Halsted Street Deli & Bagel

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, STORAGE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, ON FRONT COUNTER PREP AREA: 84.9F, 2LBS, TOMATOES BASIL SOUP, AT VALUE $10.00 71.6F, 2.5LBS STUFFED PEPPER, AT A VALUE OF $10.00 70.6F, 4LBS, BROWN RICE SOUP, AT A VALUE OF $15.00 74.3F, 1LB OF CHILI, AT A VALUE OF $10.00 121.0F, 4LBS OF BLACK BEAN SOUP, AT A VALUE OF $6.50 MANAGER STATED TOTAL WEIGHT OF 13.50 LBS AT APPROXIMATELY VALUE OF $51.50 MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED/DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOOD AT 40 F OR BELOW AND HOT FOOD AT 140 OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST KIT TO DETERMINE PROPER CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZING SOLUTION. MANAGER CORRECT VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 22
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DARK DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS ON CUTTING BOARD LOCATED ON BACK WALL, FRONT PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING HOT FAUCET HANDLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA. ALSO OBSERVED SMALL LEAK UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT RINSE TWIST VALVE. OBSERVED BUCKET UNDERNEATH SAID AREA COLLECTING POOLED WATER. IN ADDITION OBSERVED ALL TWIST VALVE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, NOT ABLE TO HOLD WATER WITH OUT THE AID OF PLASTIC WRAP SEAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR ALL ABOVE. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED ICE CREAM SCOOP DRIP WELL, NOT CONNECTED AT FRONT ICE CREAM STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1 FOOD HANDLER, IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT FOOD HANDLERS MUST WARE HAIR RESTRAINTS WHENEVER FOODS ARE PREPARED AND OR SERVED. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 10, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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