French Accent

May 16, 2014 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN DELI AREA BLOCKED /UNACCESSIBLE WITH COLD HOLDING PREP STATION IN FRONT OF IT. ALSO NOTED AT REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK BEING USED AS A ICE BATH FOR COOLING A LARGE CONTAINER OF TOMATO SOUP. MUST REMOVE TO PROVIDE ACCESS. INSTRUCTED THAT HANDWASHING ONLY AT HAND WASH SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 11Priority
  • food received at unsafe tempscritical
    Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
    Inspector note: NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE/PAPER TOWELS AT ANY EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 12Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS WITH POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES, HANDLING FOOD REMOVING GLOVES TOUCHING KNIVES, CUTTING BOARDS AND WASH TOWELS NO WASHING HANDS BETWEEN OPERATIONS AND PLACING GLOVES ON RETURNING TO FOOD HANDLING. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER HANDWASHING AND CLEANING/SANITIZING UTENSILS, CUTTING BOARDS CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
    code 6Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: NOTED RAW FOOD (BULK HAMS)ON TOP SHELF ABOVE READY-TO-EAT FOODS, COOKED CHICKEN, VEGETABLES AND SAUCES IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE, NO EVIDENCE OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    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: NOTED SEVERAL FRUIT FLIES IN REAR STORAGE AREA MOP SINK AREA AND REAR PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED FRUIT FLIES IN DINING AREA ON LIGHT FIXTURES AND CEILING ABOVE CUSTOMER SERVING LINE. MUST REMOVE. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    code 18
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, SAUSAGES, EGGS, HAM, SOUPS ETC.) ARE BEING HANDLED PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    code 21
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE KNIVES CLEANED AND SANITIZED IN KNIFE RACK WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 31
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL PREP COUNTERS AND STATIONS OF FOOD STAINS AND DEBRIS.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHTOUT REAR PREP AREA AND SEAL OPENING AT FLOOR UNDER STORAGE RACKS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. CLEAN FLOORS AROUND EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP/SERVING AREA.
    code 34
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AND END CAPS AT CEILING IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. PROVIDE LIGHT IN MOP SINK AREA.
    code 36
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR BY MOP SINK AREA IN THE FORM OF BOXES AND HUGE GARBAGE BIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 6, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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