Tuscan Hen Market

March 11, 2020 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINKS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND EVIDENCE OF BEING USED AS A FOOD PREP SINKS. REAR PREP HAND SINK NOTED WITH FOOD UTENSILS INSIDE AND EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS IN THE SINK. DURING INSPECTION A FOOD HANDLER WAS NOTED PUTTING DIRTY FOOD UTENSILS INSIDE THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK. ALL UTENSILS REMOVED. REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT THAT HAND SINKS MUST BE USED FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN THE COOLER WITHOUT EXPIRATION DATES. FOODS SUCH AS DELI MEATS, AU JUS GRAVY, PASTA SALADS, COOKED BEEF. REVIEWED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS.ALL FOODS DISCARDED ESTIMATED 50LBS @ $200.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEM, SUCH AS A BREAKFAST SANDWICH, THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT DISCLOSES AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
    code 41
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: ALL CLEAN POTS, BOWLS, PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
    code 44
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR CHECKING SANITIZING LEVELS WHILE DISH WASHING. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: SHELVING IN THE REAR KITCHEN DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SINK FOR FOOD PREPARATION IN THE REAR KITCHEN.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: RAW WOODEN WALL MOUNT FOR PAPER DISPENSER IN THE REAR KITCHEN MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. • MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING AND WALLS AT BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AND FREEZER/REFRIGERATION UNITS. • FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN WITH CHIPPING PLASTER, PEELING PAINT AND HOLES. MUST REPAIR ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
    code 56
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM #2345644 ON 11-14-19 NOT CORRECTED. #57- NO EMPLOYEES FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.#58- NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 14, 2019: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

official city health-inspection data · no account, no sign-up