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February 24, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND COOKED CHICKPEAS STORED INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 54.1F TO 54.6F, PRODUCT HAD A LABEL WITH DATE OF 2-23-14.PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED, POUDS 1,VALUE3. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW,HOT FOOD 140F AND ABOVE. 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: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY.OBSERVED UNCOVERED SLICED COFFEE CAKE ON SERVING PLATES STORED ON TOP THE FRONT COUNTERS IN PUBLIC VIEW. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE.BLACK SUBSTANCE ON FRONT WHITE PANEL,IN BOTTOM ICE STORAGE BIN. ALSO THE FRONT WHITE PANEL IS IN POOR REPAIR,BROOKED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT AND REPLACE BROKEN WHITE PANEL. SLICED CAKE WAS REMOVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIFE STORED BETWEEN THE DISPLAY COOLER AND PREP. TABLE, IN THE KITCHEN PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A KNIFE RACK. PEELING PLASTIC AND RUSTY SHELVES WERE OBSERVED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN LOWE LEVEL STORAGE AREA. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. CARD BOARD IS STORED INSIDE THE PANEL OF TOP PART OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE PANEL WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER IN KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE.GREASE ON PIPE BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BUILD-UP GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP,UNDER THE SHELVES AND UNDER THE ICE MACHINE IN THE FRONT STORAGE OF THE KITCHEN.. DEBRIS BEHIND THE WASH MACHINE,CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA MENTIONED.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CRACKED CEILING IN KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 6, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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