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September 11, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACE ABOVE THE ICE IN THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO NOTED SAID SUBSTANCE ON ICE PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED • FOUND DISHWASHING MACHINES ON SITE AT IMPROPER FINAL SANITIZING RINSE AT 0 PPM CHLORINE CONCENTRATION. THE DISHWASHING MACHINES NOT PROPERLY WORKING WERE LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT BAR AND IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. BOTH DISHWASHING MACHINES WERE TAGGED AND SHALL NOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED, PROPERLY SANITZING, AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. FACILITY HAD MAINTENANCE ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED BOTH DISHWASHER. PRIORITY 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AREA. UPON ENTRY INTO REAR PREP AREA, 6 WHOLE DUCKS WERE FOUND HANGING IN ROOM TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA.THE DUCKS WERE LATER MOVED INTO A NEARBY COLD HOLDING UNIT AND FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING 75.8F-77.5F. FOUND A SMALL BOWL OF BEEF AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 48.7F IN A PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE WOK PREP STATION. FOUND TWO BIG STRAINER BOWLS OF GROUNDED PORK, STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WITH RUNNING WATER; IN THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE WOK STATION AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 71.8F-72.4F. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AND ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 210LBS AT $925 WORTH OF FOOD DISCARDED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD OF PREPACKAGES BEEF. FOUND A BIN FILLED WITH BEEF THAWING ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE REAR WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED 4-5 BINS OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER CLOSEST THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ITEMS ON THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: UPON ARRIVAL, FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH CARDBOARD BOXES AND BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. ALSO, THE OUTERIOR AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. WATER POOLING INTO A BOWL UNDER SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE DOOR IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM NOT SELF CLOSING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. ESPECIALLY UNDER THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT, COLD HOLDING UNITS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED FLOORS AND WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 04/01/2024, REPORT #2591890 #49:4-601.11(B): 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. #49: 4-602.13: 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. #54: 5-501.111: OBSERVED THE INDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE DOWNSTAIRS FROM FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. THE FLOORS WERE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED ENCLOSURE. #56: 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VENTILATION HOOD CLEANED AND MAINTAIN. #58: 2-102.13: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL MENTIONED VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 1, 2024: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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