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May 1, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ON COOK LINE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 55.1F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FROM UNIT WHICH WERE SITTING ON TOP OF ICE AND STILL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGE AND PLACE PRODUCT IN A UNIT HOLDING PROPER TEMPERATURE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 2Priority
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: ALL PREPARED AND/OR FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS HELD OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: USING GARBAGE BAGS TO STORE UNCOVERED FOODS IN IN DEEP FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM DEEP FREEZERS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. REPLACE CRACKED AND BROKEN LIDS TO BULK FOOD STORAGE BINS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF DEEP FREEZER AND RUSTY FLOOR INSIDE REAR WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES BEHIND BAR.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: SIDES AND INTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT(OVENS, AND DEEP FRYERS) ON COOK LINE, AND ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(DIRT, AND DEBRIS NOTED). ALSO NEED TO KEEP FLOOR NEAR ICE ICE MACHINE DRY AND LEVEL AREA OF FLOOR WHERE WATER CONSTANTLY PUDDLES. SEAL HOLE IN REAR SECTION IN BASEMENT NEAR DISHWASHING CHEMICALS.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: SMOOTH, CLEAN AND PAINT ALL WALLS AND DOORS ON FIRST FLOOR, IN AREAS LEADING TO, AND IN BASEMENT WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPING AND NOT CLEAN. PAINT RAW WOOD DOOR IN BASEMENT. CLEAN DUST AND DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS AND VENTS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: PROPERLY SECURE WASTE LINE CONNECTED TO ICE MACHINE ABOVE FLOOR DRAIN TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE WATER ON FLOOR IN SAME AREA.
    code 38
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on April 27, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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