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July 12, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURING BETWEEN 126-130F AT THE METERED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND AT THE END OF LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BRING WATER TEMPERATURES DOWN BETWEEN 100-120F. SEE ABOVE FOR PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C), CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED CUCUMBER SLICES IN HANDWASHING SINK AT THE END OF COOKLINE MAKING IT INACCESSIBLE TO HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD ITEMS TO MAKE HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE. SEE ABOVE FOR PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c), CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REVIEW INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD PER TAG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED ON SITE. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. DURING EXIT INEPCTION, CITY CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SLIME RESIDUE IN WHITE INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING. MEASURED CHLORINE READING 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. DISH MACHINE CHLORINE SANITIZING SHOULD MEASURE BETWEEN 50-200PPM. ECO LAB HAD SERVICED DISH MACHINE, SANITIER MEASURED AT 100PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN COOKLINE AND ELECTRICAL ROOM. OBSERVED ONE LIVE RODENT RUN THROUGH THE COOKLINE FLOOR. OBSERVED AT LEAST 50 SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECTS NEAR SODA BOXES IN STORAGE CLOSET, DISH AREA, UTILITY CLOSET. FACILITY MUST ELIMINATE ALL LIVE RODENT ACTIVITY, DROPPINGS AND SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECT ACTIVITY IN THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (a) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS SUCH AS FORKS AND KNIVES OUT ON DISPLAY IS NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AT CUSTOMER TABLES. UTENSILS MUST BE COVERED AND/OR WRAPED CLEAN UTENSILS SHALL BE HANDLED, DISPLAYED, AND DISPENSED SO THAT FOOD AND LIP CONTACT SURFACES ARE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MOSCOW MULE DRINKS IS BEING SERVED IN COPPER MUGS (INTERIOR OF THE MUG IS COOPER LINED). COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS SUCH AS BRASS MAY NOT BE USED IN CONTACT WITH A FOOD/DRINK PRODCUTS THAT HAS A PH BELOW 6 SUCH AS VINEGAR, FRUIT JUICE, OR WINE. MANAGER DISCARDED COPPER MUGS ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT THE HAND WASHING SINK FAUCETS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE END OF COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOORS MISSING SELF CLOSING DEVICE. MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOORS.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET MOP STORED IN THE BUCKET INSIDE OF UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO HAND MOPS WHEN NOT IN USE TO ALLOW TO DRY.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
code 57

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