Ruth's Chris Steak House

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 6 DRAWER COOLER BEHIND COOKING LINE AT IMPROPER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50.0F CONTAING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING RAW STEAKS. CRITCAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A) REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS TAGGED.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 25BS OF VARIOUS STEAKS VALUED AT $400 FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 47.7-49.5. ALL FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CRITCAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
  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 REAR DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTERS NOT RODENT PROOF WITH I/4 INCH HOLE IN BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF DOOR. MUST COMPLETLY RODENTPROOF DOOR AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD NEEDED ON LIGHT AT BASE OF BASEMENT STAIRS WHERE EXTRA PLATES AND WATER IS STORED. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHEILD.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK AT MAIN BAR SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR DISH MACHINE IN DISREPAIR. RIGHT SINK STOPPER IS TIED OFF WITH PLASTIC BAG. REMOVE PLASTIC BAG AND RESTORE ALL SINK STOPPERS TO A WORKING ORDER. MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: EXTERNAL THERMOMTER OF DRAWER REACH IN COOLER WAS INCORRECTLY READING 40F. THE ACTUAL INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF COOLER WAS 50F. COVER INCORRECT EXTERNAL THERMOMTER SO THAT IT DOES NOT CONFUSE COOKS AND INSTALL INTERNAL THERMOMETER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 14, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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.

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