Argo Tea

October 27, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings3

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES OBSERVED. REAR DISH EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH NO HOY OR COLD RUNNING WATER, NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AND NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. SINK BLOCKED BY STORAGE SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. MAKE SINK CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AND EMPLOYEES MUST USE THE FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK UNTIL THE ABOVE VIOLATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED FRONT PREP ONE DOOR COOLER WITH AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 51.4 WITH FOOD SUCH AS YOGURT AT 48F AND EDANAMEE SALAD (SOY BEAN) AT 54.1F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F. OR BELOW, CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. EDANAMEE SALAD AT 54.1F, YOGURT AT 51.4F, TURKEY AT 42.7F, ROASTED RED PEPPER AT 48.6F. ALSO OBSERVED SPINACH AND FETA CHEESE, LEAK AND PARMESAN CHEESE PASTRIES BAKED ON SITE BEING HELD IN A NON-REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE AT 103.3F AND 59.4F. WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY COOLED, NO TEMPERATURE LOGS OR VARIANCE APPROVAL FROM CDPH TO USE TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL. ALL FOODS DISCARDED MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED TOTAL POUNDS AT AND TOTAL AMOUNT. OF $. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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 MANAGER PRESENT DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE THE ABOVE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING HELD AND PREPARED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. A CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER BEING TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES ICE BIN FOUND DIRTY.INTERIOR OF THE REAR TALL REACH-IN FREEZER FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD SPILLAGE AND ICE BUILD UP .INTERIOR OF THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. INTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN DAIRY COOLER DIRTY WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE ON ALL SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP WITH COFFEE SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS, MISSING FLOOR TILES. MUST REPLACE TILES TO MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR WITH RT AND DEBRIS ESPECIALLY ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS AND UNDER ALL STORAGE AND SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL BASEBOARDS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT THE MOP SINK AREA PEELING AND IN POOR REPAIR. LARGE HOLE IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND OPEN GAPS/CREVICES ALONG WALLS. MUST SEAL/REPAIR.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THREE STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MISSING VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST REPLACE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: UNUSED DISH WASHING MACHINE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST INFESTATION.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 1, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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