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Great Sea Restaurant

February 23, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY WASHING HANDS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE SOAP WHEN WASHING HANDS. EMPLOYEE ALSO TURNED OFF FAUCET WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND TURN OFF FAUCET WITH PAPER TOWELS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE BARRIER. PRIROTY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 8Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED CHICKEN BEING COOLED USING IMPROPER METHODS. CHICKEN WAS COOLING IN BULK TUBS AND WAS FILLED PAST RIM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PLACE CHICKEN IN SHALLOW PANS OR OTHER EFFECTIVE METHODS IN ORDER TO COOL PROPERLY. MANAGER HAD CHICKEN MOVED TO SHALLOW PANS IN SMALLER PORTIONS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 DOOR COOLER SOY SAUCE AND SUPPLIES STORED BETWEEN BACKDOOR AND GATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SURROUNDING AREA IS RODENT PROOF.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DROP COOKED CHICKEN ON FLOOR THEN PICK UP SAID PIECE OF CHICKEN AND ADD TO BATCH OF CHICKEN TO BE SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD ANY UNPACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT THAT FALLS TO FLOOR TO AVOID CROSS-CONTAMINATION. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF CHICKEN ($150) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED OLD SOILED SPONGES BEING UTILIZED IN 3 COMP SINK WHICH ALSO SERVES AS PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SPONGES ARE NOT USED FOR FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 41
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN OUTSIDE WITH ITMES BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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