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January 30, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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: OBSEVED FOOD HANDLER/EMPLOYEE AND MANAGER USING POOR HYIGENIC PRACTICES DURING INSPECTION. EMPLOYEE WORKING AT CASH REGISTER AFTER HANDLING MONEY DID NOT WASH HANDS INSTEAD PUT GLOVES ON AND STARTED PREPARING FOOD ORDER. MANAGER CAME BACK FROM FOOD DELIVERY INTO PREP AREA AND DID NOT WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES AND TOUCHING COOKED STEAK WITH SAME CONTAMINATED GLOVES ON TO TAKE TEMPERATURE.INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EACH ACTIVITY,(HANDLING CASH,AND COMING IN FROM LEAVING PREP AREA OR PREMISES,ETC)-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION DURING STORAGE,PREPARATION AND SERVICE,IE FOUND COOKED FOODS,(CHICK PEAS) USED FOR HUMMUS,AND LENTIL SOUP STORED IN REAR ROOM CLUTTERED WITH NO LIGHTS/ELECTRICITY,UNCOVERED ON THE FLOOR UNPROTECTED TO COOL DOWN,NOT SAFE FROM CONTAMINATION IN A NON FOOD ARA.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.MANAGER REMOVED AND DISCARDED COOKED FOODS.APPROX 65 LBS OF FOOD AT COST APPROX $60.00-CDI.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: GASKETS ON HOT HOLDING UNIT IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPLACE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE STORAGE, STORED ON FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE SUPPLY AREA.MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOORS AT LEAST 6- INCHES.FLOORS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS ETC THRU-OUT REAR STORAGE AREA .MUST CLEAN
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THRU-OUT REAR STORAGE AREA THU OFFICE AREA.MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AREA.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF STATE NEW FOOD HANLDERS CERTIFICATE FOR EMPLOYEES ON DUTY.MUST PROVIDE AT NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 13, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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