Bards Room Kitchen/Press/Investor Dining Rooms

January 12, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. COOKS LINE REACH-IN FREEZER FOUND AT 27.7F WITH FRENCH FRIES AT 32F. INSTRUCTED TO COOK FRIES OR DISCARD. FREEZER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 0F. FAX RE-INSPECTION REQUEST FORM AT 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL. WALK-IN COOLER FOUND AT 44.6F. COOLER TEMPERATURE RECOVERED TO 40.6F AFTER REMOVING WARM, COOKED RICE MENTIONED IN BELOW VIOLATION. NO OTHER FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES.
code 2Priority
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. THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE. APPROXIMATELY 50LBS COOKED RICE FOUND IN TWO LARGE PANS, COVERED WITH PLASTIC WRAP INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT 154.5F. MANAGEMENT STATES RICE WAS PREPARED 5 1/2 HOURS PREVIOUS TO THIS INSPECTION. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS ON PREMISES FOR ANY COOKED FOODS OR REFRIGERATION UNITS. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS. RICE DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $25.00.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. COLD BUFFET STATION FOOD DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY PROTECTING SELF-SERVE FOODS FROM CONTAMINATION. NO SNEEZE GUARDS ON BOTTOM SECTION OF BUFFET WHERE COLD FOODS ARE DISPLAYED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE SNEEZE GUARDS WITH ADEQUATE PROTECTION ON COLD SELF-SERVE BUFFET. OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN WALK-IN COOLER. OPEN CASE OF RAW EGGS WITH CRACKED EGG ON SHELVING STORED OVER RAW ONIONS AND WHOLE WATERMELONS. MANAGEMENT REMOVED EGGS AND PROPERLY STORED ON BOTTOM SHELVING.
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. ALL POTS AND PANS ON STORAGE SHELVING MUST BE INVERTED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. DIRTY DISPENSING NOZZLES ON SODAS AT SELF-SERVE SODA STATION. DIRTY SHELVING UNDER SELF-SERVE COFFEE STATION. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DIRTY FLOOR DRAINS AT BUFFET STATION AND BEER WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. VENTILATION IN BOTH MENS AND LADIES EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: Soiled and clean linens, coats, and aprons shall be properly stored. CLEAN LINENS RAGS AND UNIFORMS BEING STORED IN LADIES AND MENS EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS ALONG WITH PERSONAL CLOTHING AND BELONGINGS. MUST STORE IN CLEAN STORAGE AREA.
code 39
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. BROKEN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE REPLACED. METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOUND NOT PROPERLY CALIBRATED. REVIEWED PROPER METHOD OF CALIBRATION FOR METAL STEM THERMOMETER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 28, 2011: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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