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Nookies On Wells

August 2, 2022 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN THE DISHROOM HANDLING DIRTY DISHES/GLASSES AND PUTTING THEM THRU THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE; ALSO WENT OUT AT GARBAGE AREA, CLOSED LID BY PUSHING DOWN THE GARBAGE, CAME BACK IN AND HANDLED CLEAN DISHES WITHOUT HAND WASHING. OBSERVED ONE COOK FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH GLOVES ON GOING OUT OF THE KITCHEN BY HANDLING NON-FOOD ITEMS FROM DIRTY HANDLES OF EQUIPMENT AND DOOR KNOBS. NO REMOVAL OF GLOVES NOR HANDWASHING. BASEMENT COOK HANDLING GRAPES BY REMOVING FROM VINE STEMS AND STORING THEM IN CONTAINERS.NO HAND WASHING BEFORE HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOOD AFTER HANDLING NON-FOOD ITEMS. MUST WASH HANDS EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. THE MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUE. PRIORITY CITATION :7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE, CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED,0PPM. INSTRUCTED TO SET THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE FOR ALL DISHWARE. DISH MACHINE TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION" AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSED CHLORINE SANITIZER OF 100PPM CONTACTED PUBLIC HEALTH FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. A CITATION WAS ISSUED.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. WE OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN BREAST AT A TEMP OF 99.8F STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER WITHOUT A LABEL OF TIME AND TEMPERATURE. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE COOK. POUNDS 3, VALUE 16. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. WE OBSERVED 4 POUNDS OF COOKED CHICKEN BREAST AT 48.9F TO 49.5F. FOOD WAS STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER, ACCROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT.NO LABEL NOR TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG. HOWEVER, THE COOK STATED THAT THE CHICKEN WAS COOKED ON 8-1-22. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD WAS DISCARDED BY THE COOK.POUNDS 4, VALUE 20. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005 CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVR VIOLATION.
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: STORED AND DRY FOOD MUST BE LABEL WITH COMMON NAME
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: WASTE PIPE IN FOOD STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT MUST BE ENCASED OR RELOCATED ITEMS. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN A SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT THE FRONT COUNTER USED FOR COSTUMER MUST BE INVERTED TO MINIMIZE THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION • EXPOSED UTENSILS STORED ON TOP NAPKINS AT DINING TABLES IN PUBLIC VIEW, MUST BE PROTECTED.
code 45
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 FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.REMOVE • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT AREA.REPLACE • SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS, MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER ON SHELVES AND THE SMALL REACH-IN FREEZER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. GREASE AT EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SPECIALLY THE WHEEL OF EQUIPMENT. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE, REPLACE. BROKEN WALL ABOVE HAND WASHING SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND HOLE ON WALL AROUND THE PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK AT FIRST FLOOR PREP/KITCHEN AREA. REPAIR CAUSE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 28, 2021: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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