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Public Chicago Hotel

September 22, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE LINE PREP COOLER AND THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE LINE PREP COOLER: EGG WHITES AT 56.1F, SCRAMBLED EGGS AT 54.3F, YOGURT AT 45.5F. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER: SHORT RIBS AT 44F, FISH AT 43.3F, CHICKEN AT 45.8F, CRAB MEAT AT 44F, ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 44F, TURKEY BREAST AT 45.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 183# OF FOOD WORTH $510. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE BUFFET BAR LINE AND THE CORNER OF THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA NEAR THE PASTRY COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. A TOTAL OF 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE SEEN IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS BEHIND THE BAR AND FOOD PREP AREAS TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 15, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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