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Emerald City Coffee

January 31, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005
code 5Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED THERMOMETER NEEDED IN HOT HOLDING UNIT CONTAINING EGG BURRITOS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ARE IN NEED OF FOOD LABELS INCLUDING NAME OF PRODUCT, WHERE PRODUCT WAS MADE AND ADDRESS OF WHERE IT WAS PACKAGED AND INGREDIENT LIST. THIS INCLUDES ALL PREPACKAGED BAKERY ITEMS AS WELL AS PREPACKAGED BREAKFAST BURRITOS ETC.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING TILES BEHIND HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND RESTORE WALL SURFACE TO A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION. OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON REACH IN 1 DOOR COOLER WHEN YOU ENTER KITHCEN. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE OBSERVED ON MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NON WORKING COOLER IN FRONT AREA MUST REMOVE. OBSERVED COOLER IN REAR IN DISREPAIR MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES. OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER IN REAR DRY STORAGE HALLWAY, HALLWAY LEADING TO HOT WATER HEATER, AND OFFICE. MUST GET RID OF ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS/EQUIPMENT AND STORE ALL REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. • OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO HOT WATER HEATER WITH DEAD BUGS ON FLOOR. MUST REMOVE BUGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 2311452 DATED 8/28/19 NOT CORRECTED INCLUDING #39 MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT HAND WASHING SINK. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT SIDE OF MOP SINK TO PROTECT ICE MACHINE/FOOD SLICER.#49 OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REAR PASTRY FREEZER UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN #56 MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS THROUGHOUT THE REAR HALLWAY DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 28, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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