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July 25, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings18
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE CUSTOMER WOMANS WASHROOM. OWNER PROVIDED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED SUSHI PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY EQUIPMENT, PLATE STORED INSIDE. ALSO OBSERVED HAND SINK AT THREE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK WITH CLEANING SCRUBBERS STORED INSIDE. HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES AND USED FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C), CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR CLEAN UP OF A VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND ALL CLEAN UP TOOLS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED FRESH FISH BEING PREPARED/SOAKING/RINSED INSIDE A CONTAINER IN THE DIRTY UTILITY MOP SINK BY THE UTILITY SINK RUBBER HOSE WITH A BOTTLE OF BLEACH AND DIRTY MOP INSIDE SINK. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD HANDLING. FISH DISCARDED, APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $45.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. • OBSERVED RAW EGGS BEING STORED ON TOP SHELVING DIRECTLY OVER PREPARED FOODS IN TWO SEPARATE KITCHEN COOLERS. OBSERVED A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG OF RAW MEAT STORED ON TOP OF FRESH CELERY AND ABOVE PREPARED FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. OWNER REMOVED ALL. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 15
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 3 LBS FRIED CHICKEN ON SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA AT 105.8F. CHICKEN DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS FROZEN FRENCH FRIES AT 35.6F AND 25 LBS FROZEN FRIED BANANAS AT 39.2F BEING HELD INSIDE A NON-OPERATIONAL COOKS LINE COOLER THAT WAS FOUND AT 54.5F. MANAGER DISCARDED FROZEN FOODS. ALSO OBSERVED 5 LBS COLE SLAW AT 47F, 5 LBS POTATO SALAD AT 76.3F, 10 LBS CUT MELON AT 46.2 IN COLD HOLDING BUFFET TABLE. MANAGER DISCARDED ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE TO $105.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. REFER TO VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKS LINE COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 54.5F. WITH FROZEN FRENCH FRIES INSIDE AT 39.2F. COOLER WAS NOT TURNED ON OR OPERATING AT THE TIME. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR WITH TORN MESH SCREENING ALLOWING OPENINGS IN METAL SCREEN DOOR FOR FLIES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MESH SCREENING WITHOUT TEARS, HOLES OR OPENINGS FOR FLY ENTRY.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED COOK WITH OUT HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. • OBSERVED EXTREMELY DIRTY, FOOD SOILED DRY WIPING CLOTHS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AS NEEDED WITH CLEAN TOWELS.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT.----BROKEN PLASTIC DOOR ON THE SUSHI PREP COOLER REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE AND MISSING PLASTIC. MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOORS.---HOLE IN WOODEN DOOR FROM THE DISH AREA TO THE WASHROOM HALLWAY. MUST SEAL/REPAIR.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS.----DIRTY SHELVING INSIDE WOODEN BUFFET CABINETS AND METAL STORAGE CABINETS IN BUFFET AREA. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DEAD ROACHES.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL KITCHEN COOLERS FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • TABLE TOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TAPE AS REPAIR FOR PLUMBING PIPING UNDER THE DISH MACHINE SCRAPER SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. • MISSING TILES AND PEELING PLASTER ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM TOILET AND MISSING WALL TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.---WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.----FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND UNDER THE COOKS WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. METAL FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER DAMAGED/BUCKLED WITH AN OPEN SEAM COLLECTING FOOD DEBRIS. MUST SEAL/REPAIR. MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP, ON THE COOKS LINE AND UNDER COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST REPLACE REPAIR.----DIRTY FOOD SPLATTERED WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER ON METAL FOOD PASS THROUGH WINDOW FROM THE COOKS LINE TO THE BUFFET. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE MORE OR GREATER LIGHTING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 12, 2018: 17 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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