Uncle Remus Chicken

January 30, 2018 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings14
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: IMPROPER WASTE WATER DISPOSAL. OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP AND LEAKING FROM THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK CAUSING WASTE WATER TO FLOW ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE GREASE TRAP AND REPAIR ALL PLUMBING UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 10Priority
food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND HANDWASHING FACILITIES IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NOT SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE FRONT AND REAR EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS AND IN THE 2ND WASHROOM. NO TOILET PAPER WAS OBSERVED IN THE WASHROOMS. FIRST WASHROOM IS IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. THERE IS GREASE DRIPPING FROM THE WALLS AND CEILING INTO THE TOILET. THE TOILET SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED TO THE TOILET AND THE WALLS AND FLOOR ARE DIRTY. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SUPPLY SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES AND SUPPLY TOILET PAPER IN ALL WASHROOMS. WASHROOMS MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND A LIVE RAT RUN ACROSS THE FLOOR IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. OVER 100 RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES AND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. THERE IS A 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT DOOR. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. OBSERVED LARGE PILES OF TRASH, GARBAGE AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED THROUGHOUT THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. OBSERVED GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE CONTAINER AND CONTAINERS NOT CLOSED AND COVERED. OBSERVED GREASE ON THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE GREASE CONTAINERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE CONTAINERS AND CREATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PREMISES SERVES FRIED CHICKEN AND PIZZA PUFFS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS #34, 35, 38 AND 41 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2009582 ON 3/30/17: 34 - FLOORS NEED CLEANING AND REPAIRING IN THE PREP AREAS AND THE REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 35 - NOTED CEILING TILES IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN AND/OR MISSING). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 38 - NOTED A LEAK AT THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET AND REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN THE FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. 41 - NOTED CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE TO PREVENT HARBORGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN FOODS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS. REPLACE CHEST FREEZER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION INSIDE OF THE DOOR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS AND FREEZER, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS AND STOVE, MICROWAVE, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRAINBOARD.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST SEAL THE OPENING TO THE GREASE CLEANOUT UNDER THE FLOOR IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE ROOF LEAKS IN THE PREP AREAS, WASHROOMS AND DINING AREA. REPLACE THE WOOD WALLS THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR ALL OPENINGS IN THE WALLS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS. INADEQUATE LIGHTING PROVIDED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THIS AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FIRST WASHROOM IS SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR THE SINK SO THAT IT DRAINS PROPERLY.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP COOLERS WITHOUT A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS.
code 40
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 30, 2017: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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