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Southport Grocery And Cafe

September 22, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

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Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. OBSERVED COOK WEARING ONE GLOVE WITH A HOLE IN IT AND THE OTHER BARE HAND PREPARING MULTIPLE READY TO EAT SANDWICHES, HANDLING THE MEAT, CHEESE INGREDIENTS AND BREAD THEN WRAPPING IN PLASTIC WRAP. REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT THERE IS NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS AS WAS DISCUSSED IN REPORT #1408306 ON 6-10-15. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED RAW EGGS BEING STORED ABOVE PREPARED FOODS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN THREE DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AND AGAIN IN THE 2ND FLOOR BAKERY ABOVE OPEN CONTAINERS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT FOODS AT ALL TIMES FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PROPERLY STORE RAW AND PREPARED FOODS. MANAGEMENT REARRANGED ALL COOLERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: EXPOSED TABLEWARES MUST BE PROTECTED. WRAPPED OR COVERED. MUST PROVIDE SCOOP WITH HANDLE FOR PREPARED FOODS IE:CHICKEN SALAD, IF SCOOPS ARE TO BE STORED INSIDE FOOD CONTAINERS AND HANDLES MUST BE INVERTED FROM FOODS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE COFFEE PREP ONE DOOR DAIRY COOLER. MUST REPLACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOOD SPILLAGE INSIDE THE DAIRY ONE DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE COFFEE PREP AREA. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SOME DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BOTH.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: PEELING PAINT AND PLASTER ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINES ICE BIN.PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING OF THE 2ND FLOOR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REMOVE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP TABLE USED FOR ASSEMBLING PACKED FOODS. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PLUMBERS PUTTY USED AS REPAIR/SEALANT IN THE COFFEE PREP ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY AND ALL REPAIRS MUST BE METAL WELD. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FRONT GRILL PREP AREA WHERE RAW FOODS AND READY TO EAT FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED SUCH AS RAW EGGS AND TOAST, RAW BURGERS AND BUNS WITH CONDIMENTS. NO EASY ACCESS TO HAND SINK IN REAR KITCHEN. LEAK ON THE NOZZLE OF THE MAIN KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. BROKEN/MISSING BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MAIN KITCHEN MOP SINK WITH ATTACHED HOSES. MUST REPLACE
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND INTERNAL THERMOMETER OR REPAIR BROKEN EXTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 10, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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