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Polygon Cafe

July 11, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. TWO COOLERS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 47.3F, AND 50F. WITH FOODS SUCH AS RAW SALMON FOR SUSHI AT 46.2F AND FISH EGGS AT 49.3F. COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW, CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLERS. IN THE FRONT SUSHI PREP THREE DOOR COOLER, FISH EGGS AT 49.3F, RAW FISH AT 46.3F, RAW SALMON AT 48.9F, RAW TUNA AT 47.1F. IN THE SUSHI DISPLAY COOLER, SALMON FOUND AT 46.2F, VARIOUS RAW FISH AT 48.2F AND AT 53.6F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES TOTAL ESTIMATED POUNDS TO BE 7 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $250.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: 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: ALL STORED CLEAN POTS PANS, BOWLS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL, PAPER TOWEL OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING, EQUIPMENT OR CARDBOARD AS FOOD CONTAINERS. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT FACILITY DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. ALL WOODEN STOOLS/CHAIRS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOUND DIRTY WITH GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE BIN, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND TALL REACH-IN FREEZER, EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY WITH DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. THROUGHOUT FRONT SUSHI PREP, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, GREASE TRAP, ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, COOKS LINE AND BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR KITCHEN MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD OR DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE CEILING ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A CEILING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD AND FREEZER STORAGE. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD AND FREEZER STORAGE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD, FREEZER AND TO GO CONTAINER STORAGE.
code 36
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS MUST WEAR BEARD HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: COOKS LINE AND SUSHI PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 27, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.