South Branch

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• 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: (7-38-005A) FOUND THE AIR TEMPERATURE OF THE LOW-BOY COOLER DRAWERS AT THE COOK'S LINE BETWEEN 50.1F-51.9F, DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 40F OR BELOW. (UNIT TAGGED) All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: (7-38-005A) FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOOD STORED IN THE LOW-BOY COOLER DRAWERS: 3-LBS. OF HANGER STEAK, 6-LBS OF SKIRT STEAK, 8-LBS OF FLANK STEAK, 17-LBS HAMBURGER PATTIES, 8-LBS OF SHAVED RIBS, 5-LBS OF TURKEY BURGER, 16-LBS OF BLACKENED FISH AT INTERNAL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 50.6F-54.7F (TOTAL AMOUNT= $278.80). INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF SAID FOOD PPRODUCTS. All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPLAH GUARDS NEEDED AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 3-COMP SINK (POTS/PAN AREA) & TO THE RIGHT OF BAR SINK IN THE OUTDOOR PATIO. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FILTERS & ITS ATTACHMENTS, ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, MUST BE FREE OF DUST/GREASE. ALL DUSTY FAN GUARDS OF WALK-IN COOLERS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN ALSO. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS OF BEER COOLER IN BASEMENT MUST BE CLEANED & ALL STOCK ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER LEAKING AT THE ELBOW PIPE OF THE BAR HANDSINK (NORTH SIDE OF RESTAURANT), MUST FIX. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 21, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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