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Gale Street Inn

April 25, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND SALAD COOLER NOT MAINTAINED AT THIS TIME, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 60.8 F, FOUND CHEESE AND CHOPPED LEAFY GREENS, ROMAINE LETTUCE INSIDE SAID COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW. 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 THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPEATURES- CHOPPED LEAFY GREENS (ROMAINE LETTUCE) AND CHEESE HELD AT 60.8 F ALSO FOUND MASHED POTATOES HELD AT 122 F ON SHELF IN ROOM TEMPERATURE UNDER STEAMTABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD AND 140 F OR ABOVE IF HELD HOT. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES INSIDE PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED SHELVES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE/FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP INSIDE FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR FRYERS.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PREP AREA COOKLINE EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL AND MENS WASHROOM LEFT SIDE HANDWASH BOWL PIPES DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINKS.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 8, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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