M & G Char Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND REACH-IN/COLD HOLDING COOLER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 52.3 BY MY THERMOMETER AND 51.9 BY THEIR INTERNAL THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH. ONCE FIXED PLEASE FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-8040 OR EMAIL US AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. 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: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF STEAK AT 53.8F AND A CONTAINER OF CHICKEN BREASTS AT 51.8F INSIDE OF THE REACH-IN/COLD HOLDING COOLER THAT WAS OUT OF TEMPERATURE (SEE VIOLATION #2 FOR DETAILS). MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 5# OF FOOD WORTH $50. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND A BROKEN DRAIN PLUG IN THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THREE SEPERATE FUNCTIONAL DRAIN PLUGS TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE DISHES AND EQUIPMENT. • OBSERVED STAINED AND DEEP GROOVED CUTTING BOARD ON THE FOOD PREP LINE. VIOLATION WAS CORRECTED BY FLIPPING THE CUTTING BOARD OVER AFTER DETAIL CLEANING BOTH SIDES OF THE CUTTING BOARD.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS; MICROWAVE, SIDES AND FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, REACH-IN COOLER DOOR, AND STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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