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Bongo Room

May 13, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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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: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: AFTER ESCORTING ME TO/FROM THE DUMPSTER AREA AND WHILE WASHING MY HANDS IN THE PREP AREA, OBSERVED CFM GRAB PANCAKES FROM THE GRILL (WITH HIS BARE HANDS)AND PUT THEM ON THE PLATE WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WASH HANDS BEFORE HANDLING FOOD WHEN MULTI-TASKING, RETURNING TO PREP AREA, TOUCHING BODY, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: FOUND HOT WATER PRESSURE SO VERY LOW AT THE WASHBOWL IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE PRESSURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT WATER TO WASHBOWL (TEMPERATURE WAS 55.7F.) SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 26
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST DATE/LABEL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER THAT HAS BEEN COOKED/PREPARED, REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING, ETC.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, BAR GUNS/HOLDERS IN BAR AREA, INTERIOR OF BASEMENT ICE MACHINE-REMOVE RUST AND RACKS INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER-REMOVE RUST/FOOD BUILD UP.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN BASEMENT AND ON 1S FL AROUND THE DISH MACHINE, 3-COMP. SINK AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AROUND DISHMACHINE AND 3-COMP. SINK IN PREP AREA.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE REAR PREP AREA.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN BAR AREA IN A SANITIZED BIN. MUST STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 6, 2012: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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