Mash Craft + Kitchen + Patio

June 12, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF COOLER AT 51.7 F. INSTRUCTED THAT COOLERS MUST MAINTAIN 40 F OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS DOES NOT MEET TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. FOUND 5 LBS OF HUMMUS AT 51.0 F, 5 LBS COOKED CHICKEN AT 53.4 F AND COOKED CHICKEN WINGS 5 LBS AT 53.0 F AND VARIES CONDIMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN 40 F OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED. VALUE $50.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOODS NOT PROTECTED, DURING, STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE OBSERVED INTERIOR ICE MACHINE PARTS, WHERE ICE IS BEING MAKE WITH BLACK AND PINK SUBSTANCE. INSITRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE PARTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED OR RODENT PROOFED. OBSERVED DUAL FRONT ENTRY DOORS WITH 1/4 INCH GAP IN RIGHT CORNER AT BOTH DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF DOORS TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT ENTRY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GRESE BOX NOT RODENT PROOF, CLEAN OR MAINTAINED. OBSERVED WASTE GREASE ON GROUND IN FRONT OF DUMPSTER AND ENCRUSTED GREASE ON TOP AND SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN GREASE BOX TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT NUISANCE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
code 19
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED OR OPERATED. WHILE RUNNING WATER IN MIDDLE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, WATER BACKFLOWING FROM AIR GAP DRAIN UNDER SINK, DISPELLING WATER ON THE FLOOR THROUGH-OUT DISH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DRAINLINE AND GREASE TRAP TO PREVENT INADEQUATE DISPOSAL OF DRAIN WATER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 24
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOODS INSIDE COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: SINKS, INTERIOR OF COOLER AND STORAGE SHELVES, EXTERIOR BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND CUTTING BOARDS ATTACHED TO PREP COOLER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE, BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT BULBS IN PREP NOT PROVIDED WITH END CAPS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL END CAPS ON ALL BULBS.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETER NOT PROVIDED INSIDE COOLER. INSITRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUSLY INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 31, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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