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The Bongo Room

November 1, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES.OBSERVED A WAITER/BUS BOY REMOVING DIRTY DISHES FROM TABLE,THAN WITHOUT HAND WASHING FILLED UP GLASS WATER,PICKED UP CLEAN UTENSILS, NAPKIN AND SET UP CUSTOMERS TABLE.MANAGER ON DUTY,EXPLAINED HAND WASHING PROCEDURE HOWEVER HE CONTINUE TO SET UP. AFTER WHILE HE FINALLY WASHED HIS HANDS. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
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: REAR DOOR OF THE BASEMENT HAS GAP OF 1/2" TO 1". BASEMENT IS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE,ALSO ICE MACHINE,COOLER AND FREEZERS ARE STORED AT SAID BASEMENT. NEED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOF SAID DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-18-16,REPORT #1734382 #34-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 SERIOUS VOLATION:7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: WASTE WATER PIPE ABOVE THE DISPLAY COOLER(UNIT IS TURNED ON) AT REAR AREA OF THE BASEMENT MUST BE ENCASED OR RELOCATE SAID COOLER. FOUND KNIVES STORED UNDER THE MEAT SLICER IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KNIVES RACK.NO DOOR HANDLE AT USED STOVE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. OBSERVED A METAL TABLE, A CAN OPENER INSTALLED AT TABLE,ON TOP THE SAME TABLE CLEAN POTS(REAR AREA OF THE BASEMENT BY THE REAR DOOR).INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MENTIONED ITEMS OR PROVIDE AN EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE,IF THE MENTIONED AREA IS USED FOR PREP AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP ON PIPES AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER BY THE HOOD.NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: GREASE AND DUST ON WALL AND CEILING BY THE SOUTH END OF THE HOOD, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. BROKEN METAL WALL BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK(NEAR THE REAR DOOR)INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL. EXCESS SPILLAGE ON CEILING AT DISHROOM,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.GREASE AND DUST ON CEILING VENT AT DISH ROOM NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ,IN DISH ROOM.PROVIDE STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA. LEAKING PIPE IN BASEMENT BY THE LIQUOR CAGE,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR(WATER ON FLOOR)
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETER IS NEED INSIDE THE COOLER BY THE REAR DOOR IN PREP AREA
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 5, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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