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February 21, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE 7-UP COOLER AT THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52.0F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS CHEESE AND HAMBURGERS. THE COOLER WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND ALL FOOD WAS DISCARDED. UPON MY RETURN ON 2/22/13, THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE COOLER WAS AT 39.9F AND THE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG WAS REMOVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
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 STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED GROUND BEEF AT 49.8F, CHEESE AT 50.0F, ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 45.6F, SALSA AT 45.1F, POLISH DOGS AT 44.6F, HAMBURGERS AT 49.9F, CHILI AT 44.6F, MILK AT 45.1F, BRATWURST AT 44.4F, HOT DOGS AT 45.0F, BLUE CHEESE DRESSING AT 46.8F, SOUR CREAM AT 46.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 251# OF FOOD WORTH $945. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HOT DOGS AT 155.3F) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ONSITE AT 3:50PM AFTER BEING CALLED BY THE STORE EMPLOYEE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPAINT OR REPLACE THE RUSTED WIRE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR.
code 37

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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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