Uncle Remus Restaurant, Inc

October 1, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings16
critical findings4

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5.205.11(A)(A) - OBSERVED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. BASIN WAS FILLED WITH CLEANING CLOTHS AND DIRTY APRONS. INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). SEE BELOW FOR CITATION ISSUED • 6-301.12 (A-D) - OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AT THE HAND-SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED PAPER TOWEL FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). SEE BELOW FOR CITATION ISSUED • 6-301.11 - OBSERVED HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA NOT STOCKED WITH HAND SOAP. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT HAND SOAP MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HANDSINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED HAND SOAP FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-102.12 - OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) - OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 - OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17(A) - OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN WINGS IN THE 3-DOOR REFRIGERATOR NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112(B-C) - OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATORS FOR THE FACILITY OR IN DISREPAIR. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS FOR ALL UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 - OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN ALL THE REFRIGERATOR UNITS AND DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS WITHOUT PROPER LABELING OF NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A LABEL REFLECTING THE FOOD ITEM'S NAME WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 - OBSERVED LIVE ANT ACTIVITY AND MAGGOTS IN THE BASEMENT AND APPX. 45 SMALL AND LARGE FLIES IN THE REAR PREP AREA GATHERING AROUND DIRTY POTS PLACED ON THE 3-COMP SINK DRAIN BOARD. OBSERVED THE DIRTY POTS, SEWAGE BACKUP AND EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS IN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT AS BEING A POSSIBLE SOURCE. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER TODAY'S INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.11B - OBSERVED FAR LEFT DOOR TO 3-DOOR REFRIGERATOR UNIT IN THE KITCHEN AREA BEING HELD CLOSED WITH A BROOM HANDLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(B) - OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 49
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: 5-402.13 - FOUND STANDING BLACK SEWAGE POOLING IN SEVERAL SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. PLUMBER ARRIVED ON TO ACCESS THE AREA AND NOTED THAT PAPER TOWELS BEING USED IN THE TOILETS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SEWAGE OVERFLOWING. ALSO NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN AT THE 3-COMP SINK AND SPILLING ONTO THE FLOORS IN THE DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR SO THAT WASTE WATER IS PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED • 5-402.12 - NOTED THAT ALL SINKS IN WHICH FOOD, UTENSILS, AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONNECTED TO ALSO HAVE A CATCH-BASIN OR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED GREASE INTERCEPTOR. OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT WARE WASHING SINK WITHOUT APPROVED GREASE TRAP. MANAGER STATES THAT THE CATCH-BASIN WAS RECENTLY REMOVED BY THEIR PLUMBER WHO IS WORKING ON THEIR SEWAGE LINE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 - OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES, MISSING CEILINGS TILE PANELS, AND HOLES IN EXISTING TILES THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • 6-201.11 - OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR OF THE STORE. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER REPLACE OR REMOVE ENTIRELY TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • 6-501.12 - OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATOR UNITS, PREP TABLES AND DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. NOTED DEBRIS NEXT TO AND UNDER THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE STORAGE RACKS TO ACCESS THE AREA AND ALSO CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-501.14(A) - OBSERVED CEILING AIR VENT WITH DUST BUILDUP IN THE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 - OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: PA 100-0367 - OBSERVED NO FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING.
code 58
Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public

Inspector note: 8-304.11(A) - OBSERVED PREMISES WITHOUT A POSTED SUMMARY REPORT IN A LOCATION THAT IS VISIBLE TO CONSUMERS. FACILITY CURRENTLY HAS INSPECTION REPORT FROM 2016 POSTED AT THE ORDERING WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO POST MOST CURRENT REPORT AT ALL TIMES.
code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 10, 2017: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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