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Cheesie's Pub & Grub/Lost Reef Lounge
March 8, 2021 · Fail
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- official resultFail
- resultFail
- inspection typeComplaint
- failed findings16
- critical findings5
Failed findings
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no certified food manager on dutycriticalOfficial wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs DutiesInspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalOfficial wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And AccessibleInspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND THE BAR WHERE CUSTOMERS WERE NOTED EATING AND DRINKING. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED TOWELS DURING INSPECTION. PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSED.
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certified manager paperwork missingcriticalOfficial wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation CertificateInspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER ARRIVED ONE HOUR AND FIVE MINUTES AFTER INSPECTION BEGAN. REVIEWED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
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sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And ReportingInspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON-SITE OR AVAILABLE FOR FOR REVIEW FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
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hand hygiene slippingcriticalOfficial wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco UseInspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES BEVERAGE ON THE COOKS LINE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM FOOD PREPARATION FOR EMPLOYEES REFRESHMENTS.
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food not cooled down rightOfficial wording: Proper Date Marking And DispositionInspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED MACARONI AND CHEESE, BEEF STOCK NOTED THROUGHOUT SEVERAL COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLERS WITHOUT AN EXPIRATION DATE. SOME FOODS NOTED WITH PREPARATION DATES ONLY AND OTHERS WITH NO DATE LABELING. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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food improperly labeledOfficial wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original ContainerInspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
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Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & HandledInspector note: NOTED AN OPEN MESH BAG OF SOILED LINENS STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO. MUST PROPERLY STORE SOILED LINENS IN A SEALED CONTAINER. • CLEAN STORED MIXING BOWLS IN THE WEST SIDE KITCHEN MUST BE INVERTED.
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surfaces / setup not up to codeOfficial wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & UsedInspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT COOLERS. FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE WASHABLE. • SMALL CUTTING BOARD NOTED AT THE HOT HOLDING SOUP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPED AND WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
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plumbing acting upOfficial wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces CleanInspector note: EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR OR FOR LINING FOR ALL EQUIPMENT. EQUIPMENT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
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bathroom / plumbing issuesOfficial wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow DevicesInspector note: LEAK UNDER THE WEST KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.
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Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & CleanedInspector note: EXTREMELY DIRTY INTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM BATHTUB. TUB NOTED WITH DRIED, ENCRUSTED WASTE WATER DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities MaintainedInspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD CONTAINERS, FOOD WASTE, BAGS OF GARBAGE ON THE GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE OUTSIDE WASTE CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL WASTE FROM THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
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floors, walls, or ceilings grimyOfficial wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & CleanInspector note: UNUSED ICE MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN, UNUSED DIRTY COFFEE POTS AND MICROWAVE OVEN IN THE EAST BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AND ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE WEST SIDE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. NEEDED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED. • EXCESSIVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS AT THE REAR MOP SINK AREA AND UNDER/AROUND THE UNUSED ICE MACHINE AT THE EAST SIDE KITCHEN.----POOLING LIQUID ON THE FLOOR OF THE BEER KEG WALK-IN COOLER.----DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE WEST KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.-----EXTREMELY DIRTY FLOOR WITH CAKED MUD ON THE FLOOR OF THE WEST KITCHEN WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MISSING WALL AT THE EASTSIDE KITCHEN REAR PREP. MUST REPLACE.----METAL FLOOR OF THE WEST KITCHEN REAR WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED BUCKLED WITH OPEN/BROKEN SEAM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
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All Food Employees Have Food Handler TrainingInspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
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Miscellaneous / Public Health OrdersInspector note: OBSERVED TWO EMPLOYEES (COOKS) IN THE KITCHEN NOT WEARING FACE COVERINGS PROPERLY. EMPLOYEES WERE NOTED WEARING THEIR MASKS UNDER THEIR NOSE, EXPOSING THEIR NOSES. EMPLOYEES MUST PROPERLY WEAR FACE COVERINGS COVERING BOTH THEIR NOSE AND MOUTH. CITATION ISSUED 7-28-060.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on January 21, 2020: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.
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