Diner Grill

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINKS NOT ACCESSIBLE, IN REAR PREP AREA(SINK WAS FULL OF CLEANING MATERIALS AND POT);FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS, ALSO HOT AND COLD WATER DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER FLOW.OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING HAND AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. TAGGED"HELD FOR INSPECTION" FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK , INSTRUCTED TO USE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK ,WHICH ITEMS WAS REMOVED.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030 HOOOO60443-10. FAX A LETTER WHEN SINK IS FIXED.(FAX #312-746-4240)
  code 12Priority
• 🤒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 FRESH EGGS STORED UNDER FRONT COUNTER,AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 58.6F, AND 60F.FRESH EGGS MUST MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW.(90 EACH EGGS), VALUE $5. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO60443-10
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.REPLACE BROKEN RUSTY RUBBER GASKET IN ICE CREAM CHEST FREZEER.REPLACE RUSTY BLADE FROM CAN OPENER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.REMOVE BUILD UP ICE INSIDE THE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.LIGHT SHIELD IS NEEDED AT LIGHT IN FRONT PREP AREA
  code 36
• 🪳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.FAUCET IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING, ALSO PIPE UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. REPAIR LEAKING PIPE ON CEILING IN REAR PREP ARE AND FRONT STORAGE AREA.
  code 38

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