Hamachi Sushi Bar

October 19, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN REAR OF KITHCEN NEXT TO STOVES AT 57.4F. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WITHIN REFRIGERATOR. REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS TAGGED. CHRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE WITH REACH IN REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING 10 LBS OF TEMPURA COOKED VEGETABLES AT 70.1 F VALUED AT $20. OBSERVED 20LBS OF RAW FISH VALUED AT $90 AT 57.2F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 SINKS IN FRONT PREPARTION AREA WITH SUSHI DIRECTLY NEXT TO EACH OTHER WITH NO SPLASH GUARD SEPARATION. 1 SINK WAS BEING USED AS A FOOD PREPARTION SINK WITH THE WASHING OF SLICED CUCUMBER AND THE OTHER SINK HAD DIRTY SIHES IN IT. BOTH SINKS WERE OBSTRUCTED. THERE WAS SOAP BUT NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT SINK FOR HAND DRYING. 1 OF THE 2 SINKS MUST BE DESIGNATED AS A HANDWASHING SINK ONLY AND CAN ONLY BE USED TO WASH HANDS. THE OTHER SINK MUST BE DESIGNATED AS A FOOD PREPARATION SINK AND ONLY USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION. OBSERVED SUSHI ROLLER COME TO SINK AND RINSE HANDS WITH WATER, NOT USING SOAP, AND THE DRY HANDS ON MULTI USE TOWEL HANGING OFF OF THE SUSHI ROLLERS WAIST. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST BE RETRAINED ON PROPER HANDWASHING, WHEN HANDWASHING IS NEEDED AND NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010 (A)
code 6Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1506600 DATED 7/20/15 INCLUDING #45 MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER LIST FOR NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION. #32 PREP TABLE HAS EXPOSED RAW WOOD. RAW OOD MUST BE PAINTED OR SEALED. #33 ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF COOLER SHELVING RACKS NOT CLEAN AND KITHCEN STORAGE SHELVING RACKS NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL RACKS IN REFRIGERATORS AND ALL FOOD STORAGE SHELVING RACKS THOUGHOUT KITHCEN AND FRON PREP AREA. #41 STOCK ITEMS NEED TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. ALL SODA AND FOOD PRODUCT IN BACK HALLWAY MUST BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF GROUND ON PROPER SHELVING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED IN BETWEEN 2 SINKS IN FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA SAPARATIN HAND SINK FORM FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN ALL SHELVES IN FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA. CLEAN OUT CABINET UNDER SINKS IN FRONT AREA. OBSERVED ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN WITH DIRT ACCUMULATION ON INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE. CLEAN, SNAITIZE AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED VENT IN WOMENS WASHROOM UNCLEAN WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULAITON. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: ALL REFRIGERATORS NEED EASY TO READ THERMOMETERS READING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 20, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 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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