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Blue Plate Catering Ltd.

September 30, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. CENTER DUMPSTER IN COMPOST DUMPSTER AREA HAS A BROKEN LID THAT CANNOT CLOSE. MUST HAVE UNIT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. LARGE GARBAGE DUMPSTER USED FOR REGULAR TRASH OVERFLOWING WITH LID EXTENDED UP 3-4 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM OF THE RECEPTACLE. LID MUST BE KEPT CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM COILS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIORS OF ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ON COOK LINE(DEEP FRYERS, COOKING OVENS, AND GRILLS), EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR STORAGE AREA, DUST BUILD-UP ON COILS IN WALK-IN COOLER, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND STORAGE RACKS WHERE DRT AND DUST BUILD-UP IS PRESENT, AND ALL UNCLEAN CUTTING BOARDS(IF NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE, MUST REPLACE).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL STOCK, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT MADE OF AN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL UNCLEAN SMOOTH CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN ALL GREASE BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUSTS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL BROKEN LIGHTS IN THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ALL FOOD/LIQUOR STORAGE AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED FREE OF CLUTTER WITH FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEE(S) WITH BEARD(S) MUST WEAR BEARD RESTRAINT(S). ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 15, 2014: 6 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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