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Buffalo Joe's On Howard

March 11, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD BEING STORED ON A PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP AREA. 5 LBS OF SHRIMP AT 57.4F, VALUED AT $35. ALSO, STORED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WAS 3LBS OF RIB TIPS AT 127F, VALUED AT $25. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TOHOLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOOD AT 40F OR BELOW, AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HOT FOOD AT 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED PINK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE, LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE. MACHINE LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ICE, DISCONTINUE USE OF MACHINE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS IN COOLER FOR SALE AND FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN GASKET ON THE STACKED COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. DISCONTINUE USE OF CARDBOARD IN COOLER. ALSO, OBSERVED RUST ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST SO SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, REPAIR GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON FRYER. CAN OPENER, AND CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP, AND FLOOR UNDER 3-COMP SINK WHERE GREASE TRAP IS LOCATED. ALSO, CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS WITH SPIDER WEBS IN THE REAR PREP WHERE RIB OVEN(SMOKER), IS LOCATED, AND FRONT PREP AREA. STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; DRY STORAGE ROOM, DINING ROOM, MANAGER'S OFFICE AND TOILET ROOM. DETACHED LOWER WALLBASE BY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHEILDS IN REAR PREP WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 5, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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