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Queenie's/Lexus Clubs/Main Kitchen/Premiums

March 30, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED CHOPPED ROMAINE LETTUCE AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 49.4F IN SALAD PREP COOLER LOCATED IN KETEL ONE KITCHEN. FOUND ARGULA AT 43.5F AND CHOPPED KALE AT 44.6F. OBSERVED GARLIC AND OIL MIXTURE AT 68F SITTING OUT ON COUNTER IN FAN DUEL KITCHEN. TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS AT COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE MARKED ON STEAKS, BURGERS AND TUNA THAT ARE SERVED RAW/COOKED TO ORDER AND NO DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON MENU (QUEENIES AND KETEL ONE FOOD MENU). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ASTERISK NEXT TO THE FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE COOKED TO ORDER/SERVED RAW THEN ON BOTTOM OF MENU PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, "*THESE FOOD ITEMS ARE COOKED TO ORDER OR SERVED RAW." PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
code 25
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WHO HAD A THICK BEARD PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A BEARD RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT TO PREVENT HAIR FROM CONTAMINATING FOOD AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
code 40
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COLD WATER AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOORS WHICH WERE ADJACENT TO KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND TOILET ROOM DOORS MUST BE SELF CLOSING.
code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 24, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.