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Uncle Remus Restaurant, Inc

March 28, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: FOUND THE BACK DOUBLE DOORS NOT TIGHT FITTING OR RODENT PROOFED HAS A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS AND BETWEEN THEM FRONT DOOR HAS A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND INSECT AND RODENT PROOF THEM. FOUND FOUND 20-25 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CALL YOUR PEST CONTROL SERVICE TO COME HERE AND SERVICE THIS ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED AND PREPARED, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE THE GASKETS AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS AT THE 3-DOOR COOLER AND ONE-DOOR COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE HOOD AND PIPES UNDER THE HOOD,FRYERS AND CABINETS UNDERNEATH HAS GREASE BUILDUP. CLEAN THE FIVE AIR VENTS UNDER THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ARE THICK WITH DIRT BUILDUP.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP AND DEBRIS THRUOUT MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER BEHIND EQUIPTMENT, AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AND REPAIR AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR WALLS THRU OUT, SEAL OPENING ON WALLS AND CEILING, REPLACE DAMAGE CEILING PANELS AND CLEAN HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPTMENT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS TO THE 3-DOOR COOLER AND 1 -DOOR COOLER.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 1, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.