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Excelsior Garden

May 14, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(FOUND KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN DISPLAY PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE RACK AND MAINTAIN).
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(FOUND CUTTING BOARD IMPROPERLY STORED ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ON WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE CUTTING BOARD AND MAINTAIN. FOUND NEWSPAPER BEING USED FOR SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER DO NOT USE CARDBOARD OR NEWSPAPER. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. FOUND COOKED FOOD STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAG IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD).
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(FOUND GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTS OVER STOVE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.FOUND DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING FANS AND VENT COVERS IN DINING AREA AND PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(FOUND GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER FRYER, STOVE, AND PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER SAID AREAS. ALSO FOUND PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP FLOOR DRY. FOUND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES,INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOOR).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(FOUND FOAM BETWEEN CEILING AND WALLS IN REAR AREA AROUND PIPES WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT AND DUST. SURFACE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAINED).
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(FOUND PERSONAL ITEMS NOT STORED PROPERLY IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE ALL PERSONAL ITEMS. FOUND CLUTTER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND MAINTAIN).
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: Above violation still remaining(OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES).
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 12, 2015: 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.