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Pelago

June 12, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings3

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO HOT WATER OR HOT WATER HANDLE ON BASEMENT MENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WASH BOWL. MUST PROVIDE BOTH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND A HANDLE. INSTRUCTED TO USE CUSTOMER WASHROOM FOR STAFF. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
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 OR PAPER TOWELS AT BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK, AT REAR FOOD PREP HAND SINK IN KITCHEN OR AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. MACHINES WASH TEMPERATURE READING 161F AND FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE READING 121F WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED AND SAME TEMPERATURES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND FINAL TEMPERATURE READS 180F. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED OR PRINTED ON THE MENU. MUST PROVIDE. ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND ICE BIN. MUST PROPERLY STORE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ATTACHED SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND EXPOSED ICE BIN. MUST PROVIDE LID FOR EXPOSED ICE BIN AT BAR. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR ICE BIN AND UPPER WATER RESERVOIR OF MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 3, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

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