Chicago's Chicken Coop

March 26, 2019 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings2

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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 PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY, ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY CLEAN-UP KIT ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT/TCS FOODS (EGGS, COLE SLAW, CHICKEN, ETC.) WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS, PREPARED ON PREMISES AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 70 MOUSE DROPPINGS ALONG THE BACK EAST WALL, AND BEHIND THE 2-DOOR FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CALL PEST CONTROL PROVIDER, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AFFECTED AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(a) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BUS TUBS, POTS AND PANS STORED UPRIGHT. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORED INVERTED FOR PROPER AIR DRYING.
    code 44
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR THE 3 COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 48
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK IN THE PIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF HAND SINK ADJACENT FROM THE COOK AREA/DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE COOK/PREP AREA AND IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE 3 COMP SINK------OBSERVED DRAIN COVERS BY THE FREEZER AND REAR STORAGE AREA IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT FIXTURE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND MISSING A PROTECTIVE SHIELD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED VENTS IN THE BACK STORAGE AREA ENCASED IN DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 28, 2018: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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