Karachi Chat House

July 18, 2018 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings24
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: FACILITY NOTED WITH NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE, PRIORITY VIOLATIONS NOTED,PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). • OBSERVED FOOD UTENSIL BEING STORED INSIDE THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. REVIEWED THE HAND WASHING SINK IS FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH CITATION ISSUED IN ABOVE VIOLATION #10.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING IMPROPERLY COOLED SUCH AS CHICKEN BIRYANI IN TIGHTLY COVERED DEEP PAN INSIDE COOLER AT 67.6F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO AND CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • food left unprotected
    Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW EGGS BEING STORED INSIDE COOKS LINE COOLER DIRECTLY OVER UNCOVERED READY TO EAT SAUCE/DRESSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS. EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE EGGS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 15
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE RINSING A USED FOOD STRAINER UNDER WATER IN A DIRTY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CONTAINING DIRTY DISHES THEN STORE ON SHELVING ALONG WITH OTHER STORED CLEAN UTENSILS WITHOUT PROPERLY WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SET SINK AND RE-WASH DIRTY STRAINER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 16
  • Proper Cooling Time And Temperature
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS COOKED CHICKEN BIRYANI INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER BEING COOLED IMPROPERLY IN TIGHTLY COVERED, DEEP METAL PANS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 67.6F, 62.2F, 60.1F. ALSO OBSERVED COOKED BEEF SPREAD IN COOKS LINE SMALL COOLER AT 48.2F. EMPLOYEE STATED FOOD WAS JUST PREPARED. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS FOR ALL FOODS. NO TEMPERATURE COOLING LOGS ON SITE. ALL DISCARDED. EMPLOYEE STATED AN ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $180.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 20
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS CHICKEN STUFFED PASTRIES AND VEGETABLE STUFFED PASTRIES IN FRONT PREP HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 125.1F AND 126.3F. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #20 FOR CITATION.
    code 21
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CHEMICAL DE-GREASER BEING STORED INSIDE A CLEAN, STORED COOKING POT IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALL CHEMICALS MUST BE STORED SEPARATED FROM FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT. MANAGEMENT REMOVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 28
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR ENSURING PROPER FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 36
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL PRE-PACKAGED FOODS FOR SALE AND IN DINING ROOM DISPLAY COOLER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: KITCHEN EXIT SCREENED DOOR TO OUTDOORS BEING USED FOUND NOT TIGHT FITTING. OPEN 2 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR, OPEN 1/2 INCH GAP ON SIDES AND TORN MESH SCREEN. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SCREEN DOOR, NO OPEN GAPS, HOLES TEARS ON ALL SIDES.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FRESH GINGER BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE KITCHEN. ALL FOODS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. • EXTREMELY DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
    code 39
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING/HANDLING OR EXPOSED TO FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS ETC.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AND REAR KITCHEN PREP AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE. • DIRTY CLOTH TOWELS USED AS MATTING UNDER FOOD CONTACT CUTTING BOARDS. MUST REMOVE.
    code 41
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC SINGLE SERVE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. MUST STORE WITH HANDLE INVERTED AND MOUTH PIECES DOWN.
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, DUST AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR CONDITION WITH CRACKS, OPEN SEAMS, CHIPS, BLACKENED WITH DEEP CUTS AND GROOVES. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS SHELVING FOR FOODS. MUST PROVIDE CLEANABLE SHELVING WITH ACCESS TO FLOORS FOR CLEANING.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINES EQUIPMENT FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS FOUND WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, ICE BUILD UP AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY, FRONT PREP, REAR KITCHEN, UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, UNDER SINKS, STORAGE SHELVING, ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS, WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • ALL STORED ITEMS AT THE KITCHEN EXIT DOOR STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.--- ALL UNUSED HOT HOLDING AND COOLER NOTED STORED IN THE DINING ROOM MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS FRONT AND REAR.----MUST NOT USE POROUS BRICKS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR PLUMBING PIPING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. • ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN IN ALL AREAS WITH FOOD SPLATTER, GREASE AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.---WATER DAMAGED CIELING TILES IN THE REAR STORAGE MUST BE REPLACED.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLERS. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER, PROOF OF TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 20, 2017: 24 findings appeared for the first time.

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