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Savanna Restaurant

November 5, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: INTERIOR ICE MACHINE BIN AND UPPER WATER RESERVOIR IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE BAR SMALL COOLER.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: COOK NOTED WITHOUT HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
code 41
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: ALL CLEAN POTS, PANS, BOWLS 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: MISSING LID FOR THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR. MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE. • KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN COOLER DOOR HANDLE BROKEN AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE HANDLE/PROPERLY REPAIR. • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION OR SHELVING FOR FOODS IN THE REAR STORAGE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: RAW WOODEN WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER MUST BE SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE WITH A FOOD GRADE MATERIAL.----SAME FRY SLICER NOTED NOT IN USE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST PROPERLY CLEAN AFTER USE. • ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN THE SERVER STATION AREA MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.----DAMAGED, CHIPPING WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE THE COOKS LINE PREP COOLER AND DAMAGED COUNTERTOPS SURROUNDING THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE SERVER STATION AND THE BAR MUST BE REPLACED/REPAIRED. NO DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR. ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE WALLS AND CEILING TO THE RIGHT OF THE COOKS LINE EXHAUST HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION #2244205 ON 1-9-19 NOT CORRECTED. #51- NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE AND ESPRESSO MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE AND ESPRESSO WATER LINES.#58- NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 9, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 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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