Main Kitchen/Room Service

January 9, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN KITCHEN AREA NEAR ROP STATION. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW CHICKEN COOKED AND SERVED ON-SITE. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TCS FOOD IS COOKED AND SERVED ON SITE. CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45AM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: MEASURED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF BRISKET FOUND IN 2DOOR STAND UP COOLER AT 48.5F. APPROXIMATELY 15LBS OF FOOD WAS DISCARDED AT A TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF $100. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: DID NOT OBSERVE USE-BY/DISCARD DATE LABELS ON ALL ROP TCS ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED DELI MEATS PREPARED WITH ROP THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY CDPH ON HACCP BINDER PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL TCS ITEMS (CHICKEN BREAST, HAM, BRISKET, FILET TIPS) HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY 55LBS AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $277 HAS BEEN DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 29
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CUP WITHOUT A HANDLE USED AS A SCOOP IN DRY SEASONINGS. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH SCOOP THAT HAS A HANDLE ON IT.
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT CUPS OF WATER IN COOKLINE AREA. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS SUCH AS FORKS AND KNIVES OUT ON DISPLAY IS NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AT CUSTOMER TABLES. UTENSILS MUST BE COVERED AND/OR WRAPED CLEAN UTENSILS SHALL BE HANDLED, DISPLAYED, AND DISPENSED SO THAT FOOD AND LIP CONTACT SURFACES ARE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 44
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF MULLUSK SHELLS REUSED AFTER DISH WASHED TO SERVE OYSTERS. PER CHEF.; ALL OYSTERS ARE SHUCKED, ALL SPECIES SHELLS PLACED IN DISH WASHER AND ARE USED TO PLACE OYSTERS BACK IN SHELL TO SERVE CUSTOMERS. MULLUSK AND CRUSTACEA SHELLS WASHED AND REUSED MAY NOT BE USED MORE THAN ONCE AS SERVING CONTAINERS.
code 45
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DUSTY VENTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN/BAKERY/DISH AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 13, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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