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The Fat Shallot

July 13, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, ICE BIN, AND ALL ICE CONTACT SIDES AND INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS: COOKED CORNED BEEF AT TEMP OF 46.5F,47.7F, AND 48.9F STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOOD WAS COOKED ON 7-12-2022. I ALSO FOUND COOKED CHICKEN AT 55.9F STORED ON TOP OF THE STOVE UNDER A VENTILATION HOOD IN THE PREP AREA. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUND 28, VALUE 295. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOOD BOTTLES AND SEASONING CONTAINERS IN THE DRY STORAGE CLOSET AND ABOVE THE PREP LINE ARE NOT LABELED. THE FACILITY MUST LABEL ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS HANGING FROM SPLASH GUARD OF HANDWASHING SINKS TO AIR DRY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. MUST USE A CLEAN WIPING CLOTH, TO MINIMIZE THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION
code 41
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NOTED USED LARGE POTS ON SITE ON TOP SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING AND TO SANITIZE OF EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE SAID UTENSILS -PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION ISSUED
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS, HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALSO BEHIND COOKING LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: UNABLE TO OBSERVE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE BEHIND ICE MACHINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS. IF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS NOT INSTALLED MUST INSTALL.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: VENT COVER IN STORAGE CLOSET AND WALK-IN COOLER FAN GUARD IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 4, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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