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Sabor A Cafe

October 3, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings23
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-203.11 NO HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE MEAT GRINDER, COFFEE STATION IS LOCATED AND FOODS ARE PREPARED. MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER THAT PROPERLY DRAINS, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: 3-302.11(A) OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN THE COOKS LINE REACH-IN COOLER. OPEN CONTAINERS OF RAW CHICKEN STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO SLICED, READY TO EAT TOMATOES IN THE TOP REACH-IN PORTION OF THE COOLER. RAW CHICKEN, RAW SHRIMP, STORED INSIDE THE SAME COOLER ON TOP SHELVING DIRECTLY OVER PREPARED SAUCE. RAW EGGS ON TOP SHELVING DIRECTLY OVER PREPARED TORTILLAS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-501.114(A) LOW TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. INSTRUCTED TO SET THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER AND CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16 OBSERVED FOODS HELD COLD IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. CHICKEN AT 63.3F, BEEF AT 49.5F, EGGS AT 49.8F, SHRIMP AT 51.1F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $100.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17 ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE MARKED WHICH INCLUDES AN EXPIRATION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11 NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED OR AVAILABLE FOR VIEW BY CONSUMERS. NO DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER STATEMENT FOR FOODS ON THE MENU THAT PERTAIN TO THE CONSUMER ADVISORY. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 COOKS LINE COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATELY COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 56.7 WITH FOOD SUCH AS BEEF AT 49.5F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, CHPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE FRONT, WHITE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED ON THE REAR KITCHEN EXIT DOOR. OPEN 1/4 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 MISSING LID ON THE ICE BIN IN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP STATION. MUST PROVIDE A LID. • 3-307.11 MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE KITCHEN/DISH HAND WASHING SINK.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 PREP AREA WET WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: 3-304.12(E) ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER, NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: 4-903.11(B) ALL CLEAN STORED POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.12 FOOD CONTACT ACTIVE CUTTING BOARD ON COOKS LINE FOUND IN EXTREMELY POOR REPAIR. STAINED WITH BLACKENED DEEP GROOVES. BURNT AND CHIPPING PLASTIC. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • 4-101.19 MISSING/BROKEN DOORS HANDLES ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER AND THE FRONT PREP TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-301.13 NO DRAIN BOARD, RACKS OR TABLES LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE SOILED DISHES NOTED PILED ON THE FLOOR OR HOLD AFTER SANITIZING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13 DIRTY SHELVING AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 ATTACHED MECHANICAL STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BROKEN, UNABLE TO PLUG SINK COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: 5-403.12 WASTE WATER DRAINAGE PIPING INTO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE TO PROPERLY DRAIN INTO A FLOOR DRAIN.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 WALLS SURROUNDING THE WASH BOWLS AND TOILETS, INCLUDING THE WASHBOWL PEDESTALS, MADE OF RAW, UNEVEN WOOD WITH LARGE OPEN CREVICES, GAPS, OPEN SEAMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKES WASHROOMS WALLS AND WASHBOWL PEDESTALS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • 6-201.11 WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE DISH AREA.---MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE ALL.---DIRTY FOOD SPLATTER WALL BEHIND/UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. DIRTY FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND GREASE TRAP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-202.11(A) MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE DISH WASHING AREA. MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS ABOVE THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: PA 100-0367 NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

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