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January 27, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings4

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BASEMENT PREP AREA WATER PIPE UNDER THE SINK NOT CONNECTED. MANAGER STATED "WE DON'T USED THAT SINK". PLUMBER ON SITE ABLE TO RECONNECT PIPE,HOWEVER EXPOSED HAND SINK CLUGGED. CEASE AND DESIST OPERATION,48 HOURS NOTICE GIVEN.INSTRUCTED TO USED OTHER TWO PREP AREA AT FIRST FLOOR.
code 11Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: HOT HOLDING UNIT AT FRONT COUNTER AT COFFEE SHOP NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE,AIR TEMP 99.7F TO 107.7F.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE UNIT:SOUPS,SAMOSA ETC. TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. HOT HOLDING UNIT MUST MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF 140F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
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 RAW BEEF MARINATING ON TOP ANOTHER FOOD CONTAINER AT STEAM TABLE AT TEMP OF 64.1F TO 65.3F; MELTED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 99.1F; MASHED POTATOES AT TEMP OF 63.5F;SWEET POTATOES AT TEMP OF 73.5F; MARINATE CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 55.9F,STORED ON TOP THE PREP TABLE; SOUP AT TEMP OF 79.4F ,VEGETABLE SAMOSA AT TEMP OF 75.7F. NO TEMPERATURE HOLDING OR COOLING METHOD BEING APPLIED, ALSO NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. FOUND VARIOUS KIND OF CHEESE AT TEMP OF 47.5F TO 52.F; VARIOUS KIND OF DELI MEAT AT TEMP OF 45F TO 51F; PIECES OF ROAST BEEF AT TEMP 47.5F TO 49.9F. CORNED BEEF AT TEMP OF 48F; PASTRAMI AT TEMP OF 51F. DISPLAY PREP COOLER IN DELI DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS AIR TEMP OF 38.9F TO 40.1F. FOOD MENTIONED WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 174.5,VALUE 726.72 CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER HANDLING READY TO EAT FOOD, TOUCHING NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES, SUCH AS GARBAGE CAN, SWEEP THE FLOOR AND TOUCHING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, THEN GOING BACK TO TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS (MAKING SANDWICHES,SLICING TOMATOES,LETTUCE ETC.ALSO NO HAND WASHING BETWEEN CHANGING OF FOOD GLOVES.INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER LINE CONNECTION FROM CEILING DISCHARGING WATER INSIDE THE ONE PREP COMPARTMENT SINK AT COFFEE SHOP, MUST BE PROPERLY CONNECTED SUCH THAT IT DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO A FLOOR DRAIN. OBSERVED FOUR BURNER ELECTRICAL STOVE PLUGGED IN,IN BASEMENT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR PROVIDE VENTILATION.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: BUILD UP OF GREASE ON HOOD AND FILTERS,ALSODEBRIS ON SHELVES WERE FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS ARE STORED IN COFFEE SHOP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN FRONT OF SMALL STEAM TABLE, INSIDE THE COFFEE SHOP,BROKEN CEMENT IN FRONT OF WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT AREA . FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE PREP TABLES AT DELI DEPARTMENT. DEBRIS UNDER THE STAIR CASE IN BASEMENT AREA,SWEEP THE FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: RAW WOOD CEILING ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE NOT SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE ABOVE THE UNIT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FAUCET IS LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT DELI DEPARTMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ,MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 19, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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