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New Buffet Castle

September 29, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMP, READING 49-50'F, HOLDING PRODUCE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, INSTRUCTED THAT COOLER MUST BE 40'F AND BELOW, COOLER TAGGED, MUST FAX LETTER FOR TAG REMOVAL ONCE COOLER IS READING 40'F AND BELOW, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMP, FOODS READING BETWEEN 49-51'F, FOODS SUCH AS EGGS, POLK, BEEF, FISH AND CHICKEN, APPROX., 200 POUNDS, AND ABOUT $1200.00, ALL PRODUCT AND DENATURE, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38/005(A)
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL EXTERIOR OF THE STOVE, GRILL AND WOK, BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLE, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, CAN OPENER, CABINET UNDER THE GRILL IN THE SUSHI AREA, INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE BUFFET ISLAND, EXPOSED HAND SINK, MOP SINK, ALL THE CART WITH SPICES, SHELVING INSIDE ALL COOLERS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN, PREP AREA, ALONG THE WALLS, ALL CORNER, UNDER AND BEHIND THE WOK, STOVE,DEEP FRYER, DISH WASHING AREA,INSIDE THE FURNACE ROOM, INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. ALL STOCKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER MUST BE ELEVATED 6" OFF THE FLOOR. PROVIDE RAISED SHELVING TO STORE STOCKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL ALL THE FLOOR DRAIN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND FRONT PREP STATION REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING AND INCLUDING INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION, AND FOOD TEMP TAKING,
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET/FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, ELEVATE ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR,AWAY FROM WALLS TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 25, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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