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May 9, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings15
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED CERTIFIED MANAGER REPORTED ON SITE AT 12:07PM AFTER EMPLOYEE NOTIFY HER
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IS REQUIRE IN ALL HANDWASHING SINK
    code 10Priority
  • Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
    Inspector note: COMMINGLED MUSSELS.FOUND SHELL FISH IN PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PRODUCT REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN WHICH WAS RECEIVED. THREE SHELL FISH TAGS WITH MENTIONED PRODUCTS, TWO TAGS WITH SAME INFORMATION, THE THIRD TAG HAD DIFFERENT CERTIFICATION NUMBER, HARVEST DATE AND HARVEST PLACE. INFORMATION GIVEN ON SHELLFISH TAGS AND PRODUCTS. PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER. POUNDS 30,VALUE 75 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
    code 14Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOOD ARE HANDLED: FRESH FISH,RICE, MUSSEL ETC. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN TCS FOODS ARE HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED. CERTIFIED MANAGER REPORTED ON SITE AT 12:07PM AFTER EMPLOYEE NOTIFY HER
    code 2Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE COMING IN FROM OUTSIDE IN THE KITCHEN TO START HIS SHIFT. WITH JACKET ON AND BACK PACK STILL ON HIS SHOULDER ,GLOVED HIS HANDS AND START TO HANDLE PRODUCTS INSIDE THE PREP SUSHI COOLER. NO HANDWASHING PRIOR TO GLOVE HIS HANDS.INFORMATION ON HAND WASHING AND PROCEDURE OF GLOVE GIVEN TO MANAGER PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED
    code 8Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: WE OBSERVED TWO LARGE CONTAINERS OF COOKED SAUCES STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 52.5F AND 54.3F. BOTH PRODUCTS WERE COOKED ON 5-8-23. FOUND THREE CONTAINERS OF COOKED SUSHI RICE AT TEMP OF 70.3F, 71.5F AND 70.6F. STORED IN THE MANAGER OFFICE ON TOP THE DESK. NO PROOF OF Ph AND NO LOG PROVIDED. ALL FOOD MENTIONED WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 11,VALUE 30 PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
    code 22
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL DRY FOOD CONTAINERSIN BASEMENT MUST BE LABLED WITH A COMMON NAME
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE PROPER SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 47
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS PROVIDED ON SITE TO CHECK SANITIZING LEVELS FOR THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE.MUST PROVIDE SAID 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: ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THROUGHOUT.SURFACE MUST SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE • SOILED CLOTH CURTAINS IN THE EXIT/ENTRANCE DOORWAY AT BAR AREA.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: OIL CONTAINERS WITH GREASE ON TOP THE LID AND GROUND. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED SOILED MOP HEADS IMPROPERLY STORED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST STORE INVERTED AT SINK. • REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT AREA.RE-GROUT FLOOR TILES AT BAR AREA.HOLES ON WALL MUST BE REPAIRED. DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER BROKEN,HEAVY,GET STUCK TO FRAME DOOR, INTERIOR RELEASE KNOB BROKEN AND COVERED WITH A TENNIS BALL. DOOR NOT EASILY CLEANABLE,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: BROKEN PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD AT BASEMENT PREP AREA.REPLACE
    code 56
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 28, 2022: 13 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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