✕

Mac Arthur's

March 19, 2018 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

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 INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED GRAVY AT 64.9F, COOKED VEGETABLES (BLACK EYED PEAS, GREEN BEANS) AT 43.5-51.1F, MACARONI AND CHEESE PANS AT 45.3-55F, COOKED RICE AT 44.6F, AND PORK CHOPS AT 47.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 50# OF FOOD WORTH $500. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
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: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE STORAGE SHELVES, FOOD PALLETS AND ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR STORAGE AREA AND REAR PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT FULLY COVERED. THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER IS MISSING A LID. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO FULLY COVER THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND KEEP THE LIDS CLOSED AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED PLASTIC BUCKETS AND FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE OR REPAINT THE HEAVILY RUSTED WIRE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE POULTRY WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDING STOVES, OVENS AND BURNERS IN ALL PREP AREAS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, EXTERIOR OF COOLERS AND HOT HOLDING CABINETS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY IN THE DISHROOM. THE STEEL FLOORING IS BUCKLED AT THE SEAMS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. REMOVE THE CARDBOARD USED TO LINE THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE DEEP FRYERS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS OFF OF THE WALL IN THE BREAKFAST PREP AREA.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NEXT TO THE STORAGE AREA.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 20, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Austin

See every restaurant in Austin →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.