Kerelys Cuban Cafe

September 17, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AND SUCH A PERSON ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
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 FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO TCS PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS DATE LABELED. NO LABELES ON ANY FOODS. APPROXIMATLY 10 LBS COOKED CHICKEN WINGS, 30 LBS COOKED PORK, 5LBS DELI TURKEY, 5LBS DELI BEEF, 5 LBS SLICED CHEESES, 5 LBS COOKED POTATOES. APPROXIMATLY $100.00 DISCARDED. REVIEWED ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: BULK FOOD CONTAINERS SUCH AS BEANS, MUST BE LABLED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: EXTREMELY SOILED WIPING CLOTH NOTED INSIDE THE CONTAINER OF SANITIZING SOLUTION. MUST REPLACE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS AS NEEDED.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE: SHELVING UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL, INSIDE BOTH MICROWAVE OVENS, PANINI PRESS MACHINE, MEAT SLICER, FLOOR STAND DOUGH MIXER, INSIDE REACH-IN FREEZER, ALL STORED UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN. TABLEE TOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND RUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----INTERIOR OF TALL REACH-IN COOLER SHELVING WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST REPLACE SHELVING OR REMOVE RUST. • ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.-----INTERIOR OF THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK EXTREMELY DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. • WATER DAMAGED CIELING TILES THROUGHOUT THE DINING ROOM. MUST REPLACE.-----RAW, PRESSED WOOD BOARD WALL ON WEST WALL OF THE KITCHEN/COOKS LINE. WALL MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS WALL/WINDOW COVER AT SAME PRESSED WOODEN KITCHEN WALL.-----RAW, CHIPPING PLASTERBOARD WALL AT THE WASHROOM HALLWAY BUS STATION. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 4-18-19 #2285398 NOT CORECTED. #55-: STORAGE ROOMS FLOOR CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.#58-: NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CIATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 18, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 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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