Church's Chicken # 970

March 4, 2016 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: SMALL REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP INSIDE RECORDED AT 48.4F-52.1F. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. CHICKEN TENDERS-52.1F, CUT LEAFY GREENS-51.5F AND 49.2F. THESE PRODUCTS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL COOKED AND SERVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • toxic items stored near food
    Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
    Inspector note: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 50 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE REAR STORAGE/DISH WASHING/OFFICE AREA ON MGR'S DESK, ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE DESK, ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE SAME AREA, AND IN DISH WASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN THE FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERVICE VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 18
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN RUSTY DEPOSITS FROM THE CEILING INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, EXTERIORS OF COOLER, FREEZER, AND HOT HOLDING UNIT DOORS AND HANDLES OF FLOUR AND BACTERIA.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT(GREASE, WATER, FLOUR, DEBRIS FOUND THROUGHOUT. MUST RE-GROUT ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT LEVEL TO PREVENT WATER AND FOOD PARTICLES FROM SETTLING IN THESE AREAS.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING WALL COVE ON BOTH SIDES OF MAIN DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE CEILING TILE OR PROPERLY SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES ABOVE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL NEAR MGR'S DESK(AREA STUFFED WITH PAPER TOWELS). CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND STAINS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN GREASE AND DIRT FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: REPAIR EXHAUST SYSTEM IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: MALE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM USED AS A STORAGE CLOSET MUST BE KEPT CLEAN, AND ORGANIZED. ALL ARTICLES (NON-FOOD) MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
    code 41
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: NO DOCUMENTATION PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN ON PREVIOUS REPORTS(2014 AND 2015) CONCERNING THE STATE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATION. ALL FOOD HANDLERS ON PREMISES THAT DO NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATION COURSE.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 6, 2015: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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