676 Restaurant/Main Kitchen

September 23, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER FROM AN UNAPPROVED SOURCE. FOODS THAT WERE NOT LISTED ON THE IDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN FOR REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING WERE FOUND VACUUM PACKAGED INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLERS AND DRY STORAGE ROOM. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLERS: CHERRY PRESERVES, COOKED ROOT VEGATABLES, PARNSIP AND VARIOUS OTHER PUREES, APRICOT AND PLUM SAUCES, POBLANA CREAM, HUMMUS, BUTTERS AND VINEGAR BASED SAUCES, POACHED PEARS AND COOKED WHITE BEANS. OBSERVED SPICES VACUUM PACKAGED IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO ONLY VACUUM PACKAGE FOODS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE HACCP PLAN UNTIL THE OTHER FOODS ARE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 125# OF FOOD WORTH $1250. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005B.
code 1Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AT THE BUFFET LINE. OBSERVED COOKED SAUSAGES AT 105-125.1F, SALSAS AT 68.1-69.0F, CREAM CHEESES AT 65.1F, AND YOGURT AT 48.3-57.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10# OF FOOD WORTH $62. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY. OBSERVED ITEMS ON THE BUFFET LINE (BREADS AND PASTRIES, JAMS AND JELLIES, FRUIT, MEATS AND CHEESES, ETC.) NOT PROTECTED BY SNEEZEGUARDS OR OTHER METHODS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. MANAGEMENT SET UP A SNEEZEGUARD AND BUFFET COVERS TO PROTECT THE FOODS. BREADS AND PASTRIES TO BE WRAPPED AND COVERED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND BAR AND DINING ROOM. APPROXIMATELY 80 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (COOKED POTATOES AT 151.1F) WAS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT WITH THEIR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE OVENS AT THE COOK'S LINE.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR THE WATER LEAK FROM THE TOILET HANDLE IN THE 4TH FLOOR MEN'S EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NEXT TO THE PREP AREA.
code 38
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 7, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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