Vincenzo's

October 13, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: BASEMENT WALK-IN FOOD COOLER NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 52.6F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AND TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER: TURKEY-46.0F, CHICKEN-46.7F & 47.6F, PORK-47.8F, BUTTERMILK-48.2F, AND EGGS-49.1F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE STORED/HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED(75LB VALUED AT $300). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: WATER BACKING UP IN OPEN SITE DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR THAT IS CONNECTED TO WASTELINE PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK THAT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE GREASE TRAP WHEN WATER IS DRAINED FROM A COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELF(COVERED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL) UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. REPLACE WORN GASKETS AROUND DOOR TO BASEMENT FOOD WALK-IN 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 FOLLOWING: 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR, ICE SCOOPS AND HOLSTERS BEHIND THE BAR AND IN BASEMENT, MEAT SLICER, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS THROUGHOUT, AND THE INTERIOR OF REACH-IN BEER COOLER SEVERAL INCHES OF BROWNISH-RUSTY COLORED WATER INSIDE UNIT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS THROUHOUT ALL ROOMS AND AREAS OF THE BASEMENT(DEBRIS AND DIRT), AND UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA(GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN AND/ OR PAINT ALL HEAVILY STAINED WALLS AND CEILING IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, REAR EXIT DOOR AND WALLS IN STAIRWAY LEADING DOWN T0 BASEMENT, AND WALLS IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING, EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND FOOD PREP AREAS. CLEAN MASSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL WALL LEDGES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
code 35
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: PROVIDE A CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP IN BASEMENT THAT PROTECTS THE SCOOP FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 43
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 26, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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