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Al's Beef

August 11, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: WE(MANAGER AND I)FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM/PREP WITHOUT SOAP,ALSO NO HOT WATER AT WASHBOWL INSIDE THE MEN'S WASHROOM (USED FOR STAFF AND COSTUMERS). HOT WATER WAS SHUT-OFF FROM THE WATER LINE VALVE UNDER THE SINK.UPON MY REQUEST CERTIFIED MANAGER TURNED ON HOT WATER VALVE AND HOT WATER PROVIDED AT SAID WASH BOWL, ALSO PROVIDED SOAP FOR THE MENTIONED EXPOSED HAND SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: CHEMICAL TEST KIT NOT PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 22
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NECK FAUCETS AND WATER HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ARE LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE ON FILTERS UNDER THE HOOD AT PREP/DISH ROOM AREA.NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE ALONG THE BASEBOARD BY THE STOVE AT FRONT PREP AREA,GRIMES UNDER SHELVES AND CORNER AT REAR AREA AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BLACK SPILLAGE ON WALLS AROUND MOUNTED PEELING POTATOES UNIT,ALSO UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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