The Soul Shack

March 27, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings13
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: 5-202.12(A) OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK NOT AT THE PROPER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100F LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM. TEMPERATURE OF THE SAID HAND WASHING SINK WAS AT 74F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT THE HAND WASHING SINK HOT WATER TEMPERATURE IS AT 100F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 5-205.11 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED IN THE LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREP AREA. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, MULTIPLE BOXES WERE BEING STORED IN FRONT OF SAID HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO REMOVE BOXES AND EMPLOYEE REMOVED ALL BOXES DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
    code 10Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 5Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
    Inspector note: 2-401.11 OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER EATING WHILE PREPPING FOOD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY EAT FOODS IN DESIGNATED AREAS AND NEVER EAT WHILE PREPPING FOODS.
    code 6Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: 3-501.16(A2&B) OBSERVED TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE LOCATED IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND IN THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER; 25 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 81.7F, 10 LBS OF CHEESE AT 55F AND ONE DOZEN OF EGGS AT 59F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED VALUED AT $250. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: 3-501.17 OBSERVED SOME READY TO EAT TCS FOODS (COOKED SWEET POTATOES) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (LAMB CHOPS). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER ON THE MENUS FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    code 25
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A 3 DOOR PREP COOLER, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE(CHEESE), NOT MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, DURING THE INSPECTION THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID UNIT WAS 53.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 33
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 37
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: 3-305.14 OBSERVED FOODS BEING PREPPED AT FOOD PREP TABLES THAT ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER PIPES IN THE LOWER LEVEL FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA THAT IS LOCATED UNDER WASTE WATER PIPES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 39
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A MINOR LEAK LOCATED UNDER THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED BOXES BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE STORAGE ROOM LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVEL. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS LOCATED AT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND AROUND THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    code 55
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 1, 2019: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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