Quay Restaurant & Bar

July 26, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED LINE PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 64.7F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED VEGETABLES AND CHEESES. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
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 STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS STORED IN THE PREP LINE COOLERS: PORK AT 48.0F, SHRIMP AT 43.5-57.7F, CHEESE AT 47.1F, COOKED TURNIPS AT 59.1F, SALAD DRESSING AT 59.7F, EGGS AT 59.3F. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER: GAZPACHO AT 46.0F, AND SHELL EGGS AT 43.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 70# OF FOOD WORTH $180. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: NO SANITIZING RINSE (0 PPM CHLORINE) WAS DETECTED AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE LOCATED BEHIND THE BAR. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR OR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE TO WASH GLASSES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT 100PPM CHLORINE IS PROVIDED AT THE FINAL RINSE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
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 PREMISES. OVER 100 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, BEHIND BOTH BARS, AND IN THE DINING ROOMS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HAMBURGERS AND SALADS) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATES WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 8/9/12 WAS NOT POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
code 28
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS FOR THE PREP COOLERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

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

Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE DISHROOM. MUST MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY. FLOOR AT THE REAR COOK'S LINE IS IN DISREPAIR. THE FLOOR IS BUCKLED AND HAS CRACKS IN THE FLOORING. MUST REPAIR SO THAT THE FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COLD WATER HANDLE FOR ONE OF THE MEN'S WASHROOM HANDSINKS NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED CONDENSED WATER LEAKING FROM THE CONDENSER FAN UNIT IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR THE LEAKS. OBSERVED DRAIN LINES FROM THE COFFEE MACHINES EMPTYING INTO THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE SERVICE STATION. MUST REROUTE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS BEHIND BOTH BARS BEING STORED IN THE ICE BINS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOPS OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BINS.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 9, 2012: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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