The Boil Cajun Seafood

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TOMATOES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH SIGNS OF SPOILAGE. TOMATOES HAD FUZZY WHITE SUBSTANCE GROWING AS WELL AS HEAVY DENTING IN SOME TOMATOES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD IS IN GOOD CONDITION. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF TOMATOES ($10) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 13Priority
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONLY RECENT TAGS DATED BACK TO SEPTEMBER ON SITE FOR SHELLSTOCK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP SHELLSTOCK TAGS ON SITE FOR 90 CALENDAR DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL WHILE TCS FOODS WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INSPECTION BEGAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH MACHINE WITH A FINAL CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE DISH MACHINE REACHES A SANITIZING CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 50 PPM. DISH MACHINE TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CORN AND COOKED POTATOES HELD AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 63 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 20 POUNDS OF CORN AND 15 POUNDS OF POTATOES ($30), AND A PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION WAS ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 10 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED 1 LIVE ROACH INSIDE SOAP DISPENSER BY ONLY HAND WASHING SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DRAIN PLUGS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DRAIN PLUGS.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 13, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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