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La Boulangerie

May 26, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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 LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED 1 LIVE ROACH ON THE WALL NEAR THE MOP SINK, AND APPROX. 4 LIVE ROACHES AROUND THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDED TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, NO CERTIFICATES POSTED, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (EGG SANDWICHES, MILK BASED LATTES) PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE, WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED, AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-012
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1946550 DATED 7/14/16: #34-FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS: UNDER AND AROUND THE OVEN, BEHIND THE UNUSED FREEZER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #35-MISSING/DAMAGED WALL COVING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE OVEN. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. HOLE IN THE SOUTH WALL OF THE REAR FOOD/DISH AREA. MUST SEAL/REPAIR. #38-MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COUNTER TOP ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED THE LAMINATE COVERING DETERIORATED, EXPOSING THE UNSEALED WOOD UNDERNEATH AND ALSO CREATING UNSMOOTH HOLES AND POCKETS. MUST REPAIR COUNTER TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED THE FRONT HANDSINK WITHOUT PROPER SPLASH GUARDS TO PROTECT THE CLEAN DISHES STORED IMMEDIATELY ON THE LEFT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON THE SINK OR STORE ALL FOOD AND EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 12 INCHES AWAY FROM THE SINK. OBSERVED BREAD ROLLS BEING STORED ON A WOVEN, UNSMOOTH, WICKER TRAY. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN SYRUP LIKE SPILLS IN BOTTOM OF WHITE FREEZER. MUST CLEAN BLACK COLORED DUST FROM WALL VENT NEAR OVEN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE ROTTING AND DETERIORATING. THE FLOOR IS SUNKEN AWAY FROM THE COVING, CREATING A GAP AND UNSMOOTH SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE FLOOR AND COVING TO BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR WHITE UPRIGHT COOLER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 24, 2017: 7 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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