Great Buffet

November 22, 2010 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND PREP COOLERS AMBIENT AIR TEMP AT 57.7F. UNIT MUST HOLD AT 40F OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED. UNIT STORES CUT RAW VEGETABLES, EGGS AND IMITATION CRAB MEAT. EGGS AND CRAB MEAT DISGARDED AS DESCRIBED IN VIOLATION #3. CITATION #HOOOO63681 ISSUED FOR INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION PER CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE. COURT HEARING ON THURSDAY JAN. 13, 2011 AT 400 W SUPERIOR ROOM 107 AT 9:00AM.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOOD ITEMS IN THE PREP COOLER MENTIONED IN VIOLATION #2: A DOZ EGGS @ 56.9F, 1/2 LB OF IMITATION CRAB MEAT @ 52.2F, 1/2 LB OF COOKED PORK @ 51.3F AND 1 LB OF RAW SQUID @50.1F. VALUE OF ITEMS ACCORDING TO MANAGER WAS $15.00. DISGARDED A TOTAL OF 4LBS OF FOOD. ALSO OBSERVED IN WALK-IN FREEZER UNCOVERED CHICKEN AND BEEF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL FOODS MUST BE COVERED OR WRAPPED TO AVOID CONTAMINATION OR FREEZER BURN. CITATION #H00063681 ISSUED FOR INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION PER CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE. COURT HEARING ON THURSDAY JAN. 13, 2011 AT 400 W SUPERIOR, ROOM 107 AT 9:00AM.
code 3Priority
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: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. OBSERVED THIRTY MOUSE DROPPINGS ALONG WALL BY BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, BY TWO COMP SINK ON FLOOR AND SHELF AND IN REAR ALONG WALL NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. REAR EXIT DOOR NOT COMPLETELY RODENT PROOF; MUST RODENT PROOF DOOR. CITATION #H000063682 ISSUED FOR IMPROPER PEST CONTROL PER CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE. COURT HEARING ON THURSDAY JAN. 13, 2011 AT 400 W SUPERIOR, ROOM 107 AT 9:00AM.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ICE DISPENSER AT SODA MACHINES, INTERIOR BOTTOM CABINETS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNER AREAS WHERE NEEDED TO REMOVE MOUSE DROPPINGS NOTED.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOWING: SEAL OPENINGS AROUND ALL PIPES LEADING INTO CEILING, CLEAN CEILING VENTS TO REMOVE DUST IN DINING AREA, KITCHEN AND WASHROOMS, REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PRIVATE DINING ROOM, KITCHEN AND WASHROOMS. REPLACE WALL TILE ALONG WALLBASE IN KITCHEN UNDER DISHMACHINE AND AT TWO COMP SINK IN KITCHEN. CLEAN INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED TO REMOVE INSECTS AND DUST.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING VIOLATIONS: LEAKING FROM ONE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT VALVE IN KITCHEN, ONE FAUCET AT THREE COMP SINK WRAPPED IN PLASTIC; REPAIR FAUCET OR REPLACE, PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF METAL DRAIN STOPPERS FOR SINKS FOR PROPER SET UP, SECOND EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN IS DRAINING SLOWLY; MUST CORRECT, REPLACE MISSING COLD WATER HANDLE AT UTILITY SINK, FAUCET ABOVE SOFT SERVE MACHINE NOT WORKING; MUST HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT FAUCET.
code 38

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