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Ocean Grill & Bar

October 16, 2024 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELLSTOCK WITH NO TAG ATTACHED TO BULK BAGS OF HALF SHELL CHERRY STONE CLAMS, BABY CLAMS, OYSTERS, BABY CLAMS, ESCAGOT IN ALL FOUND IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN THE TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE PREP AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. APPROXIMATELY 85LBS AT $675 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. A WHOLE BEEF TENDON (59.9F) FOUND IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN STANDING WATER, BEEF BALLS (49.9F), SHREDDED BEEF TENDON (45.0F), CHICKEN (45.4F), SLICED BEEF (48.9F), BEEF TRIPE (45.0F) ALL FOUND IN A PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE BOILING UNIT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 55LBS WORTH OF PRODUCT AT $159 WAS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF A PREP COOLER WITH TCS FOODS. PREP COOLER WAS LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE BOILING UNIT UNDER THE HOOD. PREP COOLER WAS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. INFORMED MANAGER ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST BE AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD OF TCS FOODS. APPROXIMATELY 5 PACKS OF RAW BEEF TENDON FOUND SITTING IN STANDING WATER IN THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS FOR TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD HOLDING UNITS MISSING THE AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL INSECT CONTROL DEVICE STORED ON A FOOD PREP TABLE NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE MENTIONED DEVICE AND REFRAIN FROM STORING DIRECTLY ON OR ABOVE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CONTAINERS OF THE SAUCES AND SEASONINGS USED TO DRESS FOOD NOT COVERED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER MENTIONED ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED A CLEAN WOK STORED INSIDE THE MOP SINK AND A CLEAN POT STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH MENTIONED FOOD CONTACT ITEMS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING CLEAN DISHWARE ON THE FLOOR.
code 44
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WASHING LARGE DISHWARE THAT CAN'T FIT INSIDE DISHWASHER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT BLACK BUILD UP ON THE ICE PANEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT.
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 11, 2024: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.