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Ej Sushi
July 17, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeShort Form Complaint
- failed findings11
- critical findings2
Failed findings
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sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And ServiceInspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 1 LB COOKED RICE IN HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 66.1F TO 112.8F. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $5.00. RICE DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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hand hygiene slippingcriticalOfficial wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. WITNESSED SUSHI PREP COOK WEARING LATEX GLOVES WHILE PREPARING FOODS THEN WASHING HIS HANDS WHILE WEARING THE GLOVES TO THEN CONTINUE HIS DUTIES. WHEN INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE GLOVES TO WASH HIS HANDS, HE TOOK OFF THE GLOVES, DID NOT WASH HIS HANDS AND PROCEEDED TO PUT ON ANOTHER PAIR OF GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
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surfaces not properly sanitizedOfficial wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And TransportationInspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED SUSHI PREP COOK USING THE FRONT SUSHI BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK TO WASH/PREPARE READY TO EAT LETTUCE. INSTRUCTED THE HAND SINK IS FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY AND MUST USE THE PROVIDED ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK FOR FOODS. LETTUCE DISCARDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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hot/cold holding temps offOfficial wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And ServedInspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE THE ABOVE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IE: COOKED RICE FROM 66.1F TO 112.8F IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONE UPON MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED FORTY MINUTES LATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
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Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service ArticlesInspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE FREEZER. MUST NOT WASH AND REUSE "ZIPLOC" DISPOSABLE BAGS FOUND DRYING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL CLEAN POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUSHI PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN SINK AND ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST NOT USE PAPER OR CARDBOARD AS A LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN. MUST BE A SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.
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food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive DetergentsInspector note: DIRTY INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning MethodsInspector note: HANGING CLOTH CURTAINS IN ENTRANCE WAY TO REAR KITCHEN FOUND DIRTY AND STAINED. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
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grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly StoredInspector note: MUST NOT STORE BOX FREEZER FOUND WITH FROZEN FOODS IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM CLOSET. DRY FOOD MUST NOT BE STORED IN THE BUILDINGS REAR HALLWAY THAT HAS PUBLIC ACCESS FROM THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ABOVE.
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Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly StoredInspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT INSIDE THE ICE WITH HANDLE IN ICE.
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Food Handler Requirements MetInspector note: NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE OR PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 22, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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