Furious Spoon

June 11, 2021 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings16
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION DID NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. DISPENSER EMPTY. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • BASEMENT DISHWASHING HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. NOTED SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED, SUCH AS A WATER PURIFIER, AN AIR FAN/AIR CONDITIONER, OTHER LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, AND A PLASTIC CURTAIN SEPARATING THE SINK FROM THE DISH WASH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL TO MAKE THE SINK ACCESSIBLE FOR USE OR INSTALL A HANDWASHING SINK DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE DISH MACHINE AND THE DISH THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE COOKS LINE DOOR WAS PROPPED OPEN WITH PLASTIC WRAP AS A ROPE, BLOCKING THE HAND SINK. MANAGEMENT REMOVED AND CLOSED THE DOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION. • NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 5Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BAR CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING DURING SERVICE. NOTED 0 PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALSO NOTED AN EMPTY SOAP DISPENSING CONTAINER ON THE SAME MACHINE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL PROPERLY DISPENSES CHLORINE SANITIZER AND SOAP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 16
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT ON THE COOKS LINE AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 128.8F. FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 21
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A BASEMENT BOX FREEZER BEING STORED DIRECTLY UNDERWATER LINES IN THE BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE ALL BOX FREEZERS.
    code 39
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: THE FOOD HANDLER NOTED PREPARING FOODS ON THE COOKS LINE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
    code 40
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: ALL CLEAN POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON SEVERAL COOLER DOORS ON THE COOKS LINE AND THE BOX FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR VARIOUS ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. SHELVING MUST LEAVE FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING. • COOKS LINE TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH A MISSING/BROKEN DOOR HANDLE WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT NOTED DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE.----EXTERIOR/TOP OF THE BASEMENT DISHWASHING MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: WATER DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE CEILING IN THE HALLWAY OF THE WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR LEAK.
    code 51
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE PILED, USED OIL CONTAINERS ON THE REAR PATIO/WALKWAY TO THE GARBAGE AREA.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MISSING DAMAGED WALL TILE ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.----FOOD SPLATTER ON THE CEILING TILES OF THE COOKS LINE.----DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE BASEMENT THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MOLDY/BLACKENED WALL CAULKING AT THE BASEMENT DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
    code 55
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 4-1-20 NOT CORRECTED. #37-: OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME. #55-: OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD-UP ON PREP AREA FLOORS, DISHWASHING AREA FLOOR, AND ON WALLS AND CEILING TILES AROUND DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 60
  • Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
    Inspector note: SUMMARY REPORT FROM 4-1-20 REPORT # NOT POSTED VISIBLE TO PUBLIC. GIVEN TODAY'S SUMMARY REPORT AND POST.
    code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 1, 2020: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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