Meatheads

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED ON PREMISES: UPON ARRIVING AT THE RESTAURANT OBSERVED A FOODHANDLER PREPARING A MILKSHAKE IN ONE HAND AND TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH THE OTHER HAND. OBSERVED ANOTHER FOOD HANDLER PREPARING READY TO EAT FOOD WITH THEIR BARE HANDS; EMPLOYEE GRABBED A TOASTED BUN TO PREPARE A SANDWICH WITH HIS/HER BARE HANDS AND CONTINUED ASSEMBLING SANDWICH WITHOUT GLOVES OR UTENSILS. OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER CLEANING VARIOUS PARTS OF THE KITCHEN AND THEN HEAD BACK TO THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA TO PREPARE FOODS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AFTER CLEANING. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER EACH ACTIVITY* BEFORE HANDLING FOOD. *ACTIVITY IS DEFINED AS THE FOLLOWING: TAKING OUT THE TRASH, TOUCHING THEIR FACE, GOING TO THE BATHROOM, CLEANING EQUIPMENT, TOUCHING CASH, OR OTHER ACTIVITY THAT RESULTS IN HAND CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED STAFF THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOOD IS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WORN BY EMPLOYEES WHILE IN PREP AREA AT THIS TIME. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS TO CONFINE HAIR.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 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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