Seashell

May 6, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING BURGERS, CHICKEN, AND FISH. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. 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: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 320 LBS CHICKEN STORED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPORPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 50-55F DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @ 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER TEMPERATURE @ 53.0F DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE STORING TCS FOODS (CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT TO TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED. UNIT HELD FOR INSPECTION.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION ON SITE ... NOTED APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 1000 SMALL RODENTS DROPPING ON PREMISE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS... THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: FRONT PREP AREA BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT (FRYERS AND COOLERS, UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND ON TOP OF ELECTRICAL BOXES ON WALLS, REAR PREP STORAGE SPACE IN FRONT OF 2 DOOR COOLER ON FLOOR NEAR BULK CONTAINERS, SCATTERED IN REAR BY MOP SINK AND THROUGHOUT STORAGE SPACE WHERE GREASE RECEPTACLE IS STORED, UNDERNEATH GREEN STORAGE RACKS, INSIDE UNISEX TOILET ROOMS ALONG THE WALLS, UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND ALL COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SAID AREAS. NOTED 7 LARGE LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST ELIMINATE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 6-501.14 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS IN THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM OVER DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON THE PREMISES WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND FOOD SPLATTER ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF ACCUMULATED FOOD RESIDUE.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE TRASH, FOOD DEBRIS, FLOUR, AND GREASE DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AREA UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. ALSO NOTED WERE POOLED BLOOD AND CHICKEN PIECES ON WALK-IN COOLER FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED CRUMBLING(RED) WALL IN FRONT PREP AREA NEAR WINDOW WHERE CHICKEN/FISH BREADING TAKES PLACE, LARGE HOLE AS WELL AS TORN WALL BASE ON WALL ACROSS FROM WHITE CHESTER FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.11 REPAIR THE WALL IN THE WASHROOM AND SEAL ALL GAPS BETWEEN THE WALL, BASEBOARD, AND FLOOR BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLS. SEAL ALL HOLES, GAPS, AND OPENINGS IN THE WALL AND SEAL THE CORNER OF THE WALL NEXT TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS IN HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM OVER DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 56

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Compared with Pass on February 26, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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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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