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Avenue Tap & Kitchen

June 20, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND TWO FRONT PREP COOLERS WITH AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52.9F AND 54.5F INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE OF 40.0F OR BELOW. UNITS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURE INSIDE PREP COOLERS. FOUND COOKED CHICKEN AT 55,2F, COOKED PORK 49.4F, RAW BEEF AT 52.2F, HAMBURGERS AT 53.4F, TURKEY HAM 49.6F. HUMMUS 54.3F, FRESH CHEESE 49.3F, CREAM CHEESE 48.2F, VARIOUS KIND OF DRESSINGS AT TEMPERATURE 52.4F TO 54.3 SLICED TOMATOES AT 54.2F, SHREDDED LETTUCE IN WATER AT 55.3, VARIOUS KIND OF CHEESES ATTEMPERATURE OF 51.4F TO 54.5 MANAGER IMMEDIATELY VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL FOOD PRODUCTS 24.5 LBS OF FOOD WORTH $71.44 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE COOKED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RUSTY STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AREA.
code 34
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BINS AT FRONT BAR. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 15, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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