Leona's Restaurant

July 13, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings4

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO HAND WASHING SIGNS PROVIDED AT HANDSINKS. MUST PROVIDE. • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING HAND SINKS/ WASHBOWL SINKS WITHOUT SOAP AVAILABLE: FRONT BAR HAND SINK; EXPOSED HAND SINK NEXT TO PASTA COOKING AREA; REAR PIZZA STATION HAND SINK; EMPLOYEE RESTROOM WASHBOWL SINK; AND MEN'S WASHBOWL SINK (CUSTOMER'S RESTROOM). INSTRUCTED ALL HAND SINKS AND WASH BOWLS SINKS MUST HAVE SOAP AVAILABLE AT THE SINK AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: Observed no city of Chicago certified food manager on site while TCS (time/temperature controlled for safety foods) are being prepped, such as pastas, pizzas, salads, etc.) Instructed must have a city of Chicago certified food manager on site at all times. Instructed must post an original certificate from the City of Chicago. OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY) FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED, SUCH AS PIZZAS, SALADS, ALFREDO SAUCE, PASTAS, ETC. INSTRUCTED MUST POST AN ORIGINAL FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO, IN PLAIN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. 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 AVAILABLE. 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: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN POLICY FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEANUP AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICAL SANITIZER PRESENT IN COMMERCIAL DISH MACHINE. OPERATOR COULD NOT PROVIDE PROOF OF CHEMICAL SANITIZER BEING PRESENT. MUST REPAIR. MACHINE HAS BEEN TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL UTENSILS MUST BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH ROOM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY PREPPED MARINARA SAUCE INCORRECTLY PLACED DIRECTLY INTO HOT HOLDING UNIT WITHOUT BEING REHEATED FIRST (ALFREDO AND MARINARA SAUCES @ 65F-71F). INSTRUCTED MUST RAPIDLY REHEAT ALL PREVIOUSLY COOKED TCS FOODS TO 165F, THEN PLACED IN HOT HOLDING UNIT TO BE STORED @ 135F OR HIGHER. OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 19
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOODS) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN REACH IN PREP COOLERS: COOKED ASSORTED PASTA @ 47.5F - 49.3F; CHICKEN @ 50.2F; AND SOUP @ 45.1F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 35F OR LESS (OR 135F OR MORE) AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 15LBS OF DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. ESTIMATED VALUE OF $25. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. SEE VIOLATION # 19.
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEAD COCKROACHES ON TRAPS THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND REPLACE WITH CLEAN TRAPS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE, SMALL, BLACK FLIES IN BAR AREA, DISH AREA, DINING ROOM, AND 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 3 LIVE ROACHES IN DISH AREA, BAR AREA, AND IN KITCHEN ON WALL. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 COCKROACH DROPPING ON INTERIOR OF EQUIPMENT UNDER BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MUST ELIMINATE ALL PEST ISSUE. INSTRUCTED MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, DUST OR GREASE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: VENTILATION HOOD ABOUT COOK LINE IN KITCHEN; INTERIOR OF GRILL (ON LEFT) IN COOK LINE; ON PIPES ALONG BACK OF COOK LINE; AND ON LEGS OF PIZZA OVEN NEAR KITCHEN ENTRY DOOR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THESE AREAS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE, DIRT, OR DEBRIS ACCUMULATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER BAR AREA; FLOORS AROUND BAG IN THE BOX BEVERAGE SHELVING ON 2ND FLOOR; UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG WALL IN KITCHEN. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THESE AREAS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE, MUST PROVIDE. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 12, 2017: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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