Main Kitchen/ Employees Cafeteria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings12
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. FOUND 2 HANDSINKS IN PREP AREA WITH SANITIZER HOSES DRAINING INTO HANDSINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE HOSE. MUST MAINTAIN SINK FOR ONLY HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED
  code 11Priority
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. FOUND 4 HANDSINKS IN VARIOUS AREAS WITH NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 12Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND 2 TENDERLOINS OF BEEF AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE. 48-49 DEGREES. PRODUCT WAS JUST RECIEVED. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. TOTAL VALUE $102.00 12 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 3Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND 1 OPEN BOX OF PUFF PASTRY COVERED WITH WASTE WATER ICE IN WALK FREEZER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. LEAK IN FREEZER IN NEED OF REPAIR TO ELIMINATE CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCT. TOATAL VALUE $100.00 SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  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: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BASEMENT STORAGE, RECIEVING AREA, DISHROOM, SILVERROOM, ROOM SERVICE AREA, PRIVATE CLUB AREA FLOORS 11 & 12, FRONT PREP HOT LINE AREA, SERVICE BAR AREA, BREAD CUTTING STATION, DISH SCRAPING AREA, ICE MACHINE AREAS, AND BOTH PASTRY AREAS. APPROXIMATELY 200 FRUIT FLIES ON SITE. ALL AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING, REMOVING OF STANDING WATER, REMOVING OF DIRTY DISHES FROM SITTING FOR LONG AMOUNTS OF TIME. ALL AREAS IN NEED OF SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: One copy of the Food Inspection Report Summary must be displayed and visible to all customers. INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE IN SITE OF CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY SHOULD NOT BE FILED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO POST AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND DISCOLORED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN ALL PREP LINES (WORKING LINES AND NONWORKING LINES), INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, CLEAN PLATE HOLDERS, HOT BOXES, INTERIOR OF SINKS, ALL RUBBER GASKETS MUST CLEANED TO REMOVE MOLD BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING THROUGH OUT. FLOOR AREA AT ICE MACHINE AREA 12TH FLOOR IN NEED OF REPAIR. ALL FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILINGS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP AND FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CEILING IN BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR. APPEARS TO BE WATER DAMAGE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ALL VENTILATION UNITS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP. FAUCET AT EMPLOYEE CAFE 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINT. ICE CREAM MACHINE IN PASTRY KITCHEN IN NEED OF HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. SUBMIT PLANS TO CDPH FOR APPROVAL.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. ALL WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF VISIBLE THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40

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