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March 13, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG INSIDE OF A STORAGE CONTAINER OF OYSTERS, LOCATED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NEAR THE DISHWASHING AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN IN CONTAINER WITH SHELLSTOCK, UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 15LBS AT $150. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 14Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINES IN USE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) IN BOTH DISHWASHING MACHINES WERE FOUND AT 0 PPM. MAINTEANCE ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED BOTH DISHWASHING MACHINES BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST MAINTAIN AND CHECK SANITIZER REGULARLY TO ENSURE THE EQUIPMENT IS WORKING PROPERLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WERE OBSERVED WITH RAT DROPPINGS: IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEAR THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA, UNDER AND ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOODS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTEDELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL OF THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT CLEAN AND WITH SEVERE GREASE DROPLETS THROUGHOUT. ALSO, OBSEVRED DEBRIS BUILD UP UNDER ALL THE MICROWAVE UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE PIPES AND WALLBASES NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR THE REAR COFFEE/TEA PREP AREA AT THE REAR WTH GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE DOWNSTAIRS FROM FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. THE FLOORS WERE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED ENCLOSURE. • OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP STORED IN THE INDOOR GARBAGE STORAGE ENCLOSURE WITH GREASE BUILD UP THOUGHOUT THE OUTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID GREASE TRAP.
code 54
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VENTILATION HOOD CLEANED AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEAR THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 10/11/2023, REPORT #2583217 #44: OBSERVED POTS, PLATES, PANS, AND BOWLS INCORRECTLY STORED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL ITEMS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES. #49: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AREAS BETWEEN FRYERS, WOKS AND STOVE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, BOTTOMS AND TOPS OF PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND STORAGE RACKS. #55: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD RESIDUE, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 11, 2023: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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