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Moe's Cantina

September 25, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT. ALSO FOUND SMALL PLASTIC CUPS INSIDE READY TO EAT FOOD(CORN-CHICK-PEAS ETC);AND A LARGE FOAM CUP INSIDE THE CONTAINER OF LIQUID FOOD READY TO SERVE.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SERVING CUP AND FOAM CONTAINER AND PROVIDE A SERVING UTENSILS WITH HANDLES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED.WE OBSERVED MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK DRIPPING WATER,SMALL HOLE INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WITH FOOD GRADE MATERIAL OR WELD SMOOTHLY.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. FOUND SOAP DISPENSER BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SOAP DISPENSER BY AN EXPOSED HAND SINK. DISCHARGE WATER PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT COMPLETELY INTO FLOOR DRAIN WATER SPILL AN FLOOR INSTRUCTED TO RE-ROUTE SAID PIPE SUCH CAN DRAIN INTO A FLOOR DRAIN
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: POP GUN WITH MINERAL BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR BY AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AREA DRY AND CLEAN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL WOOD AT SOUTH WALL IN MAIN BAR AREA SURFACE SEALER IS FADING AWAY,WOOD IS POROUS NOT SMOOTH,INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL SURFACE OF SAID WOOD.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL WOOD WALLS AND BRICKS BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT MAIN BAR HAS EXCESS OF BLACK SLIME BUILD-UP,ALSO WOOD IS SATURATED WITH WATER AND BLACK SLIME,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALSO WOOD PANELS SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.REPLACE WOOD.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 14, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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