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America's Dog

May 28, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 45.7F. COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS AND CHICKEN. THE COOLER WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED HAMBURGERS AT 46.9F, HOT DOGS AT 44.2F, CHICKEN AT 46.9F, ITALIAN BEEF AT 43.8F, TURKEY BACON AT 44.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 212# OF FOOD WORTH APPROXIMATELY $500. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION REPORT #1138368 ON 6/28/12 NOT CORRECTED: 33/01 - INTERIOR OF ICE MAKER SURFACES NOT CLEAN, GRAY FILM BUILD-UP NOTED, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 38/01 - CONDENSATION WATER DRIPPING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT DRIP PAN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DISPOSAL OF CONDENSATION WATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE ICE BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REPLACE INTERIOR SURFACE THAT IS CRACKED.
code 32
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: A LIGHT SHIELD IS MISSING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 28, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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