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Flaming Pot

December 4, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: FOUND A 0PPM READING AT THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE. THE SANITIZER BUCKET WAS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED THAT THE MACHINE SHOULD BE CHECKED EACH MORNING PRIOR TO USING TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS SANITIZER IN THE BUCKET AND THAT IT IS AT THE PROPER STRENGTH ONCE A CYCLE IS RAN. MANAGER CHANGED THE BUCKET AT THIS TIME, A SECOND CYCLE WAS RAN AND THERE WAS STILL A 0PPM READING. CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES. A READING OF 100PPM IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES AT THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 ISSUED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL SERVICED AND REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL DISHES MUST BE WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED IN THE THREE COMP SINK.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED LABELED BOWLS OF SAUCES ON A SELF SERVE COUNTER IN THE CENTER OF THE RESTAURANT THAT ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AND A SMALL REFRIGERATION UNIT WHICH HOLDS FRUIT (NO FRUIT OBSERVED AT THIS TIME). A SNEEZE GUARD IS RECOMMENDED TO BE INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE SAUCES AND THE FRUIT FROM CONTAMINATION. IF THE SNEEZE GUARDS ARE NOT IN PLACE BY THE REINSPECTION DATE MENTIONED ABOVE I RECOMMENDED TO STORE SAUCES IN SQUEEZE BOTTLES OR PROPER DISPENSING CONTAINERS WITH LIDS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION ISSUED.
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: OBSERVED EIGHTY RODENT (RAT) DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COUNTER IN THE KITCHEN, UNDER THE DISHMACHINE, UNDER THE THREE COMP SINK, IN THE STORAGE ROOM IN THE REAR OF THE KITCHEN, BEHIND THE HOT WATER TANK NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR, ON THE LEDGE GOING DOWN IN THE BASEMENT AND IN BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE ORKIN SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
code 30
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED SOME MISSING FLOOR TILE IN THE AREA WHERE THE THREE COMP SINK LOCATED; REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILE.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE PREP AREA.
code 38
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED TO WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOODS.
code 42

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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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