Strings Ramen

January 27, 2021 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS IN THE COOKS LINE THREE DOOR COOLER HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: EGGS AT 54.8F, COOKED BEEF AT 55.2F, BEEF BROTH 66.2F, COOKED PORK AT 47.3F WITH ADDITIONAL ASSORTED PREPARED VEGETABLES. ALL FOODS DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 31 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $288.00.COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-55 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD IN THE REAR COOLER NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. COOKED EGGS WITH A PREPARATION DATE ONLY OF 1-25-21, COOKED PORK WITH NO LABELS AND A PREP LABELED OF 1-26-21. BEEF BROTH WITH A PREP LABEL OF 1-24-21. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE THREE DOOR COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED AT 56.3F WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE SUCH AS COOKED BEEF AT 55.2F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL BOXED NON-FOOD ITEMS, TOGO CONTAINERS AND OTHER STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE DINING ROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREAS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER WALL OF THE KITCHEN MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.----MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR OR GUARD FOR SHARP EDGES ON THE METAL RACK SHELVING ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.----MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. ALL MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • EXTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.----METAL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE MOP SINK AND THE DISH MACHINE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, COOKS LINE, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, DISH MACHINE AREA, COOLERS WITH GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.----BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATES ON THE PREMISES FOR REVIEW.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2315536 ON 10-8-19 NOT CORRECTED. #41- NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE. #53- NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS. #56- NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 8, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 11 previous findings did not recur.

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