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Athenian Room Restaurant

August 15, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL AND HOSES OF THE ICE MACHINE. LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ICE. DISCONTINUE USE OF MACHINE UNTIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED. ALSO, OBSERVED SEVERAL FLY STRIPS HANGING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA OVER PREP TABLES. FLY STRIPS ARE PROHIBITED IN PREP AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSIL BEING STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND A PIPE. INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE UTENSILS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP TABLE IN REAR, BLACK GROOVES PRESENT. CLEAN DEBRIS AND GREASE FROM GREASE TRAP UNDER 3-COMP SINK. REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON SMALL WARMER NEXT TO GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER FROM FLOOR UNDER THE PREP TABLE WHERE CARBONATED SODA RACK IS STORED, AND FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. ALSO, DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER WHERE CASH REGISTER IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTERS. REPAIR HOLE IN LOWER WALL OF STAFF TOILET ROOM IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK IN REAR, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE SOILED RAGS PROPERLY IN SANITIZER WATER WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 39
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETER IN 1-DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM THE SIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE REAR. ELEVATE ITEMS OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41

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Compared with Pass on December 9, 2016: 9 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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