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Nookies Cafe & Restaurant

February 8, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND COOKED POT ROAST STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 47.8F TO 50.1F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. PER CHEF STATEMENT FOOD WAS COOKED LATE IN NIGHT ON 2-7-17. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. PRESENTLY WALK-IN COOLER MAINTAINS AIR TEMP OF 38F.POUNDS 40,VALUE 135. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED ONE THE COOK WITH ONE GLOVED HAND MAKING/COOKING FRENCH TOAST ON FLAT GRILL AND WITH BARE HAND HANDLED THE MENTIONED PRODUCTS,A READY TO EAT PRODUCT. THE OTHER COOK HAD GLOVED HANDS HOWEVER AFTER EACH TASK WIPED GLOVED HANDS TO APRON,NO HAND WASHING NOR CHANGING OF FOOD GLOVES. HAND WASHING PROCEDURE GIVEN TO MANAGER,WHICH HE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RE-INSTALL MISSING SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA.ALSO ON BOTH SIDE OF EXPOSED HAND SINK IN COFFEE STATION.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP AT PIPES BESIDE THE CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER,NEED TO REPAIR ISSUE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS MINERAL BUILD-UP(PINK SUBSTANCE) ON POP GUN HOLDER BEHIND THE BAR AND SERVER STATION (FOR WATER AND JUICE),NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: UNEVEN FLOOR UNDER THE FLOOR METAL CRATES IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT WEST SIDE OF THE KITCHEN,WATER UNABLE TO DRAIN TO FLOOR DRAINS.ALSO SOLID PIECES OF GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER THE METAL CRATES IN FRONT OF SOUP CATTLE.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DETAIL CLEANING BEHIND, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND CORNERS. ALSO UNDER SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA BY AND UNDER THE METAL STAIRCASE(REMOVE EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS).ESCESS WATER ON FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER UNDER THE SHELVES(EAST SIDE OF THE UNIT).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA ,ALSO NEED TO REMOVE DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS AT SAID LIGHT SHIELD.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO HOT WATER PROVIDED AT MIDDLE WASH BOWL IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. HOT WATER PROVIDED AT OTHER TWO WASH BOWLS SAME WASHROOM.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 1, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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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