Halsted Street Deli & Bagel

February 8, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP KIT AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES DRINKING IN FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THAT EMPLOYEE shall eat, drink, only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, and LINENS; unwrapped SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES; or other items needing protection cannot result. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 6Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED 17 LBS OF DELI MEAT IN THE FRONT PREP COOLER AT 54F, VALUED AT $25. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD RTE/TCS COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS ON RAW CHICKEN & BEEF STORED IN THE 2-DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO TEST THE CHEMICAL STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZING SOLUTION IN THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TEST STRIPS AND KEEP ONSITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY STOPPER UNDERNEATH MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER COMING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN IN REAR PREP AREA, WHEN WATER IS RUNNING AT THE HAND SINK IN THE SAID AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PLUMBER TO HAVE DRAIN RODDED OR REPAIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REPAIR NON-WORKING DIPPER WELL ON ICE CREAM COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CONNECT TO WATER LINE IN ORDER TO WORK PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 10, 2018: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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