Bistro Pacific Restaurant

January 30, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROXIMATELY 1 LB. RAW SALMON IN SUSHI DISPLAY CASE AT 46.2F. 1 LB. RAW TUNA AT 44.4F. 3 LBS. COOKED BEEF IN METAL PAN ON PREP TABLE OF COOKS LINE AT 91F. 5 LBS. COOKED RICE IN BOWL ON COOKS LINE FOOD CART AT 101.8F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40F. OR BELOW AND HOT FOODS HELD AT 140F. OR ABOVE OR PROPERLY COOLED TO 40F. BEFORE RE-HEATING. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. FOUND CHLORINE LEVEL AT 0PPM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND PRIMING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SET THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WAS, RINSE AND SANITIZE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, PROPERLY DISPENSES CHLORINE TO 100 PPM AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IE: COOKED RICE AT 101.8F. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 3-19-13 NOT CORRECTED. #34-REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FLATS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE COOK'S LINE. #40-MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE SUSHI COOLER.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED TO THE PUBLIC. MUST PROVIDE. ALL PREPARED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT OR SHELVING. RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST, RESEAL OR REPAINT. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE CARPETING AS MATTING FOR FLOOR ON COOKS LINE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CRACKED AND MISSING WALL CAULKING AT KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND TWO COMPARTMENT PREP SINK MUST BE REPLACED.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK ON NOZZLE OF BAR FOUR COMPARTMENT SINK. NOZZLE ON TWO COMPARTMENT SINK REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR ALL. GAS RICE COOKER ON WOODEN PREP TABLE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DISH WASHING AREA. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE UNDER PROPER VENTILATION IN APPROVED FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS IN BOTH SUSHI PREP AND HOT LINE MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. ICE SCOOP AT MACHINE MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT ON TOP OF DIRTY MACHINE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 19, 2013: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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