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ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA AND INTERIOR PANELS, HAVE BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)

NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, POSTED OR AVAILABLE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, SEE BELOW, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS WITH PROOF OF ENROLLMENT OR ACTUAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE AVAILABLE, AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED, SERVED AND PREPARED, SERIOUS ISSUED: 7-38-012

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS, ALONG BASES OF WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT(REMOVE ALL DIRT, DEBRIS).

WALLS AND CEILINGS IN REAR PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING PAINT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BETTER MAINTAIN,

NO THREE SINK STOPPER FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

EXCESSIVE WATER FROM CONDENSOR NOTED ON BOTTOM INTERIOR OF PREP COOLER AT FRONT PREP LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE WATER AND MAINTAIN.

MOTORS AND ATTACHED HARDWARE OF PREP COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. USING CUP TO DISPENSE ICE , WHICH IS BEING STORED IN ICE. INSTD TO USE PROPER ICE SCOOP DISPENSER AND STORE PROPERLY

MICE DROPPINGS (OVER 30) SCATTERED ALONG WALLBASE IN BAR AREA, BEHIND CHEST FREEZER IN REAR AND AROUND FURNACE. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX, 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT AND LARGE GAP AT TOP OF DOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF DOOR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4/11/16 REPORT 1751745 NOT CORRECTED: 32 BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES WITH RUST. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST/PAINT SURFACES. 35 SEAL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO SEAL SAME. 38 NO EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND BAR. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. 40 METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

EXCESSIVE WATER FROM CONDENSOR NOTED ON BOTTOM INTERIOR OF PREP COOLER AT FRONT PREP LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE WATER AND MAINTAIN.

MOTORS AND ATTACHED HARDWARE OF PREP COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. USING CUP TO DISPENSE ICE , WHICH IS BEING STORED IN ICE. INSTD TO USE PROPER ICE SCOOP DISPENSER AND STORE PROPERLY

BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES WITH RUST. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST/PAINT SURFACES.

SEAL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO SEAL SAME

NO EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND BAR. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. PROPER STOPPERS MISSING FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.

METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.

MICE DROPPINGS NOTED (0VER 40) SCATTERED IN REAR BEHIND CHEST FREEZER AND IN STORAGE CLOSET. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.

BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES WITH RUST. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST/PAINT SURFACES.

SEAL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO SEAL SAME.

NO EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND BAR. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. PROPER STOPPERS MISSING FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.

METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.

PROVIDE A LID FOR ICE BIN BEHIND BAR.

: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(REMOVE ALL DIRT, DEBRIS).

INSTALL MECHNANICAL VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

PRE-COOKED CHICKEN - 46.1F, PRE-COOKED STEAK -48.1F, PRE-COOKED CHORRIZ0-46.1F. ALL COOKED FOODS MUST BE STORED AND OR HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCT WAS BEING COOLED AND STORED IN DEEP CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO USE SHALLOW CONTAINERS WHEN COOLING COOKED FOODS. PRODUCT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 15LB VALUED AT $50 DISCARDED.

IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 5 LARGE HOUSE FLIES(OBSERVED FLYING AROUND IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS. 20 SMALL FLIES NOTED IN REAR FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND AT BAR IN FRONT DINING AREA. ALSO OBSERVED 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ALONG THE FLOORS IN REAR FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA, AND IN UTILITY CLOSET IN REAR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, REPAIR FRONT OUTER DOOR AND REAR EXIT DOOR(BOTH FOUND WITH GAPS GREATER 1/4 INCHES AT THE BOTTOMS) SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

PROVIDE A LID FOR ICE BIN BEHIND BAR.

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(REMOVE ALL DIRT, DEBRIS, DEAD INSECTS, AND RODENT DROPPINGS).

MUST CLEAN, REPAIR(CHIPPED PAINT THROUGHOUT), AND PAINT OR INSTALL WALL COVERING TO WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

PROVIDE SHIELDS FOR LIGHTS ABOVE PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA.

INSTALL MECHNANICAL VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

ORGANIZE STORAGE CLOSETS MAKING SURE TO ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE REAR OUTSIDE AREA AT EXIT DOOR. MUST ELIMINATE PUDDLES OF WATER AND SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA.

ICE SCOOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED WORN, DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. DOOR TO REACH IN PREP COOLER ON PREP LINE IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECTED.

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, RUBBER GASKETS, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, DUST PANS AND ALL SUPPLY BINS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. FLOORS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT LINE AREA. FLOOR DAMAGE AT DOOR AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. WALL DAMAGE AT WEST WALL IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REAIR AND MAINTAIN.

LEAK AT P-TRAP ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. DRAIN STOPPERS NEEDED AT BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

MUST INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN ALL REACH IN COOLER UBITS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

ANY AND ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER MUST BE REMOVED AND OR ORGANIZED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

MUST CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM SHELF OF 2 DOOR COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AT REAR PREP AREA.

MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN DAIRY/DESSERT COOLER.

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABEL ALL FOOD NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES.

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.MUST PROVIDE ICE RECEPTACLES FOR ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS AT ALL TIMES.

CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.

Any food utensils that are stored in any standing water or sanitizer must be removed. Air dry all multi-use dispensing and cutting equipment after sanitizing.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. THE CEILING ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA HAS SOME FOOD SPLATTER, CLEAN THE REAR PREP AREA CEILING.

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE REAR KITCHEN IS NOT WORKING, REPAIR THE LIGHTING.

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Cove the front kitchen prep area baseboards so the floors are easy to maintain.

Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. Shield the exposed glass bulbs above the front prep area in the ceiling fixtures.

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Repair the ventilation in both washrooms so odors are drawn out.