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Amk Kitchen Bar

February 16, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO HAND SINK IN A NEWLY ADDED PREPARATION AREA WITHOUT NOTIFYING CDPH: IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA OBSERVED TWO PREP TABLES WITH A CAN OPENER AND CUTTING BOARD ATTACHED, A POTATO SLICER AND A MEAT SLICER. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE BASEMENT. ALL PREP EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AFTER AN EXPOSED HAND SINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. THE SEWER LINE IN THE BASEMENT THAT RUNS DIRECTLY ABOVE WHERE THE FUTURE PREP AREA WILL BE AFTER THE HAND SINK IS INSTALLED, MUST BE ENCLOSED OR COVERED TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM DRIPPING ONTO PREP AREA. ONCE THE HAND SINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND THE SEWER LINE HAS BEEN SEALED AND PROTECTED, INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CDPH FOR A RE-INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED, FACILITY IS A LATE OPENER AND WAS NOT USING EQUIPMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. 7-38-030
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED PINK AND BROWN MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MACHINE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE TO REMOVE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
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 FOOD MANAGAGER OR VALID CERTIFICATE ONSITE WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS I.E. SHELLFISH, BEEF, FISH, SOUPS, ETC. MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ONSITE WITH THE CERTIFICATE CONSPICUOSLY POSTED AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE OLD FOOD DEBRIS, ASH, AND DUST DEBRIS BUILDUP.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE SODA GUND BEHIND THE BAR UNDER THE BEER TAPS TO REMOVE PINK BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING BASEBOARD ALONG THE WALLS IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. FACILITY HAD FLOODING A WHILE BACK AND A 8 INCH SECTION BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE FLOOR WAS REMOVED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. MUST PROVIDE A TRIM OR BASEBOARD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL NEAR THE FLOOR TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 29, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.