Babas Steak & Lemonade, Inc.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings10
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH DISCONNECTED PVC P-TRAP. WHEN WATER TURNED ON TO WASH HANDS, WATER IS PROFUSELY DRAINING ONTO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED FOODHANDLERS TO USE REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS PER CITY CODE. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
  code 11Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND 10LBS OF READY TO EAT ITALIAN BEEF ON REAR PREP TABLE AND INSIDE REFRIGERATOR AT 45.8-47.1F. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD FOODS AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD ITEMS AT THIS TIME. APPROXIMATE VALUE $100.00. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA AND RECEPTACLE NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP ON TOP AND SIDES OF LIDS. ALSO, NOTED TWO BULK CONTAINERS STORING GREASE WITH NO LIDS NEXT TO SAID GREASE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SPILLS, CLEAN SAID AREA, AND MAINTAIN AREA AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
  code 19
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING PREPARED, HANDLED, AND SERVED IE. GYROS, ITALIAN BEEF, CHICKEN WINGS, NACHO CHEESE, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE COURSE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING HANDLED AND SERVED. SERIOUS 7-38-012 ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DEFROST CHEST FREEZERS TO REMOVE HEAVY ICE BUILDUP. REPAIR GASKET AT SLIDING DOOR AT ICE CREAM FREEZER. PROVIDE SELF DRAINIING CONTAINER TO STORE ICE USED FOR CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION. REMOVE CARDBOARD, CLOTH, AND PLASTIC LINING AT GYRO PREP TABLE, RACKS, AND SHELVES. PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN FRONT HAND WASH SINK AND TOP DOOR FREEZER.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. REPLACE LIGHT BULB AT FRONT PREP AREA CLOSEST TO WINDOW AND PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS FOR LIGHT BULBS AT REAR PREP AREA AND OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK AT FAUCET NECK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK-REMOVE PLASTIC. PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT FAUCET AT UTILITY SINK. REPAIR LEAK AT COLD WATER HANDLE AT UTILITY SINK AND REPAIR LEAKS AT HANDLES AT WASHBOWL IN STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING COLD WATER FOR HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM USED TO MAKE MILK SHAKES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOODS.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP INVERTED AND IN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations
  Inspector note: FOUND ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE ASHES LOCATED ON TOP OF REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ASHTRAY WITH ASHES FROM PREMISES WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED BY CITY OF CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE OF 2008. SERIOUS 7-32-020(C)ISSUED.
  code 70

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