Mash Craft + Kitchen + Patio

April 29, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings10
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND HOT HOLDING UNITS 120'F AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. HOT UNITS WAS ADJUSTED, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN HOT FOODS 140'F AND ABOVE, 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 IN HOT HOLDING UNIT, FOUND 4LBS OF CHEESE SAUCE FOR MACARONI, AT 120.0 'F, 1 QUART OF SOUP AT 121'F, 2 QUARTS OF COOKED GRITS AT 120.0'F, 4 POUNDS OF PORK AT 120.4'F, INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN 140'F AND ABOVE, MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED. VALUE $230.00, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT DISPENSING ENOUGH SANITIZING SOLUTION INTO FINAL RINSE CYCLE, DISPENSING ON 50PPM, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BETTER MAINTAIN, MACHINE TAGGED AND PLACED ON 48HR NOTICE, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: VACUUM PACKAGING WITHOUT A VARIANCE, MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO RESTRICT USE UNTIL APPROVED BY MR. PAT O'CONNOR, PHONE #312746-8039, 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 AND DOOR BY KITCHEN AREA NOT SEALED, INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF DOORS TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT ENTRY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED OR OPERATED. WHILE RUNNING WATER IN ALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS, WATER DRAINING UNDER SINK, WATER COMING FROM ALL PIPES UNDER SINK, DISPELLING WATER ONTO THE FLOOR THROUGH-OUT DISH ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BETTER MAINTAIN, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
code 24
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDERS ISSUED, DATED 06/24/2014, FOR VIOLATIONS LISTED BELOW: 30 FOODS INSIDE COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. 31 MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE. 33 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. 34 FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE, BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY. 36 LIGHT BULBS IN PREP NOT PROVIDED WITH END CAPS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL END CAPS ON ALL BULBS. 40 THERMOMETER NOT PROVIDED INSIDE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUSLY INSIDE ALL COOLERS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-090
code 29
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: STORING MULTI USE FLAT OUTSIDE ON TABLES ON TABLES, INSTRUCTED TO RESTRICT, MUST STORE PLACE SETTINGS ON TABLE WHEN CUSTOMERS AREA SEATED,
code 31
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER THRU-OUT BASEMENT AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 24, 2014: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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