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The Fudge Pot

March 12, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA BLOCKED. NOTED 3 PACKAGES AND 2 LETTERS STORED INSIDE OF THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAKE HAND WASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. FOODHANDLER REMOVES ITEMS FROM THE HAND WASHING SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (HEAVY CREAM , 15 QT) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 48.3 F. HEAVY CREAM WAS FOUND IN THE REACH IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLER TO DISCARD ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS, COST OF ALL FOODS $68.25. PRIORITY VIOLATION .7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER (FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE) ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CANDY BUCKETS IN FOOD PREP AREA ON FLOOR . ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
code 39
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN STORAGE CONTAINER USED AS GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. WASTE HANDLING UNITS FOR REFUSE, RECYCLABLES, AND RETURNABLES AND FOR USE WITH MATERIALS CONTAINING FOOD RESIDUE SHALL BE DURABLE, CLEANABLE, INSECT- AND RODENT-RESISTANT, LEAKPROOF, AND NONABSORBENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 17, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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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