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The Albert

July 17, 2024 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE: 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA, 1ST FLOOR REAR KITCHEN AREA (NEAR WAREWASHING AREA ENTRANCE), 1ST FLOOR COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED DUMP/FOOD PREP SINK IN 2ND FLOOR PASTRY KITCHEN AREA PROVIDED WITH HANDWASHING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HANDWASHING AIDS AND DEVICES SUCH AS SOAP OR DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS FROM SINKS NOT DESIGNATED FOR USE AS A HANDWASHING SINK AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT SEVERAL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY: 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA, 1ST FLOOR REAR KITCHEN AREA (NEAR WAREWASHING AREA ENTRANCE), BASEMENT AREA MAIN KITCHEN, 1ST FLOOR COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS FOR ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS IN THE 1ST FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN AREA MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER FOR EACH COLD-HOLDING UNIT USED TO STORE TCS FOOD IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT KITCHEN AREA MISSING ADEQUATE FOOD LABELING. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTI-USE TUPPERWARE CONTAINERS AND BOWLS USED AS SCOOPS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT KITCHEN AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND REPLACE WITH UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHILE SCOOPING AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN OPEN-LID LINE COOLER AT THE REAR 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA NEXT TO HANDSINK WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM SPLASH CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT HANDWASHING SINK OR OTHER ADEQUATE MEANS OF PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM HANDWASHING SINK SPLASH AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS (PLATES, BOWLS) STORED UNCOVERED/NOT INVERTED ALONG THE TOP SHELF OF THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS COVERED OR INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING FIXTURES TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL: SMALL LEAK AT BASEMENT AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN PLUMBING, SMALL LEAK AT BASEMENT AREA UTILITY SINK FAUCET PLUMBING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES TO ELIMINATE LEAKS AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 5, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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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