Phoenix Restaurant

February 4, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-501.114 OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0PPM OF CHLORINE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID EQUIPMENT MUST PROPERLY SANITIZE AT 50PPM-100PPM OF CHLORINE ALL TIMES. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16 OBSERVED RAW WHOLE CHICKENS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 64F IN THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.13 OBSERVED RAW WHOLE CHICKEN THAWING IN THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT COLD RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY THAW ALL TCS FOODS.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED MSG, SALT AND SUGAR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND IN STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS BY THE WOK STATION WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT AND RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND UNDER THE UTENSIL SHELVES LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH CRAWLING ON THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-501.19 OBSERVED ONE OF THREE, 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS LOCATED BY THE DISH WASHING AREA WITHOUT HOT WATER, HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION WAS 60F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT SAID 3 COMPARTMENT SINK HAS ADEQUATE HOT WATER (AT LEAST 110F) AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY MAY NOT USE SAID 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MUST UTILIZE THE OTHER TWO ADEQUATE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS AND THE WOK STATION WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THRU OUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS, UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS AND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE REAR AROUND THE UTILITY SINK. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 4, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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