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July 18, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (HAMBURGERS AT 152.1F) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012A.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE WITH SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT DOGS STORED IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 130.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 1# OF FOOD WORTH $5. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND 1 DOOR PREP COOLER: CHILI AT 46F, RAW BACON AT 46.4F, CREAM CHEESE AT 45.1F, SHAKE MIX AT 44.6F, CHEESE AT 44.3F, SMOOTHIE MIX AT 44.8F, CUT TOMATOES AT 47.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 200# OF FOOD WORTH $700. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F. THE WALK-IN COOLER WAS BEING USED TO STORE TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE HOUSE FLIES AND FRUIT FLIES FLYING IN THE RESTAURANT AND LANDING ON WALLS AND STOCK. OBSERVED 3 LIVE HOUSE FLIES AND 10 LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020A. CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF STOCK ITEMS STORED IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SAID ITEMS.
code 45
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 12, 2016: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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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