Cesar's On Broadway

August 4, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings13
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: NO PERSON IN CHARGE WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NOTED NO HANDWASH SINK AT THE EXTERIOR AREA SET UP AS A BAR WITH NO HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE CITATIONS • NOTED NO SOAP AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINKS OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AND BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HANDWASH SINK OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE CITATIONS
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS (RICE, CHICKEN SOUPS ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED, AND ALSO THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: NOTED UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 16
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: NOTED OVER 6 LIVE ROACHES ON INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET AT THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND OVER 10 RAT DROPPINGS AT THE ENCLOSED EXTERIOR BY STORAGE ROOM NOW USED AS A PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND HAVE PREMISES TREATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A).
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: NOTED A BOTTLED DRINKS STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE CONTAINER ICE USED FOR CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL BOTTLED DRINKS AND DISPOSE OF ICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005
    code 39
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER. • NOTED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: I NOTED A SLIMY AND GREY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE SODA GUN DISPENSER AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: NOTED SPRAYER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHER HANGING BELOW THE RIM OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE DEVICE TO HOLD THE SPRAYER ABOVE THE WATER RIM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED UNFINISHED CEILING AND WALLS AT THE OUTSIDE BAR/FOOD AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FINISH CEILING, SEAL ALL WALLS FOR EASY CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE • NOTED CRACKS ON FLOOR AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. WALLS INSIDE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM WITH CRACKS MUST ALSO BE REPAIRED AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE, UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT, AND THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH WATER. FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN PREP AREA, ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH COOKING STOVE WITH THICK GREASE ACCUMULATION AND GRIME ON THE FLOOR AND AREAS WHERE ROACHES WERE FOUND.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 27, 2020: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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