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February 21, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW BEEF AND CHICKEN WERE PREPARED AND MADE ON SITE. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE CHANGED GLOVES BETWEEN TASKS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS IN BETWEEN WHEN PREPARING RAW BEEF TO READY-TO-EAT FOODS. FOOD EMPLOYEE MUST PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE BY PROPERLY WASHING HANDS WHEN CHANGING TASKS. DISCUSSED PROPER HAND WASHING WITH MANAGERS ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 8Priority
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: SEASONING CONTAINERS AND SEASONING SPRAY BOTTLES IS NOT LABELED. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE LABELS ON ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
    code 37
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: BOX OF FROZEN FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. FACILITY MUST PLACE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
    code 39
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAIR RESTRAINT ON MANAGER. DURING ENTRANCE INSPECTION, MANAGER PUT A HAT ON.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP SURFACE NEAR FRONT HAND SINK. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
    code 41
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION.
    code 57
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED ON SITE DATED FROM 2/16/2022. REPORT #2549888. #58) OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 16, 2022: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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