Chicago Submarine Inc

March 22, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. 7-38-010 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO DOOR PREP COOLER AT TEMP READING BETWEEN 47.6-48 DEGREES (HOLDING CONDIMENTS, SLICED TOMATOES) INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO CONTAINERS WITH SAUSAGE AND DELI MEAT NOT LABELED AND DATED PROPERLY WITH COMMON NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: TWO DOOR COLD HOLD UNIT NOT READING PROPER TEMPERATURE. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE READING 48 DEGREES. UNIT TAGGED AND INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41 DEGREES OR LESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT FACILITY APPROX 100 PLUS DROPPINGS IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA BEHIND THE REACH IN COOLER, UNDER THE SHELVING UNIT AT THE FRONT COUNTER, BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER AREA. OBSERVED APPROX 100-150 DROPPINGS IN THE REAR DISH/PREP AREA BEHIND THE LARGE FLOOR FREEZER, UNDER THE OLD COOLING UNIT, INSIDE THE BOILER ROOM AND IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA ALSO ON THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IN THE REAR (CUTTING BOARD, MEAT SLICER) INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL AND HAVE A FULL SERVICE COMPLETED WITH PROOF OF SERVICE LOG. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) PRIORITY VIOLATION, CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DECOMPOSING RAT LOCATED AT THE WALL IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED THE FRONT DOOR TO THE FACILITY WITH OPENINGS AROUND THE GLASS DOOR AND AN OPENING AT WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE A DOOR HANDLE WAS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE OPENINGS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING PEST AND INSECT ENTERING AND HARBORING.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOIL AND CARD BOARD LINING COOKING UNIT SHELVING IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF MAKING EASY TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA. • OBSERVED THE INSIDES OF THE DEEP FRYERS OIL FILTERING/DRAINING AREA WITH A HEAVY ACCULMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING PEST AND INSECT HARBORING. • OBSERVED THE LARGE DEEP FREEZER UNIT IN THE REAR NEXT TO SLICING MACHINE WITH A BADLY DAMAGED TOP WITH TAPE ON IT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED LARGE CUTTING BOARD IN THE REAR UNDER THE MEAT SLICER BADLY STAINED WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CROSS CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SANITIZING TESTING STRIPS ON SITE FOR TESTING SANITIZING WATER AT THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ON SITE AS A MEANS OF PROPERLY TESTING SANITIZING WATER FOR DISHES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDES OF THE REACH IN REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST, DIRT AND FOOD SPLATTER, AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE SANITIZING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND IN THE REAR UNDER AND AROUND THE COLD HOLD UNITS, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND STORAGE RACKS IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING VENT COVERS IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DIRT DRIPPING FROM THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE PER LAST REPORT OF 11/08/2019 INSPECT REPORT #2345406 INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 8, 2019: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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