The Garage

April 10, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: MARINATED CHICKEN WITH A PREP DATE OF 4/9 FOUND AT 51.9F IN 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. 20LB VALUED AT $60 VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: 25 RAT DROPPINGS NOTED SCATTERED ALONG THE FLOOR BASES IN REAR ENCLOSED FOOD/EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOOR, AND WALLS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY, AND REQUEST SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP NOTICED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER AS WELL AS ON THE FLOOR IN SAME AREA WHICH IS STORED INSIDE THE REAR FOOD/EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN RECEPTACLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE OR REMOVE GREASY STORAGE SHELVES NEXT TO GREASE RECEPTACLE IN REAR ENCLOSED FOOD/EQUIPMENT STORAGE, SURFACE IS NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. PAINT RUSTY SHELF IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST THOUROUGHLY CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL METAL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS(HEAVILY DISCOLORED, IF NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST REPLACE), CABINET INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND LEGS OF TABLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS AND ROOMS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS, FOOD, DROPPINGS, GREASE).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN DIRT,STAINS AND DUST BUILD-UP FROMM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE MISSING WALL COVE IN HOT WATER TANK CLOSET. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS AND THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN MOP CLOSET AND IN REAR ENCLOSED FOOD/EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST PROPERLY ORGANIZE ALL AREAS, ELEVATING ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR, AND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS AND FREEZERS) AWAY FROM THE WALLS WHICH WILL ALLOW EASY ACCESS FOR CLEANING, SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL AND INSPECTING. ALL MOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED UPRIGHT WHEN NOT IN USE TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. CLEAN OR REPLACE MOP BUCKET.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 21, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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