Matilda/Baby Atlas

September 23, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings15
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE NORTH BAR HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE BEING BLOCKED WITH A WATER PITCHER BEING STORED INSIDE THE SINK. REVIEWED ALL HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. NORTH BAR WAS NOTED SET UP FOR USE WITH CONDIMENT, ICE ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE WERE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, ICE BIN, AND ALL ICE CONTACT SIDES AND INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK AND PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE AND TOUCHING THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THE DISHWASHER WASHING POTS, PANS, AND UTENSILS AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT USING A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE. THE SINK WAS SET WITH A WASHBASIN ONLY. REVIEWED THE PROPER SET METHOD TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 16
  • Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS BEING IMPROPERLY REHEATED USING A HOT WATER BATH TO REHEAT FOODS SLOWLY. CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE AT 88.5F, BLACK BEANS AT 33.4F INSIDE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REHEAT ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS TO 165F RAPIDLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 19
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT LABELED OR LABELED WITH A PREP DATE ONLY. NO EXPIRATION DATES, NO SYSTEM IN PLACE TO VERIFY EXPIRATION DATES OF SUCH FOODS. DAIRY-BASED DRESSING WITH A PREPARATION DATE OF 9/11 EXCEEDING A 7 DAY SHELF LIFE. GARLIC DAIRY-BASED SAUCE DATED 9/1, AND WITH NO DATE. BLACK BEANS AND COOKED SAUSAGE WITH NO DATES. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. REVIEWED ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN SEVERAL AREAS. APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 DROPPINGS BEHIND THE BASEMENT BAR UNDER A HOT HOLDING UNIT BEHIND THE BAR, ALONG THE BAR BASEBOARD. 5 TO 10 DROPPINGS IN THE SIDE STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO THE KITCHEN, 10 TO 15 DROPPINGS BEHIND THE BOX FREEZER IN THE DRY FOODS STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE KITCHEN, 3 DROPPINGS UNDER THE STAIRWELL NEXT TO THE KITCHEN, 5 TO 10 DROPPINGS IN THE CLOSET OF THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: NOTED COOK/FOOD HANDLER NOT WEAR A HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 40
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT BAR, UNDER BOOTH TABLES, THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO THE KITCHEN, IN ALL CLOSETS, THROUGHOUT THE OFFICE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
    code 45
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS THAT ARE FOR CONSUMPTION.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: LEAK UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUS PAN.----LEAK AT THE NOZZLE OF THE KITCHEN/DISH THREE-COMPARTMENT REPAIRED WITH TAPE.----BROKEN FAUCET HANDLE ON THE MEN'S WASHROOM LEFT WASHBOWL.----URINAL IN MEN'S WASHROOM "OUT OF ORDER. " MUST PROPERLY REPAIR ALL.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: EXPOSED BRICK WALL NEXT TO THE TOILET IN THE WASHROOM WITH OPEN CRACKS,CREVICES AND BADLY STAINED WITH UNKNOWN SPLATTER. UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST SEAL WALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 55
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2510800 ON 6-4-21 NOT CORRECTED.#49- ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN BASEMENT STORAGE NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE AND THE WOODEN SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE NON-POROUS, PAINTED/SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. #55--EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES TO SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS, CEILINGS AND FLOORS MUST BE REMOVED/CUT DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----NOTED DIRTY FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE, UNDER ALL COOLERS, SHELVING, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT BAR, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE, AND ADJACENT COMPRESSORS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----RAW EXPOSED STONE WALLS AT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AND BOX FREEZER STORAGE WITHOUT OPEN CRACKS, CREVICES, HOLES, OR OPENINGS.#56- MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND SHIELD END CAPS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.#57- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON-PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES WHICH INCLUDES BARTENDERS AND DISHWASHERS.#58- MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 60
  • Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES, THE COOK, THE BARTENDER, THE PERSON IN CHARGE NOT WEARING FACE COVERINGS DURING THE ENTIRE INSPECTION EVEN WHEN REMINDED IT WAS A VIOLATION.VIOLATION 7-28-060 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 64

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on September 1, 2021: 15 findings appeared for the first time.

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