Bq Afroroot Cuisine

March 7, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSE HNADSINK, LOCATED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN THEM. • OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE BLOCKED, BEING USED TO STORE BOWLS IN THE HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE HANDWASHING SINKS ARE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c), CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED. THE PREMISES SERVES TCS FOODS: FISH, RICE, ETC. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THEY MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN POST CERTIFICATES VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR CHECKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF HOT AND COLD TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS A LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME GREASE BUILD-UP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE SURFACE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTENANCE. • OBSERVED SOILED INTERIOR IN ALL COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED VENT COVERS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE WALL BEHIND THE TOILET IN THE MEN'S ROOM. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE SMOOTHLY TO SEAL HOLES AND MAINTAIN THEM IN GOOD REPAIR. • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREPARATION AREA.---ALSO OBSERVED DIRT BEHIND COOLING UNITS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF ENSURING THAT ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 19, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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