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La Sardine

June 15, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER AT NORTH END OF FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. aIR TEMPS RECORDED AT 51.6F IN THE BOTTOM AND AT 49.1F IN THE TOP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLKY HAZARDOUS FOODS FROM UNIT AND COOLER SERVICED(HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON COOLER) CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(a)
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN REFURIGERATED PREP COOLER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. HAM-48.7F, QUICHE-49.1F, AND STEAK-47.1F, ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED/HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED 3LB VALUED AT $30) CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINSE MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO FOUND SANITIZING RESIDUAL IN DISH MACHINE BELOW REQUIRED CONCENTRATION OF 100PPM. DISHMACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER PRODEDURE FOR SETTTING UP SANITIZER IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT MUST BE MANUALLY SANITIZED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 8Priority
  • Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
    Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF ROLLING CART THAT GREASE RECEPTACLE SITS ON IN REAR STORAGE ROOM NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP NOTICED. MUST KEEP EXTERIOR OF GREASE CONTAINER CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    code 19
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. ALL FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND PLACED INTO A DIFFERENT CONTAINER MUUST BE LABELED.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: PAINT ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. REPLACE RUSTY CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER CONNECTED TO PREP TABLE IN REAR STORAGE ROOM(IF NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. PROVIDE A LID FOR CONSUMABLE IC3 BIN BEHIND BAR.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON COOK LINE IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM FAN GAURDS AND COILS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP, FOOD STORAGE, DISH WASHING AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT AND DEBRIS NOTED).
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: CLEAN STAINS AND DIRT FROM WALL ABOVE SINKS BEHIND BAR, AND WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR WHERE NEEDED. PAINT OR REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. PAINT ALL RUSTY DOORS AND DOOR FRAMES THROUGHOUT REAR SECTONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.
    code 35
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: MUST BETTER ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE ROOM, ALL ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND ALL AREAS MUST ACCESSIBLE.
    code 41
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ALL ICE SCOOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION.
    code 43
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 5, 2014: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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