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September 14, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED DICED CARROTS AT TEMP OF 60.8F.PARTIALLY COOKED STRIPS OF BEEF AT TEMP OF 45.7F- 46.4F AND 49 .CARROTS JUICE AT TEMP OF 68F. ALL PRODUCTS MENTIONED WERE STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER .COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. POUNDS 92,VALUE 345 CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING DIRTY DISHES(SCRAPING AND PUT THEM THRU THE HIGH TEMP MACHINE), THEN WITHOUT WASHING HANDS HANDLING /STORING CLEAN DISHES. NO HAND WASHING BETWEEN THE TASK. ONCE DIRTY DISHES ARE HANDLED,MUST WASH HANDS PRIOR TO HANDLE CLEAN DISHES.INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING. MANAGER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS KIND OF DISPOSABLE MULTI USE UTENSILS STORED UNDER THE WASTE WATER PIPE AT STORAGE LOCATED AT 1520 N DAMEN. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ITEMS OR ENCASE SAID PIPES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER BY THE FLAT GRILL INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: STORAGE FLOOR AT SOUTH WEST CORNER (1520 N DAMEN) OF DISPOSABLE STORAGE NOT EVEN ALSO DEBRIS AT SAID AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR(SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT SURFACE), CLEANAND MAINTAIN FLOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPAIR WALLS AT DISPOSABLE STORAGE(1520 N DAMEN)NORTH SIDE.
code 35

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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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