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Earth's Kitchen

April 17, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings14
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: : 2-501.11 NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17 OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. MUST PROPERLY DATE LABEL ALL SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: : 3-603.11 MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND OF SUCH ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: : 3-302.12 MISSING LABELS ON SOME BULK FOOD, SPICE ITEMS AND BULK RICE VINEGAR CONTAINER. MUST PROPERLY LABEL WITH COMMON NAME.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE HALLWAY DRY STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: : 3-304.14 ALL PREP AREA WET WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: 3-304.12 MUST PROVIDE PROPER SCOOPS WITH INVERTED HANDLES FOR ALL DRY BULK FOODS AND A LADLE WITH A HANDLE FOR THE RICE VINEGAR.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: : 4-501.11: MUST PROVIDE PROPER SINK STOPPERS FOR THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. • 4-202.16 WOODEN SINK BASIN CABINET IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR WITH DAMAGED, CHIPPING WOOD. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 LEAKS UNDER THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT AND HAND WASHING SINKS. BOTH REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE ON PIPES UNDER THE SINKS AND LEAKING ONTO THE FLOORS. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR.-----EXTREMELY SLOW DRAIN AT THE FRONT SUSHI PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR. • : 4-301.16 MUST INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT FOOD PREPARATION SINK IN THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: : 6-201.11 DIRTY FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS, AROUND METAL FLOOR BOX COVER AT THE COOKS LINE COOLER, UNDER AND AROUND THE GREASE TRAP OR THE COOKS LINE, THROUGHOUT HALLWAY STORAGE AND UNDER THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • 6-201.13 MISSING FLOOR BASEBOARD COVING IN THE HALLWAY DRY STORAGE AREA AND RAW WOODEN COVING ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE MISSING COVING AND PROVIDE NON-ABSORBENT COVING. • 6-201.11 WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN BOTH WASHROOMS AND IN REAR KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.----PEELING WALL CAULKING AT THE SUSHI PREP HAND SINK, MUST REPLACE.----RAW PRESSED WOODEN WALL AS A BACK SPLASH FOR THE FRONT SUSHI PREP TABLE. MUST PAINT/SEAL TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE. • 6-101.11 MISSING/CRACKED FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MISSING/ DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT THE REAR KITCHEN COOLERS AND ICE MACHINE. MUST REPLACE ALL. • 6-501.114 ALL CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN THE HVAC CLOSET MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: : 6-202.11 MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE REAR KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE SHIELD.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: : 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 9, 2019: 14 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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