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West River Cafe

December 5, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA NOT CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE OR MAINTAINED. OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA NOT WORKING FOR FOOD HANDLERS TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. INSIDE OF EXPOSED HANDSINK HAS STOPPER AND ALL ATTACHED PARTS TO CONNECT TO DRAINLINE UNDER SINK MISSING. FOOD HANDLERS ARE NOT ABLE TO WASH HANDS DUE TO ALL OF SINK DRAIN MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL STOPPER, LINE AND UNDER SINK DRAINLINE TO PREVENT INADEQUATE DISPOSAL OF WATER AN FOR FOOD HANDLERS TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS IN SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED: 5-30-2014, REPORT #1473208: 30-FOODS INSIDE FREEZER NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOODS IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE AND/OR FREEZER BAGS. 31-MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE. 32-THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TOXIC SUBSTANCE (PLUMBERS PUDDY) FROM INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WELD SEAMS OR REPLACE SINK. 33-FRONT STORAGE CABINETS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY. 35-WALLS AND CEILING THROUGH-OUT ENTIRE PRE AREA AND AROUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILING AND REPAINT TO SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. 38-DRAINLINE UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING IN SEVERAL PARTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DRAINLINE TO PREVENT LEAK. SINK STOPPERS NOT PROVIDED FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED STOPPERS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT. VENTILATION NOT PROVIDED INSIDE REAR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL VENTILATION FAN OR HAVE WINDOWN OPEN AT ALL TIMES. 41-STOCK IN BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY ELEVATED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL STORAGE SHELVES AND ELEVATE ARTICLES AND BOXES 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOODS INSIDE COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS, EXTERIOR BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP COUNTER, DEEP FRYER CABINETS AND STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR IN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 30, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 8 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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