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Phoenix Restaurant

November 2, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE RAT ACTIVITY IN PREP AREA, WITH RAT RUNNING FORM UNDER EQUIPENT ACROSS FLOOR TO AREA BEHIND DEEP FRYERS. ALSO NOTED OVER 9 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA UNDER TABLES AND AT CORNERS. ALSO NOTED 12 RAT DROPPINGS IN KITCHEN AREA UNDER DISH MACHINE AND SHELVING OF SAME AREA AND 5 BY FISH TANK IN REAR PREP AREA. RAT DROPPINGS ALSO NOTED(8) IN PRIVATE DINING ROOM, AND HALL AT DOOR LEADING TO PRIVATE ROOM. OBSERVERED OPENINGS INTO WALL BY FISH ATNK AT REAROF PREP AREA AND ALSO BEHIND HOT LINE INTO WALL ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF PREP AREA. MUST SEAL TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY POINTS.OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN REAR ENTRY AREA / STAIRWAY, CALL PEST CONTROL CO FOR SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP, LID AND SPILLING DOWN SIDES ONTO GROUND. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS IN WALK-IN COOLERS/FREEZERS. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN FOOD GRADE BAGS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS OF FOOD SPILLS, AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVING IN ALL WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS OF FOOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN LIGHT PANELS AT CEILING IN PREP AREA OF DEAD INSECTS DIRT AND GREASE .
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER IN THE EXTERIOR HALLWAYS OF FOOD TRAYS AND BOXES. MUST ALSO REMOVE ALL CLUTTER IN STAIRWAYS LEADING TO 1ST FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
code 41

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Compared with Pass on June 1, 2017: 7 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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