINTAINING 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
NO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASING AREA.MUST INSTALL TO CITY PLUMBING WITH HOT/COLD WATER AND HAND DRYING DEVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
OBSERVED HOT FOOD ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC.MUST INTALL BARRIER AT COOLERS AND FRONT ENTRANCE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR MANAGER AT THIS TIME.MUST PROVIDE SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
NO WATER AT HAND SINK.INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES.2ND WASHROOM NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR INSPECTION ATTHIS TIME.MUST PROVIDE AT NEXT INSPECTION.
THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,OR PAINT,ETC:INTERIOR /EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE,3-COMP SINK,DINING ROOM TABLES, WALK IN COOLERS,PREP TABLES,SINK.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN MOP ROOM AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
OPENINGS,GAPS ALONG WALL/CEILING AREAS.MUST SEAL/REPAIR TO PREVENT HIDING AREAS FOR INSECTS.
LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED INSIDE WALK IN COOLERS,AND HOT HOLDING UNITS.MUST INSTALL.
NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR MUST INSTALL.
LOW WATER PRESSURE AT 1ST FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK.MUST REPAIR.
MOP SINK NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
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