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Joe's Chicken

November 9, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPURATURES IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AND IN REACH IN COOLER. OXTAILS, 117F, 5LBS VALUED AT $25,RAW CATFISH, 49.5F, 15 LBS VALUED AT $50. MANAGER VOLUNTARILLY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOOD AT 40F AND BELOW AND HOT FOODS AT 140 AND ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA; CORNERS OF THE FURNACE ROOMS, AND CORNERS OF BOTH REAR STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. CLEAN, SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREA AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED WORN CUTTING BOARDS, INSTRUCTED REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER, INTERIOR OF ALL MICROWAVES, AND INTERIOR OF MOP SINK. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, PROVIDE HOLDER FOR ICE SCOOP. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY CORNERS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES; PREP, AND REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS IN THE PREP AREA, REAR STORAGE ROOMS, AND REAR TOILET ROOM WALLS. CLEAN ALL CEILING AND WALL VENTS. STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR, ALSO FILTERS AND HOODS NEED CLEANING. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHTS THROUGHOUT, PROVIDE LIGHTING IN REACH IN COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTALL THERMOMETERS IN REACH IN COOLERS. ALSO NEED PROBE THERMOMETERS TO TAKE FOOD TEMPURATURES. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREAS. REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 22, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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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