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January 17, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES WHILE WEARING GLOVES TOOK DISHES TO THE DISH WASHING AREA FROM THE KITCHEN AND RETURNED TO CONTINUE PREPPING WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS. NOTED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHILE PREPPING FOOD ANSWERED THE PHONE AND WENT BACK TO PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS AND WHEN THEY FINALLY CHANGED THE GLOVES STILL DID NOT WASH HANDS BEFORE WEARING THE NEW GLOVES. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: NOTED A BLACK AND SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO UNTIL UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY CLEANED AND SANITIZE. 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 OVER 60 MICE DROPPINGS AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA, UNDERNEATH SHELVING AT THE DISH WASHING AREA AND ALONG THE WALL OF BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE SERVICE COOLER DOOR AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH NO PROPER LIDS (USING SERVING TRAYS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LIDS FOR THE EQUIPMENT
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY WHERE MICE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED LEAKING PIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRAYER SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER AT THE FAR END OF BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE SMALL ROOM BY CLOSET WHERE EMPLOYEE BELONGS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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