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Epic Burger

January 26, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A PREP COOLER; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF GROUND TURKEY AT 52F, ABOUT 4 DOZEN RAW EGGS AT 59F AND ABOUT 1 LB OF RAW CHICKEN AT 57F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT AN ADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL OF THE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (EGGS). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A DISCLOSURE (WITH FOOTNOTE) AND REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A PREP COOLER, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 52F (PER INTERNAL THERMOMETER). INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT AN ADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE MANAGER WITHOUT A PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES SUCH AS A HAT OR A HAIR NET.
code 40
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.13 OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 1, 2020: 4 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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