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February 25, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
Inspector note: FOUND TWO POUNDS OF LIVE CLAMS IN REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH NO SHELLFISH TAG. OWNER PRESENTED TAG AFTER SEARCHING. INSTRUCTED THAT TAG MUST REMAIN WITH THE PRODUCT UNTIL DEPLETED THEN FILED AWAY FOR NINETY DAYS. PRODUCT DISGARDED BY OWNER. TWO POUNDS AT $10.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B2).
code 1Priority
food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT ONE SINK IN WOMENS WASHROOM, NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT TWO HANDSINKS AT IN KITCHEN; MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 ISSUED. THERE ARE THREE EXPOSED HANDSINKS IN KITCHEN AND THE ONE IN THE CENTER HAS HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THIS TIME. TWO HANDSINKS IN WOMENS WASHROOM WHERE ONE HAS BOTH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED VISIBLE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCES INSIDE TOP AND BOTTOM INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE; MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. MUST NOT USE ICE INSIDE OF MACHINE UNTIL MACHINE CLEAN AND REINSPECTED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER. MUST LABEL ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING; INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK CONTAINERS, SLICERS ON PREP TABLES ETC.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS IN KITCHEN THROUGHOUT UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, DISHMACHINE, STORAGE ROOM UNDER SHELVES, WALK-IN UNITS AND WALK-IN FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT NEED DETAIL CLEANING. MUST CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED, CLEAN INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN BOTTOMS OF VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM TO REMOVE GREASE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAK AT FAUCET NECK OF THREE COMP SINK IN KITCHEN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE AND ENSURE THAT INTERNAL THERMOMETERS ARE INSIDE OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: SOME UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED OUTSIDE ON TERRACE; REMOVE ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 17, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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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