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Handlebar Chicago

August 18, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: NOTED TEMPERATURE OF WALK IN COOLER AND SERVICE COOLERS TO BE IMPROPER AT 50.4F AND 53.7F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURES OF 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL 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: NOTED TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLER AND WALK IN COOLERS TO BE IMPROPER:-SEITAN(CHICKEN IMITATION 5#) 68.8F, SEITAN (MADE OF WHEAT AND GLUTEN,)58.5F APPROX 20#, MUSHROOM 68.1F, TOFU 47.6F APPROX 15#, RADISH SPROUTS .5# 53.3F/47.3F (WALK IN COOLER AND SERVICE COOLER),PASTA 48.2F, SEITAN(PORK IMITATION) 50.8F, RICE 51.1F,TOFU 46.1F,MASHED POTATOES 46.5F, BEEF IMITATION 48.3F, LIQUID EGGS 54.6F, GUACAMOLE 47.2F, PICO DE GALLO 46.8F 8#, SLOPPY JOE 46.3F 12#, MASHED POTATOES46.6F (APPROX 20#) FOLLOWING ITEMS IN COVERED CONTAINERS ON PREP TABLE WITHOUT PROPER COOLING METHOD BEING APPLIED: SLOPPY JOE 80.4F 12#, PAR COOKED POTATOES 76.9F, 20#, LEAFY GREENS 70.7F, 2#. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED 500 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $587.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. 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: NOTED EMPLOYEES AT THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN PREP PREPARING AND HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES...ALSO NOTED EMPLOYEES WASHING HANDS AT THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK INSTEAD OF HAND WASH SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AT THE HAND WASH SINK AND TO WEAR GLOVES AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
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: NOTED OVER 25 FLYING INSECTS ON WALLS AND CEILING OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKETS AT DOOR OF SERVICE COOLER BY THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE....NOTED RUSTY SHELVES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE DISH WASHER, LARGE HOLE ON CEILING BY THE HEATING UNIT ALL AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED STAINED AND DIRTY CEILING AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 26, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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