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Whisk Chicago

June 13, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

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 EMPLOYEE BRINGING IN DELIVERED FOOD FROM OUTSIDE PATIO.REMOVED FOOD FROM BOXES AND STORED THEM IN REACH COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER,INCLUDED RAW MEAT .WITHOUT WASHING HANDS GLOVED HIS HANDS AND GRABBED MASHED AND HALF PEELED AVOCADO TO TRANSFERED TO A SMALL CONTAINERS.NO HAND WASHING PRIOR TO GLOVE HANDS.ALSO REMOVED GREEN GRAPES FROM STEM AND STORED IT IN SERVING CONTAINERS,DISCUSSED PROBLEM WITH CHEF, WHICH HE EXPLAINED HAND WASHING PROCEDURE IN SPANISH. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED, GARBAGE OVER FLOWING FROM GARBAGE CONTAINERS, UNABLE TO CLOSE BOTH LIDS. OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS ON GROUND BEHIND AND UNDER THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS,GANG WAY WITH EXCESS LIQUID SPILLAGE, OVERFLOWING GARBAGE CONTAINER OUTSIDE BY THE BASEMENT DOOR, WITH PUDDLES OF WATER A LOT OF FLIES AND INSECTS ON GROUND AND AROUND THE SAID CONTAINER. NEED TO CLEAN OUTSIDE AREA, AND KEEP LIDS CLOSED TO MINIMIZE RODENT/INSECT ACTIVITIES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO STOPPERS PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS GREASE ON FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND UNDER DISH MACHINE.FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT WITH DEBRIS,NEED TO SWEEP.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: POROUS CEILING MATERIAL ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE,SHELF WITH STORED FOOD AND CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE AT MENTIONED AREA
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BOTH LIGHT BULBS UNDER THE HOOD ARE MISSING INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.DUST AND UNKNOWN PARTICLES INSIDE THE LIGHT FIXTURE /SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO STEAM THERMOMETERS PROVIDE IN THE KITCHEN TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD THEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 40
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: NO HAIR RESTRAINT USED IN PREP AREA BY THE FOOD HANDLERS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 12, 2015: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 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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