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January 6, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND WALK IN COOLER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. COOLER HAD AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 51.2F PER MY THERMOMETER AND 52.0 PER THE ESTABLISHMENTS' EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. ONCE FIXED MUST FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-4240 OR EMAIL US AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG REQUESTING A REINSPECTION OF THE UNIT. COOLER WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED. 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: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 46.0F TO 51.6F AND INCLUDED RAW CHICKEN, BEEF, SAUSAGE, HAM, TURKEY, LIQUID EGGS, EGGS, CHEESE, POT ROAST, WHIPPED CREAM, PAN CAKE BATTER, WHIPPED BUTTER, SOUP, STEAKS, YOGURT, CHOCOLATE MILK, SOUR CREAM, TARTAR SAUCE AND CREAM CHEESE. ALL ITEMS WERE DISCARDED OF A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 400LBS VALUED AT $1,300. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST RECAULK AROUND THE WASHBOWL IN THE EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS/ICE MACHINE, NOZZLES ON THE SODA MACHINE AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAIN, FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTS AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE SERVICE LINE AND PREP AREA.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 12, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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