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Bird's Nest

July 26, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED 6 DOOR COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 53.6F. UNIT WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR COOLER SO THAT IT MAINTAINS TEMPERATURE BELOW 40F. DO NOT USE COOLER UNTIL REINSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED CHICKEN AT 44.4F, RANCH DRESSING AT 49.1F, GROUND BEEF AT 45.6F, SOUR CREAM AT 45.8F, BUTTERMILK AT 46.4F, BLUE CHEESE DRESSING AT 45.6-54.6F, SOUP AT 48.0F, PASTA SALAD AT 46.7F, ARTICHOKE DIP AT 46.5F, MARINARA SAUCE AT 47.6F, CREAM CHEESE AT 46.0F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 400# OF FOOD WORTH $831. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHLORINE SANITIZER AT THE FINAL RINSE OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. MUST REPAIR THE DISHMACHINE SO THAT IT DISPENSES 100PPM CHLORINE AT THE FINAL RINSE. DISHMACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST USE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO SANITIZE DISHES UNTIL THE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS BEHIND THE MAIN BAR. APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE 6 DOOR PREP COOLER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NEXT TO THE BEER COOLER AT THE FRONT BAR. MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY BEHIND THE BARS. REPAIR ANY BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND REGROUT FLOOR BEHIND THE FRONT BAR WHERE NEEDED.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 8, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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