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Cheesies Pub & Grub

March 27, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD IN THE STEAM TABLES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NEAR THE GRILL: NOTED GROUND BEEF, 83 DEGREES, 2 LBS WORTH $10; CHORIZO, 72 DEGREES, 2 LBS WORTH $10; MAC AND CHEESE, 120 DEGREES, 5 LBS WORTH $20; SOFT CHEESE AT 68 DEGREES, 2 LBS WORTH $3. ALSO NOTED SOUP STORED IN A STEAM TABLE AT 86-106 DEGREES, 5 LBS WORTH $10. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED THESE PRODUCTS. MUST NOT USE STEAM TABLES TO REHEAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. ALSO DISCUSSED PROPER REHEATING TO 165 WITH APPROVED METHODS/EQUIPMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION IN THE ICE MACHINE. NOTED PINK AND BLACK COLORED SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATING ON THE UPPER COMPARTMENT DROP PLATE AND CHUTE. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ICE AND COMPLETE A DETAILED CLEANING AND SANITIZING OF THESE SURFACES. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST DEFROST BASEMENT CHEST FREEZERS. MUST ELIMINATE ICE/FROST ACCUMULATION FROM WALK IN FREEZER FAN UNIT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM PIPE BEHIND THE FRYERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR DRAIN COVER NEAR BASEMENT HANDSINK. MUST ELEVATE EQUIPMENT AND BOXES 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR IN REAR BASEMENT CLOSET (BEHIND WALK IN COOLER).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED CORNER PROTECTOR MISSING FROM WALL NEAR RIGHT COOK LINE, WHERE PLASTIC WALL COVERING (FRP) IS DETACHING FROM THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALL TO BE FREE FROM UNNECESSARY CRACKS AND CAVITIES.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON BASEMENT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOOR.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE ALL MOPS AND BROOMS NEAR MOP SINK INVERTED OR AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 12, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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