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Embeya

September 3, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: ICE (FOOD) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED INTERIOR ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT, IN STORAGE BIN AND IN UPPER PANEL WATER RESERVOIR, WITH BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EFFECTED AREAS. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED, CDPH CONTACTED AT 312-746-7855 OR FAX WRITTEN REQUEST FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL TO 312-746-4240. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK OR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION ON PREMISES.MUST PROVIDE PEST SERVICE FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. AND PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. REAR DELIVERY DOCK OVERHEAD DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH AN OPEN ONE IN GAP ON BOTTOM OF RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOOR. ALSO THE SOLID DOOR FROM SAME AREA WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC CURTAIN WITHOUT TIGHT FITTING SEALS ON ALL SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DOOR. MAKE ALL DOORS TIGHT FITTING WITH NO OPEN GAPS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: EXPOSED TABLEWARES THROUGHOUT DINING ROOM MUST BE PROTECTED. CLEAN STORED POTS AND PANS MUST BE INVERTED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT DISH MACHINE AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE AND REMOVE/CLEAN ALL MOLD. MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE HALLWAY ENTRANCE TO KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE. MISSING WALL AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAKS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS. UNDER DISH MACHINE, ON SPRAY ARM AND UNDER SPRAY ARM ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL. NO HOT OR COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE/REPAIR.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR BOTH GLASS DOOR COOLERS IN THE BASEMENT.
code 40
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOODS MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 28, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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