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Norman's Bistro

May 4, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND WASHING FACILITIES AND HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE. NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS FOUND AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO NO PAPER TOWELS FOUND AT WASHBOWLS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS IN BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE. ALSO NOTED EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BAR AREA COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED WITH MAGIZINES,A CLIPBOARD,RECEIPT PAPER,A HAMMER AND VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS. MUST REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM INTERIOR OF HAND SINK AND USE FOR HAND WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
code 12Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS ON SITE AND NO UPDATED COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED AT WAIT STATION,ALONG SOUTH WALL OF DINING ROOM BEHIND BOOTH,IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA ALONG SIDE THE DISHMACHINE,BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS AND UNDER SHELVES. ALSO NOTED DROPPINGS IN WASHROOMS,BEHIND THE BAR,IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA ON CONCRETE LEDGES,BEHIND EQUIPMENT,ALONG WALLS,IN CORNERS,ON SHELVES AND IN STORAGE CABINETS. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AREA AND BASEMENT WASHROOMS. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO, NO UPDATED COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE COMPLETE LOG BOOK CONTAINING ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST ENCASE DRAIN PIPE ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA OR RELOCATE SINK.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT. SINKS AND TOILETS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN VENT COVERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREAS AND REMOVE FOOD AND OTHER DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS IN BASEMENT WASHROOMS AND STORAGE AREAS.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 6, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.