Ace's Soul Food Cafe, Inc.

November 13, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings11
critical findings1

Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: NOTED EVIDENCE OF RODENT AND INSECT INFESTATION ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED ONE LIVE MOUSE ON INTERIOR OF EMPTY WALK IN COOLER IN REAR OF PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED OVER 300 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES, IN REAR BANQUET ROOM ALONG WALLS,BEHIND VIDEO GAME MACHINE,UNDER BAR,IN DINING AREAS UNDER SEAT CUSHIONS,IN FURNACE ROOMS ON FLOORS AND ON TOP OF SHELVES,UNDER STEAM TABLES,UNDER THE DISH MACHINE,ON THE WAFFLE MAKER,ON TOP OF STORAGE CART HOLDING MULTI USE PANS,ALONG SERVICE LINES,BEHIND ALL COOK LINES,ON LOWER SECTIONS OF REAR PREP TABLES,ON INTERIOR OF TWO WALK IN COOLERS,IN REAR HALLWAYS AND IN ALL STORAGE CLOSETS. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES RESTING ON WALLS AND FLYING IN PREP AREAS,UNDER DISH MACHINE,ON STORAGE RACKS,ON EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT REAR BANQUET ROOM. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO NOTED, 1/4 INCH GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOMS OF BOTH REAR EXIT DOORS AND THE OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST SEAL ALL DOORS AND MAKE COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-02O
code 13Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTED HOT WATER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET TURNED OFF DUE TO WATER RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. ALSO HOT WATER HANDLE AT FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR SINK AND FAUCET HANDLE AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER TO FAUCET AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
code 24
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL COOKED FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN STORED IN COOLERS TO AID IN MAKING SURE COOKED FOODS REACH 40 DEGREES WITHIN 6 HOURS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES INVERTED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALL STORAGE SHELVES THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST BE RE-PAINTED OR REPLACED.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN OR REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,SHELVES AND ALL DIRTY SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT. MUST REPAIR ALL ROTTED FLOORS AND EXPOSED PLYWOOD IN REAR STORAGE AREAS AND AROUND DISH MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN TOILET ROOMS AND ALL SURAFCES THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST PAINT ALL WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA(S) THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN WALLS IN ALL AREAS. MUST REPAIR DAMAGED CEILINGS AND CLOSE ALL OPENINGS IN PREP AREAS . MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES AROUND PIPE FITTINGS AND ALONG WALL AND FLOOR BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR ALL LEAKY FAUCETS AT BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. PIPE CONNECTED TO SUMP PUMP DISONNECTED, MUST RE-CONNECT PIPE. MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDER FRONT HAND SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN ALL AREAS THROUGHOUT. (BASEMENT,PREP,STORAGE AREAS AND THROUGHOUT)
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 27, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 9 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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