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Tower Market And Grill

December 3, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
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: FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS ( PORK CHOPS, CHICKEN, ITALIAN SAUSAGE,TUNA SALAD, CHICKEN SALAD, EGG SALAD, DICED HAM, SPICY SHRIMP AND CALAMARI)IN HOT AND COLD HOLDING PANS DISPLAYED BUFFET STYLE AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 45.8 F-123.9 F DEGREES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FOODS AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS. APPROX. WT. 7LBS AND COST $21.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: INTERIOR SIDES OF ICE MACHINE WITH VISIBLE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE (BLACK/PINK) SEVERE BUILD-UP LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE THE ICE. MUST REMOVE ICE CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
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: OBSERVED SEVERAL SMALL FLYING INSECTS AT REAR DISHWASHING AREA, CUSTOMER DELI AND DININIG AREA. MUST REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE ICE BUILD UP IN THE WALK IN FREEZER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FILTERS ABOVE THE WOK STATION AND FAN GUARDS IN WALK IN COOLER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT.
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE FOOD ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR, IN WALK-IN FREEZER.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 3, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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