Hot Fire N Cool Ice Steak & Lemonade

August 12, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: BLUE REACH-IN COOLER BY GYRO UNIT FOUND AT 56F AND 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY BREAD COOLER FOUND AT 48F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AND HAVE BOTH UNITS SERVICED. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON BOTH COOL.ERS. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 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: EGGS-56F, CHICKEN-55F, MILK-55F, PORK STEAKS-54F, PRE-COOKED CHICKEN-50F, PIZZA-110F. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
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: 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED SCATTERRED ALONG THE FLOORS IN FURNACE ROOM, IN WASHROOM, AND IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESIGATION WHILE BURGERS AND CHICKEN SANDWICHES WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.. MGR/OWNER TOOK THE CLASS IN JANUARY 2013 AND HAS NOT RECEIVED HIS CERTIFICATION, MUST CONTACT INSTRUCTOR TO FIND OUT THE STATUS OF HIS CERTIFICATION. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF BOTH DEEP FRYERS, INTERIOR OF HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, DIPPER WELL, OF ALL DEPP FREEZERS AND COOLERS, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN EVERY ROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS BY EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR AND IN WASHROOM(ABOVE MOP SINK) HAVE HUGE OPENINGS EXPOSING PIPES THAT WERE REPLACED BY BUILDING OWNER PER DEPT OF PLUMBING. THESE AREAS MUST BE REPAIRED AFTER DEPT. OF PLUMBING APPROVES THE WORK COMPLETED. ALSO NEED TO CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NEED LONG STEM MEATL THERMOMETER AS WELL AS REFRIGERATION THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN ICE SCOOP, NO HANDLE ATTACHED.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 26, 2013: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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