Philly Steak And Fresh Lemonade

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings10
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER 71F INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. PREP COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF HOT DOGS 68.3F, DICED AND SLICED TOMATOES 54.6-62F, AND CUCUMBER SAUCE 57.7F STORED IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PAINT SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE AREA (CHIPPED PAINT).
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, HOLDING UNITS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES, POP MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING AT UTILITY SINK. INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. CONNECT POP MACHINE WAISTLINE TO FLOOR DRAIN (CURRENTLY DRAINING IN CONTAINER.) INSTALL LARGER 3-COMP SINK TO SUBMERGE LARGEST FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSIL. INSTALL EXPOSED SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES IN REAR STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE ICE SCOOPS IN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO MINIMIZE BARE HAND CONTACT. STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUSTOMER WALKING THROUGH PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA TO USE RESTROOM. ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 12, 2011: 10 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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