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Jr's Jamaican Tropical Cafe

February 26, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS IN PLASTIC BINS ON COUNTERTOP 1LB. OF SHREDDED LETTUCE AT 68.7F AND 1LB. OF DICED CHICKEN AT 67.5F. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW APPX.2LBS $3.29 (PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED COS)
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNLABELED SQUEEZE BOTTLES & SHAKERS, MUST LABEL ITEMS OUT ITS ORGINAL CONTAINER WITH COMMON NAME.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE APROX. 60 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND 2 DOOR STORAGE FREEZER, AND LOWER COUNTER STORAGE SHELVES AND OFF FLOOR AND ON LEDGE ONE DOOR GLASS STORAGE COOLER NEAR REAR GARBAGE DOOR.MUST REMOVE DROPPING CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS, RECOMMENEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISIES ON OR AFTER 2.26.24. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED ) • OBSERVED GAP UNDERNEATH BOTH REAR DOORS AND FRONT DOOR, MUST MAKE DOORS RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS ARE SERVERELY SCRATCHED WHICH PREVENTS PROPER CLEANING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT. FACILITY MUST RESURFACE BOARD OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD • OBSERVED MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON 2 DOOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED FAR RIGHT FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT MISSING HOT WATER FAUCET MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING IN REAR PREP IS PEELING, DAMAGED TILES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AND FRONT LOBBY, ALSO THRESHOLD BY DRY STORAGE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AND WALL LEADING TO TOILET ROOM MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING. EMPLOYEES MUST OBTAIN FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUSE CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT 2575178 05.01.2023 NOT CORRECTED #10- 5-202.12 (B-D) OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA WITH A SLOW DRAIN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. # 49- 4-601.11(C) MUST DETIAL CLEAN DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON SHELVING UNITS AND FAN GUARD COVERS IN ALL REACH IN COOLERS. # 56.- 6-501.14 MUST CLEAN AND MAINTIAN THE FILTER ABOVE THE GRILL. #58- 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED MANAGERS ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RENEW AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORTY FOUNDATION7-42-090 (CITATION ISSUED)
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 1, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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