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Hot Rod Grill

June 7, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: FOUND REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS/ REAR PREP AREA WITHOUT RUNNING HOT WATER,HOT WATER VALVE WAS TURNED OFF UNDER THE SINK. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING HANDS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. EMPLOYEE TURNED ON HOT WATER VALVE AFTER MY REQUEST.BUSINESS OPERATING AT PRESENT TIME.INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED,FOUND BOTH FRONT AND REAR DOOR WIDE OPENED,SCREEN DOOR FOR THE REAR DOOR MESH IS BROKEN,BOTTOM PART. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED,NEED TO REPAIR SCREEN DOOR IF REAR DOOR IS KEPT OPENED. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE OIL CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. EXTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER HAS A BUILD-UP OF GREASE, OIL IS SPLASHED ON GARAGE DOOR. RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED OUTSIDE AREA IN FRONT EXIT DOOR AND BETWEEN THE BROWN FENCES WHICH IS STORED ON FLOOR AND LEANING AGAINST THE BUILDING,SOUTH AREA.OBSERVED A HOLE UNDER THE STEP OF REAR DOOR AND CEMENT FLOOR. LIDS OF GARBAGE CONTAINER ARE BROKEN AND CHEWED BY ANIMALS,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIDS,CLEAN WASTE OIL CONTAINER AND GARAGE DOOR,TO MINIMIZE RODENTS AND INSECTS ACTIVITIES, REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS FROM MENTIONED AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND TWO REGULAR IRONS ON PREMISES WHICH IS USED TO FLATTEN HAMBURGERS,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A FOOD GRADE UTENSILS. • NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK ,STEAM TABLE AND PREP TABLE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE TOP PART HAS A BUILD-UP OF ENCRUSTED FOOD,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. THE SPLASH GUARD WHICH IS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS A BUILD-UP OD DUST INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO STOPPERS PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 8, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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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