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Triple Crown Restaurant

July 7, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings4

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND TWO EXPOSED HANDSINKS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA INAOPERABLE. ONE SINK HAD PLASTIC WRAP OVER IT AND HAD DISH ITEMS STORED ON IT. THE OTHER HAS THE PIPE AND ELBOW UNDERNEATH DISCONNECTED AND AN ITEM STORED INSIDE. INSTRUCTED THAT EXPOSED HANDSINKS MUST BE OPERABLE AT ALL TIMES. ONE SINK WAS REPAIRED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 ISSUED.
code 11Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND FOUR REFRIGERATION UNITS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46.0F TO 52.0F. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL UNITS MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES AT 40F OR BELOW. UNITS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 A ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: BEEF, CHICKEN, SHRIMP, SCALLOPS, PORK AND EGGS. MEATS WERE FOUND IN THE COOLERS MENTIONED IN VIOLATION #2 AND THE EGGS WERE FOUND IN A CLOSET IN THE KITCHEN ON THE FLOOR. TEMPERATURES FOR THE MEATS RANGED FROM 45.OF -46.F, THE EGGS WERE 81.0F. ALL WERE DISGARDED AND DENATURED. TOTAL POUNDS 200 AND VALUE AT $450. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005 A.
code 3Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: FOUND THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE THREE COMP SINK AT 94F. INSTRUCTED THAT HOT RUNNING WATER MUST BE AT 110F AT ALL TIMES AT THE THREE COMP SINK. VIOLATION WAS CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. WATER RESTORED AT THREE COMP SINK TO 128F. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 9Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS, PREP TABLES (TOPS AND BOTTOMS), EXTERIOR SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, STOVE, STEAMERS, BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS EXTERIOR SURFACES AND PREP CARTS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IN BOTH PREP AREAS. FLOOR IN BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA HAS SOME CRACKED FLOOR TILE; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND REGROUT WHERE NEEDED. EXCESSIVE WATER ON FLOOR IN DISHWASHING AREA OF BASEMENT UNDER AND BEHIND DISHMACHINE AND THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE WATER. CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL STORAGE AREAS AND ROOMS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS NEED CLEANING AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE. ALL ATTACHED PIPES TO COOKING EQUIPMENT NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE. A CONDENSER FROM AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN KITCHEN IS LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR AND ONTO A PREP TABLE (NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME); MUST REPAIR LEAK FROM UNIT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL LEAK AT THE GREASE TRAP IN THE BASEMENT ATTACHED TO THE THREE COMP SINK; REPAIR LEAK. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE UTILITY SINK IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE DIRT OBSERVED.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 5, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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