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The X Pot Chicago

September 7, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings4

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE FRONT BAR AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: 3-402.12 OBSERVED NO PARASITE DESTRUCTION LETTER FROM SUSHI FISH SUPPLIER THAT STATES SUSHI GRADE FISH IS STORED FROZEN FOR AT LEAST 7 DAYS AT -4F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 14Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 40 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE DISH WASHING AREA. OBSERVED AN ADDITIONAL 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE CEILING OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.13 OBSERVED INSECT DEVICES PLACED IN THE BAR AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA BY EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY PLACE INSECT LIGHT AWAY FROM ANY FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED TWO CANS OF RAID UNDER THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO ADMINISTER ALL PESTICIDES. • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A ONE INCH GAP IN BETWEEN AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOUBLE DOORS IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: 4-904.11 OBSERVED PLATES AND UTENSILS NOT INVERTED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL KITCHENWARE IN ORDER TO PROTECT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 45
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-302.13 OBSERVED NO HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TEST STRIPS OR IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005. • 4-302.14 OBSERVED NO CHLORINE TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE SANITIZING CONCENTRATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE.
code 48
Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public

Inspector note: 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED NO MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010.
code 61

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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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