Reese's Fast Food

July 9, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings17
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE OR POSTERS AT THE SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE NOR A VALID CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (I.E. CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, PIZZA PUFFS, ETC.). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE BOTH ON SITE (CERTIFICATE MUST BE VALID) AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL FOOD/CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES INCURRED AND IS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 5Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS STORED IN THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER (EGGS 80.8F), FREEZER (PIZZA PUFFS 99.8F AD WITH MOLD) AND A CONTAINER OF RAW WINGS ON THE PREP TABLE (58.6F)AT IMPROPER TEMPEATURES. ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED A COMBINED APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 40LBS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $100. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: ALL TCS AND READY TO EAT FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED/DATED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE/LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 23
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: FOUND THE REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LOWER. COOLER WAS AT 71.8F AND FREEZER WAS AT 99.8F. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT THE REQUIRE TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
    code 33
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE TAKING OF TCS FOODS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: FOUND 60 LARGE FLIES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE REAR HALL WAY. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE FLIES, CLEAN THE AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a) CITATION ISSUED
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS IN THE REAR, THE FAN COVER INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER, THE PREP TABLES AND THE VENTS IN THE FOOD PREP WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. ALSO, THE DOOR OF THE CHEST REACH IN FREEZER IN THE REAR IS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, THE PREP TABLES, THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE COOLERS AND IN THE REAR WITH THICK DIRT, FOOD, GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    code 49
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: FOUND THE MOP SINK CLOGGED AND FULL OF WASTE WATER. NOT DRAINING AT ALL. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
    code 52
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM NEEDS A COVER/LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 53
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: FOUND THE OUTSIDE GREASE AND GARBAGE CONTAINERS NOT MAINTAINED. THE GREASE CONTAINER LID IS IN POOR REPAIR AND THERE IS THICK GREASE BUILD UP ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE ALL OVERFLOWING, LIDS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR GREASE CONTAINER (OR REPLACE IT) AND GET SERVICE COMPANY TO PICK UP GARBAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b) CITATION ISSUED
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: THE ENTIRE FLOORS EVERYWHERE NEEDS TO BE DETAILED CLEANED TO REMOVE DIRT, FOOD, GREASE BUILD UP AND DEBRIS. THE CEILING TILES, WALLS AND VENTS WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • THE FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS ARE DAMAGED, CHIPPED AND/OR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO FIX MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. -CEILING TILES MISSING OR DAMAGED IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR PROVIDE. MAINTAIN ALL.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO THE FOOD PREP AND MOP SINK CLOSET AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 56
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE PROOF. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 22, 2017: 16 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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