The Piggery

February 28, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings13
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE IN THE 1ST FLOOR EAST DINING ROOM WASHROOM. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 51.3F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100 F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 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: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD IN TWO COOKS LINE COOLERS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. IN DRAWER COOLER, EGG ROLLS AT 52.5F, CHORIZO AT 52.7F, CHICKEN AT 52.9F. IN THE REACH-IN & DRAWER COOLER, BEEF AT 47.1F, BACON WRAPPED STUFFED PEPPERS AT 47.5F, TURKEY AT 44.6F, CHICKEN AT 47.1F, ALL FOODS DISCARDED. ESTIMATED 50LBS WITH A VALUE OF $500.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: ALL READY TO EAT PREPARED TCS FOODS FOUND NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. MUST PROPERLY DATE LABEL WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD SUCH AS EGGS, BURGERS ETC. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE FOOD ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO COOKS LINE COOLERS NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. ONE COOLER FOUND AT 48.7F WITH FOOD SUCH AS BEEF AT 47.1F. THE DRAWER COOLER FOUND AT 52.5F WITH CHICKEN AT 52.9. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-35-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 33
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH ITS COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DUCT TAPE BEING USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR/SHIELDING ON SHELVING ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, BAR BOX COOLER, DOOR OF SLOW COOLER. MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE. • REAR PREP AND SALAD PREP COOLER CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPLACE OR RESURFACE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT FOUND DIRTY, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE LARGE SALAD SPINNER, STAND FLOOR MIXER, TALL REACH-IN FREEZER, ALL COOKS LINE COOLERS. • SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP COFFEE STATION DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING AND DRAINING WATER AT THE DESSERT STATION ICE CREAM FREEZER.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS FOUND DIRTY WITH DIRT, GREASE, DEBRIS: UNDER AND THROUGHOUT THE BAR, UNDER THE COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, UNDER REAR PREP DRY STORAGE SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.---- EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM NOTED ON FLOORS AND WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT MUST BE REMOVED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DIRTY/STAINED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE COOKS LINE, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MOPS AND MAINTENANCE TOOLS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK. • ALL STORED ITEMS UNDER THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
    code 55
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2018: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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