Cooked?✕
Southside African Restaurant
November 6, 2023 · Fail
🪳cooked
- official resultFail
- resultFail
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings17
- critical findings3
Failed findings
-
no certified food manager on dutycriticalOfficial wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs DutiesInspector note: PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
-
certified manager paperwork missingcriticalOfficial wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation CertificateInspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS BEANS,GOAT,RICE MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 3:39 P.M.(COS)(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
-
sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And ReportingInspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIRORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
-
hot/cold holding temps offOfficial wording: Proper Hot Holding TemperaturesInspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS .5lb.FISH-75.2F,3lbs.BEEF STEW-104.0F.3LBS.RED GRAVY RICE-118.0F.1.5LBS.GREEN GRAVY RICE-128.9F..5LBSPLAINTAIN-77.2F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER. MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE.APPX.8.5 LBS. $.195(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
-
thermometers missingOfficial wording: Thermometers Provided & AccurateInspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR FRONT TABLE TOP HOT HOLDING UNIT.
-
food improperly labeledOfficial wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original ContainerInspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
-
pests in the houseOfficial wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not PresentInspector note: OBSERVED MAIN ENTRY DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG TOP AND PARKING LOT DOOR ALONG BOTTOM MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 200 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON WOOD LEDGE & FLOOR AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER,REAR PREP AREA-ON COUNTER TOP & SERVICE WINDOW ,PREP TABLES, FRYER CABINETS,ON TOP OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES OF CHEST FREEZERS,BEHIND GREASE TRAP,BASEMENT- STAIRCASE AND FLOOR,SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT,REAR DINING ROOM UNDER AND AROUND CHAIRS . MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 11/6/23.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C)(CITATION ISSUED)
-
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & DisplayInspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER AND COOLER MUST ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO BARRIER IN HALLWAY OF FOOD STORAGE AREA ADJACENT TO TOILET ROOM THAT CUSTOMERS USE MUST PROVIDE A BARRIER TO PROTECT THE FOOD FROM CUSTOMERS AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
-
Personal CleanlinessInspector note: OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
-
grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & StoredInspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINKS STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
-
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & HandledInspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES AND WHERE NEEDED.
-
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & UsedInspector note: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
-
surfaces / setup not up to codeOfficial wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & UsedInspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON LID OF CHEST FREEZER,LID ON CHEST FREEZER ON 1ST FL. IN POOR REPAIR.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK. • MUST APPLY A SEALANT ON RAW WOOD AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • OBSERVED BLACK PLASTIC BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN FREEZER MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
-
plumbing acting upOfficial wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces CleanInspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM STOVE & OVEN, ROLLING CARTS,DISH STORAGE SHELVES, WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK,FRYER CABINETS.STORAGE CABINETS.MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP IN SOME CHEST FREEZERS.
-
floors, walls, or ceilings grimyOfficial wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & CleanInspector note: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS AT SERVICE COUNTER IN MAIN PREP AREA,PROPANE TANKS FROM PREMISES,BASEMENT AND WHERE NEEDED. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA,TOILET ROOM AND WHERE NEEDED • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM UPPER WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER ON FLOOR NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLES AND BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT.
-
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas UsedInspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BULD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA AND BASEMENT.
-
All Food Employees Have Food Handler TrainingInspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on June 8, 2022: 17 findings appeared for the first time.
Browse this restaurant's inspections
More restaurants in South Chicago
About this record
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.