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The Kitchen At Billings

January 25, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
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: NOTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED 14 VARIOUS DELI SANDWICHES OFFERED FOR SALE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 47-51 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW OR 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
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: NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED UNDER THE ONE COMPARMENT SINKS IN THE BAKERY AREA AND ALONG WALL OPPOSITE THE CLEAN END OF THE DISH MACHINE. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10 LIVE ANTS ALONG THE WALL NEXT TO THE SMALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 15 LIVE SMALL FLIES RESTING ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE LARGE DISH MACHINE AND UNDER THE SODA AND COFFEE STATIONS IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS, SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 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: DETAIL CLEAN THE BACK OF OVENS IN THE BAKERY AND REMOVE DUST BUILD UP. DETAIL CLEAN THE FRYERS AND REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FAN GUARDS IN THE WALK IN FREEZER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE FRYERS AND REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 11, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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