✓!

Costello's Sandwiches

June 22, 2010 · Pass w/ Conditions

😬mid

official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND 2 REFRIGERATION UNITS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER HAD A AIR TEMPERATURE OF 49.1 DEGREES F. THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER HAD AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 53.7 DEGREES. BOTH UNITS CONTAINED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOTED IN VIOLATION #3. ALSO NOTED CONDENSATION ABOVE UNPROTECTED FOODS IN FRONT DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE UNITS REPAIRED AND CONTROL CONDENSATION. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CITATION # 62702-11.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND A VARIETY OF CHEESES, WHOLE TURKEY (SMOKED AND COOKED), CAPICOLA, PASTRAMI, HAM IN FRONT DISPLAY COOLER (NOTED IN VIOLATION # 2) FROM 45.9 - 50.2. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DENATURE AND DESTROY. MANAGER COMPLIED. FOUND A ASSORTMENT OF SLICED MEATS AND CHEESE NOTED ABOVE AS WELL AS PASTA, POTATO SALAD AND SLICED TOMATOES AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50.9 - 60.1 IN 3 DOOR PREP COOLER NOTED IN VIOLATION # 2. TOTAL WEIGHT 309 LBS, VALUE $ 928. ALL WEIGHT AND VALUES ARE APPROXIMATIONS. CITATION # 62702-11
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND PINK, MOLD LIKE SUBSANCE ON INTERIOR ICE SHOOT OF COLA DISPENSER, IN FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE UNIT CLEANED. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CITATION #62703-11
code 16
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT AND OUTSIDE REAR DOOR.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR LEAK FROM CEILING PIPE IN BASEMENT OFFICE. PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION IN REGARDS TO BACK FLOW PREVENTION FOR ICE MACHINE. PROVIDE VENTILATION FOR 2 BURNER UNITS IN REAR OF PREP AREA OR REMOVE UNIT.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE OLD PREP COOLER FROM OUTSIDE REAR.
code 41

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lincoln Square

See every restaurant in Lincoln Square →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.