JUN 17
2014
PASSED
6 violationsDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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YASSA AFRICAN CARRIBEAN RESTURANT.
YOUR CALL. 51/100
716 E 79TH ST · CHATHAM, CHICAGO
Last inspected June 17, 2014 · passed
3 of 6 inspections passed, 2 failed, 1 passed with conditions. 5 critical violations across the record.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
6
3 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
41
includes 5 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Apr 2010
INSPECTION HISTORY
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINER UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
REMOVE RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN INTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELD COVERS IN THE PREP AREA OF DUST AND CLEAN EXTERIOR OF KNIFE RACK IN PREP AREA
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS AND SOME FLOOR TILES ARE IN POOR REPAIR,MUST REPLACE
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN THE PREP AREA AND REMOVE CHIP PAINT ON WALL NEAR 3 COMPRTMENT SINK
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN PREP AREA,MUST PROVIDE
JUN 192013PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
JUN 19
2013
PASSED
4 violationsDETAILS
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER NEAR REACH-IN COOLER. REMOVE PEELING PAINT OFF CEILING IN REAR STORAGE. WALLS NEED CLEANING AND PAINTING IN PREP AREA. SEAL HOLES IN WALLS BEHIND PREP SINK.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS (DEAD INSECTS).
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK.
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
JUN 112013FAILED10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 11
2013
FAILED
10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD PROPERLY THAWED
OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING OF RAW GOAT MEAT IN STANDING WATER ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY THAW GOAT MEAT UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
OBSERVED 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ON TABLE AROUND RICE COOKER AND BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABLE, 15-20 MICE DROPPINGS ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ON ELECTRICAL OUTLETS IN REAR STORAGE AND DINING AREAS, 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE ARA, 40-50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND ON COMPUTER TABLE. ROACH ACTIVITY NOTED IN PREP AREA ALONG WALLS, BEHIND REACH-IN FREEZER AND COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. REPAIR SCREEN DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
TOILET ROOMS ENCLOSED CLEAN, PROVIDED WITH HAND CLEANSER, SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AND PROPER WASTE RECEPTACLES
OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN WEST WASHROOM, NO SOAP IN WOMEN WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, CUTTING BOARDS, SINKS, CABINETS, COUNTER, COOLERS, FREEZERS.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(DEAD ROACHES). ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER NEAR REACH-IN COOLER. REMOVE PEELING PAINT OFF CEILING IN REAR STORAGE. WALLS NEED CLEANING AND PAINTING IN PREP AREA.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS (DEAD INSECTS).
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
OCT 112012PASS W/ CONDITIONS9 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OCT 11
2012
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
9 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 9-28-12 NOT CORRECTED:-18-30-40 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON FLOORS AND SHELVES IN CABINETS UNDERNEATH WASHBOWLS IN WASHROOMS, SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREAS, IN DINING AREAS, BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA.DROPPINGS REMOVED DURING INSPECTION,ROACH ACTIVITY MINIMIZED. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS(REMOVE ALL GREASE & FOOD BUILD-UP),LAST PEST CONTROL SERVICE DATED10/5/12, REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL, REPAIR RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT EXIT DOOR(1/4 INCH GAP NOTED ALONG THE SIDE), REPAIR ALL BROKEN AND LOOSE FLOOR TILES AND BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT. CITATION ISSUED- CRITICAL 7-42-090 FOR NON COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING VIOLATION.
18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
ALL FOODS STORED IN FREEZERS AND BULK FOODS STORED IN CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
ALL PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINERS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST BE REPLACED. MUST USE FOOD GRADE APPROVED STORAGE BAGS INSTEAD OF BLACK PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS WHEN STORING FOODS IN FREEZERS.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES, ALL SINKS, ALL CABINETS IN WASHROOMS, ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT(DEEP FRYERS, COMMERCIAL OVEN, hOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, BBQ GRILLS STORED IN REAR, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS THAT HAVE DEEP INDENTATIONS AND CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY CLEANED.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS. SEAL ALL LOOSE FLOOR TILES AND REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Inspector Comments: REMOVE ALL CHIPPING PAINT FROM CEILING IN FOOD PREP AREA AND REPAIR IT. MUST ALSO REPAIR SECTION OF CEILING THAT WAS LEAKING AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION IN WEST DINING AREA. ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS MUST BE CLEANED AND/OR PAINTED. CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
REPLACE MISSING SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN CANOPY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
ELIMINATE CLUTTER FROM STORAGE AREAS ON SIDE THAT USED TO BE THE CLOTHING STORE(714 E. 79TH).
SEP 282012FAILED9 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
SEP 28
2012
FAILED
9 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME
OBSERVED DISHES BEING WASHED AND RINSED, BUT NOT SANITIZED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
30-40 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON FLOORS AND SHELVES IN CABINETS UNDERNEATH WASHBOWLS IN WASHROOMS, SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREAS, IN DINING AREAS, BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED 10 LARGE ROACHES CRAWLING ON FLOOR BEHIND DEEP FREEZER IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS(REMOVE ALL GREASE & FOOD BUILD-UP), REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL, REPAIR RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT EXIT DOOR(1/4 INCH GAP NOTED ALONG THE SIDE), REPAIR ALL BROKEN AND LOOSE FLOOR TILES AND BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
ALL FOODS STORED IN FREEZERS AND BULK FOODS STORED IN CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
ALL PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINERS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST BE REPLACED. MUST USE FOOD GRADE APPROVED STORAGE BAGS INSTEAD OF BLACK PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS WHEN STORING FOODS IN FREEZERS.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES, ALL SINKS, ALL CABINETS IN WASHROOMS, ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT(DEEP FRYERS, COMMERCIAL OVEN, HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, BBQ GRILLS STORED IN REAR, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS THAT HAVE DEEP INDENTATIONS AND CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY CLEANED.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS. SEAL ALL LOOSE FLOOR TILES AND REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
REMOVE ALL CHIPPING PAINT FROM CEILING IN FOOD PREP AREA AND REPAIR IT. MUST ALSO REPAIR SECTION OF CEILING THAT WAS LEAKING AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION IN WEST DINING AREA. ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS MUST BE CLEANED AND/OR PAINTED. CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
REPLACE MISSING SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN CANOPY ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
ELIMINATE CLUTTER FROM STORAGE AREAS ON SIDE THAT USED TO BE THE CLOTHING STORE(714 E. 79TH).
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APR 142010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
APR 14
2010
PASSED
3 violationsDETAILS
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE REAR TOILET ROOM AND DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOMS.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR DAMAGED CEILING IN DINNING ROOM.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST REMOVE EXCESS CLUTTER IN THE REAR.
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