Mermaid Fish & Chicken

September 12, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings4

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-102.12 NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: 2-401.11(A) OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING ON PREMISES. FOUND AN ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS IN IT AND A LIGHTER ON A PREP TABLE IN THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON PREMISES INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT.
code 6Priority
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14(B1) FOUND A WIPING CLOTH ON THE PREP COUNTER IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT THE WIPING CLOTH MUST BE STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WITH THE PROPER CONCENTRATION AT ALL TIMES.
code 41
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-302.14 NO CHEMICAL TESTING DEVICES ON PREMISES. FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES TO TEST THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER WHEN WASH RINSE AND SANITIZING DISHES AND UTENSILS; MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13 FOUND THE EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR OF GRILL AND SURFACE UNDERNEATH GRILL, SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER, AND OTHER REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 49
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: 5-403.12 OBSERVED STANDING WASTE WATER IN MOP BUCKET; INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF WASTE WATER AFTER USING.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT SUCH AS FREEZERS, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED WHERE NEEDED AND TO REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILE.
code 55
Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance

Inspector note: CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE VIOLATION. OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING ON PREMISES. FOUND AN ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS IN IT AND A LIGHTER ON A PREP TABLE IN THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON PREMISES INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020(C).
code 62

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2016: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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