Mirabell Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings11
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. KITCHEN EXPOSED SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HAND WASHING; OBSERVED A WOOD BOARD OVER THE SINK, ON TOP OF BOARD THE CHEF HAD A CONTAINER WITH OIL, TWO KNIVES, AND A LARGE GARBAGE CONTAINER AT FRONT OF SINK. INSTRUCTED SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HAND WASHING AT ALL TIMES. ITEMS REMOVED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES; OBSERVED THE CHEF, A KITCHEN EMPLOYEE AND A WAITRESS WASHING THEIR HANDS INSIDE THE KITCHEN 3PART SINK. INSTRUTCED HAND MUST BE WASHED AT THE EXPOSED SINK WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP, THE WASHING OF HANDS INSIDE A UTENSIL WASHING SINK IS PROHIBITED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-010(A).
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED; PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS MUST BE LABELED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND EXPOSED SINK IN KITCHEN AND REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON PREP-REACH IN COOLER DOORS IN KITCHEN AND REMOVE TAPE. ALSO MUST PROVIDE LID FOR ICE BINS AT BAR AREA AND REMOVE PLATE INSIDE SAME BINS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZER, COOKING EQUIPMENT, MEAT SLICER, BOTTOM PANEL OF PREP TABLES AND STEAM TABLE, ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN KITCHEN, AND UPPER INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, AND STORAGE CARTS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO REMOVE FOIL COVERING FROM ALL EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPAIR FLOOR IN KITCHEN, FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBLE. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS AT BAR AREA AND BASEMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT KITCHEN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPER FOR 3PART SINK IN KITCHEN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 28, 2010: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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