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February 27, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings16
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT BAR HAND SINK. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL SINKS ARE STOCKED WITH DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS. MANAGERS PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. FACILITY MANAGER WENT THROUGH ALL INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW MEATS (DUCK AND SCALLOPS) WERE PREPARED ON SITE. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. WHILE CONDUCTING A WALK-THRU INSEPCTION, CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT 0PPM AT BAR DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN IT AT 50-200PPM. OBSERVED EMPTY BOTTLE OF CHLORINE SANITIZER ATTACHED TO THE DISH MACHINE. MANAGER ON SITE PROVIDED FULL CONTAINER CHLORINE SANITIZER ON SITE. LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE REACHED 200PPM WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: RAW RED MULLET (FISH) AND CRUSHED PEANUTS IS PREPARED WITH REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING. A HACCP/VARIENCE PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN A ROP OPERATION WITHOUT A VARIENCE. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER ON SITE. ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ON SITE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $43 AND AN ESTIMATED WEIGHT VALUE OF 2.5 POUNDS. FACILITY MUST REACH OUT TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO INQUIRE MORE INFORMATION AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: THE METHOD OF COOLING CORK SCREW PASTA IS INADUEQATE. FOOD MUST BE UNCOVERED DURING COOLING.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA IS NOT LABELED. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: EXTERIOR BACK DOOR NEAR COOKLINE IS LEFT PARTIALLY OPEN AND ALLOWS FOR PESTS. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE. MANAGER SHUT DOOR WHILE ON SITE.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: UTENSILS NOT PROVIDED IN BAR AREA FOR DRINK TOPPINGS SUCH AS ZEST FROM CITRUS FOODS, CITRUS SLICES, AND OLIVES. FOOD EMPLOYEES SHALL USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS/TONGS, DISPENSING EQUIPMENT OR SINGLE USE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS. • CONTAINERS OF FOOD AND DRINKS FOUND STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; DRY STORAGE AREA AND WALK-IN FREEZER. FACILITY MUST PLACE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. • SINGLE PLASTIC CUP WITHOUT A HANDLE, USED AS A SCOOP IN DRY SOTRAGE AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A SCOOP WITH A HANDLE.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP COUNTERS IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR COOKLINE. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER LOCATED IN WAIT STATION/EXPEDITE AREA AND NEAR FRYER. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F. • KNIVES STORED BETWEEN SOILED PREP-LINE UNIT IN COOKLINE. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F. MANAGER RELOCATED KNIVES ON SITE.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: CLEAN POTS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN CLEAN DISH ROOM. FACILITY MUST PLACE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
code 44
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: MOLLUSK SHELLS ARE REUSED. MOLLUSK SHELLS MAY NOT BE USED MORE THAN ONCE AS SERVING CONTAINERS. FOUND ON 1ST FLOOR DISH RACK. • SINGLE USE PLASTIC ARTICLES/REUSED CHEESE CONTAINERS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT DISH AND 1ST FLOOR DISH AREA. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH ANSI/NSF KITCHEN GRADE MATERIAL.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MILK CRATES USED AS ELEVATION FOR STORAGE OF FOOD PRODUCTS IN BASEMENT. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SEHLVING THAT IS EASY TO MONITOR AND CLEAN DEBRIS UNDERNEATH AND THAT IS A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FANGUARD IN THE PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER IS HEAVILY SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • EXTERIOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT (SIDE OF UNITS) LOCATED IN COOKLINE AREA IS HEAVILIY SOILED WITH DEBRIS/GREASE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOIL/DUST ON KITCHEN/COOKLINE CEILING. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
code 55

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Compared with Pass on March 3, 2022: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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