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Redhot Ranch

June 14, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES.OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS, IMPROPER GLOVE USE AND HANDLING MONEY THEN CONTINUE TO HANDLE FOOD CONTACT ITEMS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. EMPLOYEE WEARING ONLY ONE GLOVE, COOK A BURGER THEN ASSEMBLE THE BURGER WITH ITS READY TO EAT LETTUCE, TOMATO AND BUN WITH ONE BARE HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS ALSO OBSERVED NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE OR AFTER THE ONE GLOVE USE AND HANDLE MONEY THEN PROCEED TO HANDLE FOOD CONTAINERS OF LETTUCE AND TOMATO AND RAW BEEF. REVIEWED GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES AND PROPER USE OF GLOVES AND HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VILATION 7-38-030.
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 8-7-15 NOT CORRECTED.#34- OBSERVED MISSING COVING ALONG THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING LINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT ACCUMULATION IN AND AROUND MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.#45-NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEE WORKING/HANDLING FOODS AT THIS TIME AND NO VERIFICATION OF NEW EMPLOYMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT CONDIMENTS IE: CHOPPED ONION, IN THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A LINER INSIDE COOLERS.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS AT THE COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK DIRTY AND BADLY STAINED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WALL CAULKING AT THE SAME HAND SINK IN POOR REPAIR, BLACKENED, MOLDY AND CHIPPING. MUST REPLACE. WALL AT THE POTATO STORAGE IN POOR REPAIR WITH PEELING PAINT AND CHIPPING PLASTER. MUST REPAIR.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER FROM THE NOZZLE ON THE MILK SHAKE MACHINE.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EMPLOYEES OR CUSTOMERS PERSONAL BELONGINGS MUST NOT BE STORED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 7, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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.