Oaato Foods

May 9, 2016 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR IN FRONT PREP AREA AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 54.3F, HOLDING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. UNIT TAGGED. INSTRUCTED TO NOT USE UNTIL REFRIGERATOR TEMPERATURE HOLDS AT 40F OR BELOW. PREMISES HAS ANOTHER 2-DOOR COOLER ADJACENT TO THE SAID COOLER, HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 36.7F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 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 TEMPERATURES BEING STORED ON A MILK CRATE IN THE REAR PREP AREA. 80 LBS OF BEEF AT 60F, VALUED AT $200; 120 LBS OF GOAT AT 107F, VALUED AT $350. 2 LBS OF EGGS, STORED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED REFRIGERATOR AT 48.9F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HOT FOODS AT 140F OR ABOVE, AND COLD FOOD AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE PREMISES; IN CORNERS OF THE FURNACE ROOM, BEHIND THE RC BEVERAGE COOLER; CORNERS OF REAR STORAGE ROOM; WALL BASE UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK; FLOOR CORNERS AROUND THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREA. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD IN FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE PREP AREA NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE USE OF ALUMINUM FOIL ON STOVE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THAT THE USE OF ALUMINUM FOIL ON EQUIPMENT IS PROHIBITED. REMOVE FROM EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND HARDENED GREASE ON THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT; STOVE, FRYER, AND PREP TABLES. SEAT COVERS ON CHAIRS IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA ARE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR CORNERS NOT CLEANED TROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. ALSO, FLOORS UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT ARE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA, FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA. HOOD AND FILTERS HAVE HARDENED GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. WALL VENT IN HALLWAY HAS EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILDS WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. ALSO, LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS, AND PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS ON SITE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING FOOD IN THE PREP AREA, AND MAINTAIN.
code 42
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 18, 2015: 13 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Rogers Park

See every restaurant in Rogers Park →

About this record

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.