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June 20, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS IN PREP AREAS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (SLICING DELI MEATS). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: MISSING SUPPLIES LISTED ON PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE ALL SUPPLIES LISTED AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    code 5Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASH HANDS IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AFTER CHANGING TASKS, AND PRIOR TO PREPARING MEAT FOR CUSTOMER ORDERS. INSTD TO PROPERLY CLEAN HANDS IN A HANDWASHING SINK OR APPROVED AUTOMATIC HANDWASHING FACILITY. HANDS MAY NOT BE CLEANED IN A SINK USED FOR FOOD PROPERARATION OR WAREWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
    code 8Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OPENED PACKAGES OF DELIE MEATS AND CHEESES NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED. REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT TCS FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH FOOD SHALL BE SOLD OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS OR AN APPROVED PROCEDURE IN PLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 23
  • Approved Thawing Methods Used
    Inspector note: IMPROPER THAWING OF FROZEN MEATS IN EMPTY BASIN OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD ON PROPER THAWING TECHNIQUES (UNDER RUNNING WATER, OR REFRIGERATION, ETC).
    code 35
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: ALL CUTTING BOARDS THROUGH OUT STAINED AND WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN CLEAN SURFACE.
    code 47
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: STANDING WATER IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF WALK IN COOLER FLOOR. INSTD TO MAINTAIN CLEAN AND DRY (PROPERLY DRY AFTER CLEANING). • CLUTTER/UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND MAINTAIN AREA.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 20, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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