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Josephine's Cookin'

May 16, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND A WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT AT 53F STORING LIQUID EGGS AND MILK, FROZEN FRUIT (UNTHAWED) AND HEAVY CREAM. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS AT 40F OR BELOW. PRODUCT DISGARDED VALUED AT $98 AND APPROXIMATELY 30LBS. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST FAX OR EMAIL A REQUEST TO 312 746-4240 OR CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG TO REMOVE TAG WHEN UNIT IS REPAIRED AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: THE CAN OPENER BLADE AT THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN IS NOT CLEAN; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CAN OPENER. FOUND LOOSE RUBBER GASKETS AT REFRIGERATION UNIT DOORS; MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKETS TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNITS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, STOVE, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN KITCHEN AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. CLEAN FLOOR IN BASEMENT IN STORAGE AREAS. SOME DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN KITCHEN; REPAIR OR REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. STANDING WATER ON BASEMENT FLOOR FROM LEAKING PIPE (CDI).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SOME DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN KITCHEN ABOVE THE DISHMACHINE, IN BOTH CUSTOMER WASHROOMS, EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND MOLDED TILE IN THE LINEN CLOSET; REPLACE ALL CEILING TILE. MUST CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM IS NOT WORKING; MUST REPAIR. THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE MENS WASHROOM HAS A MISSING COVER; MUST REPLACE COVER. FOUND A LEAK FROM A PIPE IN THE CEILING OF THE BASEMENT; MUST REPAIR LEAK IN REAR OF BASEMENT.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
code 45
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: FOUND CIGARETTE BUTTS ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 4 IN THE LINEN CLOSET ON THE FLOOR, 2 ON THE FLOOR BY THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT, 1 BY THE DOOR (ON THE FLOOR) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED PER THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE THAT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON PREMISES. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020 C.
code 70

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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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