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Beat Kitchen

January 23, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings15
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. SINK IS BLOCKED BY COOKING EQUIPMENT IE: GAS STOVE. APPROXIMATELY A 6 INCH OPENING BETWEEN THE GAS STOVE AND WALL TO ALLOW ACCESS TO STOVE. MUST REMOVE ANY COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW ADEQUATE ACCESS TO THE HAND WASHING SINK OR RELOCATE THE SINK TO AN ACCESSIBLE AREA OF THE PREP/DISH ROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER IN THE LADIES BASEMENT WASHROOM. WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 72.7F. INSTRUCTED HOT WATER MUST REACH A MINIMUM OF 100 F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER. NOTED 0 PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND PRIMING THE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING, REPAIR THE MACHINE TO PROPERLY DISPENSE CHLORINE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO DISHES BEING WASHED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED. • ALL DIRTY DISHES AND GLASSWARE MUST BE CLEANED AFTER USE. MUST NOT STORE DIRTY FOOD DISHES AND DIRTY BAR GLASSWARE FROM THE SERVICE OF THE DAY BEFORE AND HELD OVERNIGHT.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED, READY TO EAT TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN AND STORAGE COOLERS NOT DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. NO FOODS FOUND WITH ANY LABELS.FOODS SUCH AS COOKED BEANS, COOKED PASTA, POTATOES, CARAMELIZED ONION. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS READY TO EAT FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED ANIMAL ORIGIN UNDER COOKED FOODS ON THE MENU NOT DISCLOSED OR REMINDED OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER AND REFERRING TO THE CONSUMER ADVISORY STATEMENT NOTED POSTED ON THE MENU. MUST REMIND AND DISCLOSE SUCH ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: BROKEN INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT ALL STORAGE AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS, POTS, PANS HANGING ABOVE THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 44
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR TESTING THE SANITATION LEVELS AT THE KITCHEN AND ALL BARS THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST PROVIDE QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE THROUGHOUT ALL KITCHEN COOLERS AND COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • METAL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN WITH DIRT, RUST. MUST REMOVE RUST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BACK FLOW PREVENTOR NOT LOCATED ON THE BASEMENT UTILITY SERVICE SINK TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: HOLE IN THE CEILING AT THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. MUST SEAL/REPAIR. • OBSERVED CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES ON THE COOKS LINE. DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR OF THE 2ND FLOOR BAR. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL. • ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT, THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALL SINKS, ALL BARS FOUND DIRTY WITH GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS. • ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, AT THE COOKS LINE, ALL PREP COOLERS, AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN ALL WALLS AND MAINTAIN. • ALL EXPOSED RAW, CHIPPING BRICK WALLS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER STORAGE AREAS, AT THE 2ND FLOOR BAR BEHIND THE BAR AT THE HAND WASHING STATION AND IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM MUST BE COVERED, SEALED, COMPLETELY SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. NO OPEN CRACKS, CREVICES OR HOLES. • observed Exposed utility lines and mechanicals above basement box freezers. Not smooth and easily cleanable ceiling above basement box freezers areas. Must install.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58
Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public

Inspector note: NO SUMMARY REPORT FROM 2-27-19 POSTED VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY LOCATED INSIDE A BINDER ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT. INSTRUCTED THE SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED VISIBLE TO ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.
code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 27, 2019: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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