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The Bongo Room

March 18, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: 3POUNDS OF COOKED SAUSAGE PATTIES STORED INSIDE THE OFF OVEN AT TEMP OF 95.6F TO 100.1F; 7 POUDS OF COOKED CHORIZO STORED ON TOP THE SHELF ABOVE THE FLAT GRILL AT TEMP OF 126.6F TO 127F. HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 140F AND ABOVE. BOTH PRODUCTS DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 7,VALUE 42 CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN BASEMENT AREA. FOUND WASTE WATER PIPES ABOVE THE LONG REACH-IN COOLER WITH FOOD IN IT AND ABOVE LIQUOR BOTTLES INSIDE THE LIQUOR ROOM. RAW WOOD ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE WITH POROUS MATERIALS,RELEASING DEBRIS ON TOP THE UNIT AND INSIDE THE ICE SCOOP CONTAINER. IN BOX PIPES OR WRAP SAID PIPES. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. PROVIDE CEILING ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE,OR RELOCATE UNIT. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: WE(MANAGER AND I)OBSERVED 10 RAT DROPPINGS BEHIND/BY THE ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT AREA.ALSO OBSERVED A BURROW HOLE ON FLOOR BY THE JUICE BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN SANITIZE AREA AND SEAL HOLE. ALSO THE AREA WHERE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IS CLUTTERED,TOO MANY ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR,ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS NEEDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE/DEBRIS BUILD-UP INSIDE THE OVEN BY THE SERVING COUNTER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. GRIMES ON FLOOR WATER PIPES UNDER THE COUNTER TOP AT BAR AREA,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DEBRIS AND GRIMES ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREP,BAR AND DISH ROOM AREAS.DETAIL CLEAN ALONG BASEBOED WALLS,UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CORNERS. BASEBOARD/COVING IS NEEDED UNDER THE BAR COUNTER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BROKEN WALLS UNDER THE BAR AREA AND BEHIND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING DRAIN PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK PREP/DISH ROOM.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 3, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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