Gino's East Of Chicago

September 29, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED A WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT NOT IN USE AND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT 40.0F OR BELOW(NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 2Priority
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 EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS APPX. 100 OR MORE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES ON FLOOR UNDER ,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN 1ST FL.REAR PREP AREA OF COOLERS,RADIATORS,FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,ON ROLLING CARTS,LEDGE OF FLOOR MIXER,IN DISH WASHING AREA UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF DISH MACHINE,3- COMPARTMENT SINK,HAND SINK,DISH STORAGE RACK,1ST FL. FRONT PREP AREA BEHIND STOVE,NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN.BAR AREA UNDER AND NEXT TO ALL COOLERS,UNDER ICE BIN AND SERVICE COUNTER.ON FLOOR IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM.ON FLOOR, LANDING AND LEDGE LEADING TO BASEMENT PREP AREA,ON FLOOR UNDER LIQUOR STORAGE CABINET,UNDER FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES,UNDER 1- COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK.ALSO,REAR HOT WATER TANK AND STORAGE AREA IN BETWEEN CLUTTER ON FLOOR AND ALONG WALL BASES.APPX. 15 OR MORE OPEN RODENT BAIT ON FLOOR IN SAME AREA.APPX "3/4-2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR,SIDE DOOR AND BASEMENT DOOR ADJACENT TO HOT WATER AREA.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 9/29/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM PREP TABLES,PREP & REACH IN COOLERS,STOVE,SHELVING UNITS,ROLLING CARTS,DISH RACKS,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER BOOTH SEATS IN DINING AREA,UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COLER AND IN HOT WATER TANK AREA AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST SEAL BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN HOT WATER TANK AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS.MUST SEAL HOLES IN BRICK WALLS IN BASEMENT HOT WATER TANK AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON INTERIOR OF FRONT DOOR.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR 1- DOOR PREP COOLER.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT HOT WATER TANK AREA AND CLEAN & COVER UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN SAME AREA.
code 41

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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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