Al's Beef

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; BEEF AND POTATOES ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER. REPAIR BROKEN WALK IN COOLER DOOR, DOOR OFF HINGES, AND REMOVE RUST ON STORAGE RACKS IN SAID COOLER, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. DISCONTINUE USING ALUMINUM FOIL ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REMOVE PLASTIC WRAPPED AROUND FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF MICROWAVE AND CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, WALK IN COOLER, IN OUTSIDE STORAGE SHED, AND TOILET ROOM.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST FROM CEILING VENT IN TOILET ROOM. ALSO, CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM HOOD FILTERS. REPAIR DETACHED WALL TRIM ON WALL BEHIND TOILET ROOM DOOR.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: HAIR RESTRAINTS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES IN PREP AREA, OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 16, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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