Cooked?✕
Polk Street Co.
July 7, 2015 · Fail
🪳cooked
- official resultFail
- resultFail
- inspection typeComplaint
- failed findings15
- critical findings2
Failed findings
-
certified manager paperwork missingcriticalOfficial wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper TemperatureInspector note: REFRIGERATED DISPLAY COOLER IN THE BASEMENT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 44.1F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FODDS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT.
-
sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And ServiceInspector note: 40LB CASE OF CHICKEN WINGS FOUND IN DISPLAY COOLER IN BASEMENT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 45.1F. CUT TOMATOES(51.2F) AND EGGS(51.6F) BOTH FOUND SITTING INSIDE A PAN THAT WAS SITTING IN TOP COMPARTMENT OF THE REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA. CHICKEN TENDERS FOUND SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT 59.1F AND 70 DEGREES IN FOOD PREP AREA. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE STORED IN AND/OR HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW IN COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT UNTIL PREPARED OR SERVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 46LB VALUED AT $125 DISCARDED.
-
toxic items stored near foodOfficial wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The InspectorsInspector note: EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS OBSERVED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. 5 LARGE HOUSE FLIES OBSERVED IN BASEMENT AND DINING AREA OF ESTABLISHMENT. ALSO OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 10 ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS BEHIND THE BAR IN THE CORNER NEAR WASHROOMS, IN CORNER OF SMALL COUNTER NEAR FRONT DOOR, AND ON FLOOR BASE UNDERNEATH DINING TABLES. ALSO OBSERVED 20 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF BASEMENT ON FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, CEILINGS, AND PROVIDE A RECENT RECEIPT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY BY NEXT INSPECTION SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
-
hot/cold holding temps offOfficial wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And ServedInspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES AT START OF INVESTIGATION WHILE CHICKEN, SOUP, AND SANDWICHES WERE BEING PREPARED, AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
-
toxic chemicals mishandledOfficial wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 9-9-14 ON REPORT# NOT CORRECTED: -33- MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYERS, COOLERS AND SINKS. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. -34- MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT AND BEHIND THE BAR. -35- DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN THE PREP AREA. -38- MUST REPAIR VENTILATION IN THE MENS WASHROOM AND REMOVE FOUL ODORS. MUST REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. -43- MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS. -44- ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ALLOWED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. CUSTOMERS MAY NOT WALK THROUGH THE KITCHEN TO ACCESS THE BAR AND DINING AREA. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION -SERIOUS 7-42-090.
-
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service ArticlesInspector note: CLEAN AND UNCLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS/SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS FOUND STORED TOGETHER IN WAIT STATION AREA. MUST SEPARATE AND STORE PROPERLY.
-
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector note: REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN LIDS TO DEEP FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. PAINT RUSTY EXTERIORS OF DEEP FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
-
food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive DetergentsInspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29
-
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods UsedInspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29
-
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning MethodsInspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29.
-
pests in the houseOfficial wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And MaintainedInspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29
-
grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly StoredInspector note: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN SMALL STORAGE/BOILER ROOM IN BASEMENT, ALL ARTICLESS IN THIS ROOM MUST BE STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
-
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly StoredInspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29.
-
Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep AreaInspector note: SEE VIOLTION #29.
-
Food Handler Requirements MetInspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on September 25, 2014: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred.
Browse this restaurant's inspections
More restaurants in Near West Side
About this record
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.