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Level 2/ Employees Cafe

October 9, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE SUSHI PREP BAR. THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IS NOT PLUMBED TO RECEIVE AND DRAIN WATER. THE HANDSINK USES PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO SUPPLY AND DRAIN WATER TO AND FROM THE HANDSINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HANDSINKS MUST BE PROPERLY PLUMBED TO WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN LINES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO PREPARE SUSHI IN THIS AREA WITHOUT A PROPERLY PLUMBED EXPOSED HANDSINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE. OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VARIOUS TYPES OF MEATS, SAUCES AND VEGETABLES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER THAT WERE VACUUM PACKAGED ONSITE WITHOUT A HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO OR STATE OF ILLINOIS. MANAGEMENT STATED THAT FOODS CANNOT BE VACUUM PACKAGED ONSITE WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN. APPROXIMATELY 284# OF CHICKEN, BEEF AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND PLACED IN A LOCKED SECTION OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
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 FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT OF THE 3RD FLOOR PASTRY PREP AREA AND BEVERAGE SERVICE STATION OUTSIDE OF THE PASTRY PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
code 28
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE 3RD FLOOR PASTRY PREP AREA AND BEVERAGE SERVICE STATION TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. REPLACE LOOSE AND SOILED FLOOR TILES BELOW THE SINK IN THE 3RD FLOOR BEVERAGE SERVICE STATION. CLEAN THE DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE IN THE 3RD FLOOR BEVERAGE SERVICE STATION.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR THE HANDLE FOR THE DIPPER WELL AT THE COOK'S LINE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 24, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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