Buena Beach Bar And Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: WE FOUND TOP PART OF PREP PIZZA COOLER AT AIR TEMP OF 52.7F. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE TOP PART OF PREP PIZZA COOLER: FRESH MOZZARELLA,SHREDDED CHEESE,SAUSAGE,ETC. LOWER PART OF THE UNIT MAINTAINS AIR TEMP OF 39.5F AIR COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F OR BELOW. TAGGED TOP PART OF UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY BOTTOM PART OF UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: WE FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:SAUSAGE AT TEMP OF 63.8F; ONE PIECE OF FRESH MOZZARELLA AT TEMP OF 59.3F; PEPPERONI AT TEMP OF 52.7F; SHREDDED MOZZARELLA AT TEMP OF 58.9F;MENTIONED FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE TOP PART OF PIZZA PREP COOLER. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 8,VALUE $15. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED SAID BOOK,AND MUST MAINTAIN IT ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ACCUMULATION OF MINERAL BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DISH MACHINE(SURFACE OF INTERIOR OF THE UNIT IS COMPLETELY WHITE)INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WHITE PANEL WITH SOME MINERAL ON IT,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR DRAINS WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME,WHICH IS DANGLING FROM WAST PIPE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AND MATERIAL(SHELVES,CONTAINERS,DIRTY LINENS,ETC)STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE THE FRONT STORAGE BY THE STAFF WASHROOM,INSTRUCYED TO SWEEP FLOOR AND ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS NEEDED.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA SLOWLY DRAINING, NEED TO REPAIR. NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED AT FOLLOWING EXPOSED HAND SINKS:BEHIND BAR,MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDE OF THE SAID SINK(CLEAN DRINKING GLASSES ARE STORED ON BOTH SIDE OF THE SINK). KITCHEN, EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE PREP COOLER BY THE ENTRANCE DOOR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 10, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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