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Amber's Food & Deli

June 2, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings11
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH HOT WATER LINE NOT CONNECTED UNDERNEATH, PREVENTING HOT RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED SINK. MUST PROVIDE. NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER AT WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM . MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATIION ISSUED.
code 11Priority
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: NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK OR WASHBOWLS. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 12Priority
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: REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH 1/4" OPENING AT BOTTOM. MUST RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE LIDS OF GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKS AND OPENINGS. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE FILTERS AT HOOD IN KITCHEN AREA.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST SEAL RAW WOOD FLOOR AT REAR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST SEAL FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE OR PROVIDE COVING IN PREP AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARORAGE IN PREP AREA. DRAIN COVER NEEDED AT FLOOR IN PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MISSING/WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES AT REAR OF PREMISES. REPAIR HOLE IN WALL AT REAR EXIT DOOR AND AROUND FAUCETS AND AREA ABOVE SLOP SINK IN SAME AREA. SEAL/COVER OPENINGS AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS WHERE NEEDED.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR BULBS AT HOOD OVER OVENS IN KITCHEN AREA.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: TOILET DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING AT REAR. MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE REFRIGERATION THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER AT REAR IN THE FORM OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, LADDERS, DEBRIR AND LITTER.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on March 1, 2016: 11 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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