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Blue Agave

January 16, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN COOK LINE USE BARE HANDS TO PUT A PIECE OF LETTUCE ON PLATE, THEN USE BARE HANDS TO PLATE TORTILLA SHELLS AFTER THEY CAME OFF THE GRILL. ALSO OBSERVED EMPLOYEES DICING TOMATOES FOR READY TO EAT PICO DE GALLO AND GREEN ONIONS FOR GARNISH WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS IS PROHIBITED. EMPLOYEE WASHED HANDS AND PUT ON CLEAN GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: OBSERVED CURRENT (3/28/17) INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED OR VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED THAT THE MOST CURRENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR POSTED INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM TODAY'S INSPECTION AT END OF INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-010(B)
code 28
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS UNDER FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED GARBAGE AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATING ON FLOOR UNDER EMPLOYEE LOCKERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. OBSERVED MISSING COVING ALONG WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE, WHERE WALL CREATES A GAP WITH THE FLOOR AND IS ACCUMULATING PARTICULATE MATTER. MUST PROVIDE COVING.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED UPRIGHT COOLERS AND FREEZERS THROUGHOUT BOTH COOKING AREAS WITH UNSHIELDED GLASS BULBS. OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. OBSERVED UNSHIELDED LIGHT FIXTURE IN SUPPLY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS IN THESE AREAS/UNITS.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC WRAP BEING USED AS SINK STOPPERS IN MAIN DISH ROOM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SINK STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THIS SINK. OBSERVED FOOD PREP AREA "REAR KITCHEN" WITHOUT HANDSINK CONVENIENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE SAME ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND SINK, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN THE REAR KITCHEN THAT IS CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL FOOD PREP ACTIVITIES.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT COOK LINE AND BACK KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SOILED WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO LIMIT MICROBIAL GROWTH.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 28, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings 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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