Sushi Samba

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical
  Inspector note: (7-38-005A) INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION. FOUND MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE/SLIME ON THE INTERIOR PANEL, CHUTE, SIDES & UPPER WALL SECTION OF THE ICE MACHINE, IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE UNIT. (ICE MACHINE TAGGED AT THIS TIME). All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles.
  code 4Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ICE BUILD-UP ON A CONDENSER AT ONE COOLER IN THE SUSHI BAR AREA, & ONE OF 4- CONDENSER FANS IN WALK-IN COOLER IS NOT WORKING, MUST FIX. 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: HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP ON COMPRESSORS, CONDENSERS, FAN GUARDS OF MOST COOLERS MUST BE KEPT CLEANED & MAINTAINED. 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 AT BAR AREA MUST BE RE-SURFACED & MADE SMOOTH/EASILY CLEANABLE. MISSING FLOOR TILES BY FRYERS MUST BE REPLACED. FLOORS ALONG WALLBASES IN COOLERS, DISHROOM & DRY STORAGE ROOMS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING CORNER COVING BY THE DISHROOM WALL, RESULTING ON THE WALL PANEL POPPING OUT-MUST PROVIDE. WALLS BENEATH THE DISHMACHINE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN ALSO. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MISSING CONDENSATION HOSE UNDER THE ICE BIN AT THE BAR, MUST PROVIDE. 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 June 24, 2011: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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