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Exchequer Restaurant

May 23, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND THE PREP REACH IN COOLER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT (CLOSEST TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK) AND THE PREP COOLER IN THE PIZZA FOOD PREPARATION AREA (CLOSEST TO THE PIZZA OVENS) NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. TEMPERATURES WERE 61.1F AND 48.7F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNITS FIXED SO THAT THEY HOLD THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. BOTH UNIT WERE TAGGED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF PATTIES-52.5F, HUMMUS-50.2, EGGS-61.1F, HAM-47.7F, TURKEY-55.1F, COLE SLAW-50.1F, MAYONNAISE-53.5F, CHEESE-59.4F, ANCHOVIES-64.4F, TUNA-49.7F AND DRESSING-54.4F.) STORED IN THE ABOVE REACH IN COOLERS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE COLD FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED OF THE PRODUCT, A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 40LBS. VALUED AT $150. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOUND OPEN LARGE CANS STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED ONCE CANS ARE OPEN MUST PUT ANY UNUSED PRODUCT IN A FOOD GRADEABLE BAG OR CONTAINERS. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE PIZZA FOOD PREPARATION AREA IN NEED OF RECAULKING. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AND MAINTAIN. MUST REMOVE THE RUST FROM THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE PREP TABLE IN THE REAR BY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. THE CUTTING BOARDS HAVE DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS. MAINTAIN ALL.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING HAS FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP AND MUST BE DETAILED CLEANED AND MAINTAINED: THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, STOVE, FREEZERS, CAN OPENERS, THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP AND THE FOOD PREPARATION TABLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER THE SINKS, COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT HAS THICK FOOD, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT THE FLOORS IN FRONT OF THE GRILLS/COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND THE WALLS, VENTS, VENTILATION FILTERS AND CEILING ABOVE AND AROUND THE COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT, ALL THE SINKS AND THE DISH MACHINE WITH FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP. THE UPPER WALLS BY THE VENTILATION HOOD HAS THICK GREASE THAT HAS DRIPPED DOWN AND STUCK TO THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST FIX THE LOOSE PANEL BEHIND THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK BY THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND BOTH HAND WASHING SINK LEAKING UNDERNEATH. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PROPERLY STORING THE WASH CLOTHS WHEN THEY ARE NOT USING THEM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 13, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.

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