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Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

August 9, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN REACH IN 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER BY GRILL STATION- SMOKED SALMON AT 45.4 F, WHITE ANCHOVIES AT 45.5 F, HAMBURGERS AT 45.5 F, TURKEY AT 47.2 F, YOGURT AT 45.5 F. CHEESE AT 45.5 F. HOWEVER FOUND AMBINET AIR TEMPERATURE OF SAID 2-DOOR COOLER AT 42.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: PREP AERA HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE NOT MAINTAINED, FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE AT 160 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DISHMACHINE, FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE MUST BE 180 F OR ABOVE. ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE TEMPORARILY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED AT DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK OR AT OTHER MAINTAINED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. CITATION ISSUED.
code 8Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ALL ICE MACHINES, FOOD BUILD UP ON LOWER SIDE OF DISHMACHINE DRAINBOARDS ALSO OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES AT PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN INTEIROR OF ALL ICE MACHINES AND ALL SHELVES.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 28, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.