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Ba Le Sandwich And Bakery

April 25, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: FOUND VARIOUS KIND OF FOOD INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED,STORED ON TOP THE TABLE IN SERVING AREA, FOR SELF SERVE.CHICKEN AND RICE AT TEMP OF 46.7F TO 47.8F; RICE AND BEANS AT TEMP OF 78.8F; RICE AND CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 79.5F; GRILLED PORK AND NODDLE AT TEMP OF 80.6F; WIDE NODDLE FILLED WITH PORK AT TEMP OF 79.9F PORK WRAPPED AT TEMP OF 119.3. FOUND COOKED PULLED PORK STORED INSIDE THE THREE DOOR COOLER AT TEMP OF 49.7F; COOKED SHRIMP WERE STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 48.5F.BOTH COOLER UNIT MAINTAINED AIR TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED TEMPERATURE ABUSED FOODS. POUNDS 88.5,VALUE #586. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-15-2013, REPORT #1235789 #32-SANDWICH REACH IN PREP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER GASKETS #34-OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS, FOOD BUILD UP/LITTER ON FLOOR UNDER ONIONS, BY REAR DOOR, AND LOW FLOOR GROUT UNDER AND AROUND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS, KEEP FLOOR CLEAN THROUGHOUT AND REPAIR/RE GROUT FLOOR TILES. SAME VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MISSING DOOR HANDLE AT PANEL OF MIDLLE DOOR OF COOLER #1 INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER IN PROCESSING ROOM,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE THE OVEN BY THE SIDE DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: NO LIGHT SHIELD PROVIDED INSIDE THE #1, #2 AND THREE DOOR COOLERS AT BAKERY ROOM #2,ALSO ONE LIGHT BULB IS BURNED INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. NO LIGHT SHIELD PROVIDE INSIDE THE THREE GLASS DOOR COOLERS AT PROCESSING ROOM,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAKING FAUCET AT TWO AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,ISTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 15, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 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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