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June 23, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (ITALIAN BEEF, NACHO CHEESE, SLICED DELI MEAT AND TOMATOES ).INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON SITE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON SITE OR NECESSARY ITEMS ON SITE AVAILABLE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS OF MILK AND GALLON OF SOUR CREAM LOCATED IN 3 DOOR COOLER REFRIGERATION UNIT LOCATED IN PREP AREA @ IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF RE-INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF ITEMS BETWEEN- 45F - 46.6F . INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD HELD ITEMS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PERSON IN CHARGE REMOVED ITEMS AND DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 DOOR DISPLAY COOLER LOCATED INSIDE OF PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES WHILE HOLDING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF COOLING UNIT AT 46.6F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE OF EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR UNIT TO AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. UNIT WILL REMAIN TAGGED.PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ACCUMULATED ON ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA , AS WELL AS REFRIGERATION UNITS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND-SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING AS WELL AS PIPING WITH SLIGHT LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE TRASH AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED BEHIND WALL IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PAPERS, CRATES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING ITEMS ETC. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. MUST MEET REQUIREMENT.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 17, 2020: 10 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.