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Joe's Barbque

June 22, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED PORK RIBS AT 47.8F INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10# OF FOOD WORTH $55. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL AND LIVE HOUSE FLIES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE HOUSE FLIES ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. ALSO, OBSERVED OVER 10 FLY STRIPS HUNG FROM THE CEILING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FLY STRIPS FROM THE FOOD PREP AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED SAUSAGE STORED INSIDE OF A CARDBOARD BOX INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOODS IN PROPER FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS, EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP AND STORAGE SHELVES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. REPLACE THE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REGROUT THE TILE FLOORS WHERE NEEDED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE GROUND IN THE BASEMENT. MUST MAINTAIN THE BASEMENT FLOOR DRY AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALLS AND CEILING AND VENTILATION DUCTS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE THE BBQ SMOKER. CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REPAIR AND SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN THE WALLS AND CEILINGS AND SCRAPE ANY AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: NO LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS PROVIDED FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
code 45
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS ON A SHELF INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT NEXT TO THE SIDE EXIT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT AND THAT NO ASHTRAYS CAN BE STORED INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. CHICAGO CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020.
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 5, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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