Taste Of New York

May 27, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings15
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: THE PERSON INCHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NOTED THE FOOD PREP HAND WASHING NOT ACCESSIBLE, BLOCKED BY SHELVING WITH CASE BOXES OF BAGELS AND SINK BASIN WITH ITEMS STORED INSIDE. MANAGEMENT REMOVED. INSTRUCTED THE HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES FOR HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND VERIFIED BY SIGNATURE. MUST PROVIDE A VERIFIED WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDE AT INSPECTIONS FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE WITH ALL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 5Priority
  • food left unprotected
    Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO DOZEN RAW EGGS AND A PITCHER OF PREPARED BEATEN EGGS BEING STORE DIRECTLY ABOVE READY-TO-EAT SHREDDED CARROTS AND A CONTAINER OF DRESSING ON THE SHELVING UNDERNEATH INSIDE THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER. RAW EGG HAD SPILLED DOWN ONTO THE CONTAINER OF DRESSING. MANAGEMENT REMOVED. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD STORAGE OF RAW AND READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 15
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS OF THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT DISCLOSES AND INFORMS ITEMS SUCH AS UNDERCOOKED EGGS ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 25
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ALL FOODS FROM THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
    code 39
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: NOTED ALL EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAT/HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOODS. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 40
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE HALLWAY TO THE BASEMENT AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
    code 45
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A MEANS OF REPAIR INSIDE THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS ON THE DELI DISPLAY PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP, BLACKENED GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR RESURFACE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PAPER FOR LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT INCLUDING INSIDE THE COOLERS. • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER AND COOLER SLIDING DOORS WITH DIRT AND EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----SMALL ONE DOOR FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ICE.
    code 49
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY/SOILED TOILET FIXTURES IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL MATTS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS, INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH CLEANABLE WALLS AND CEILING FOR THE BASEMENT DRY FOODS STORAGE. • MUST NOT USE REAL BREAD BAGELS AS DECORATION ON SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE DINING ROOM. MUST BE CLEANABLE MATERIAL, SUCH AS PLASTIC.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: NOTED INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING INSIDE THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER MUST PROVIDE GREATER LIGHTING.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 21, 2020: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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