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Whitehall Hotel/Kirei

April 9, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: - MUST PROVIDE A HANDWASH SINK FOR THE MEI'S CORNER BAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030 (C). NO CITATION ISSUED. • - MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: - OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF BOTH ICE MACHINES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN. • - OBSERVED THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE IN THE BAR UNABLE TO AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSE ADEQUATE CONCENTRATIONS OF SANITIZING SOLUTION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY REPAIRING THE DISH MACHINE TO AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSE A CHLORINE SANITZITER WITH A CONCENTRATION OF 100PPM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: - OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: - MUST PROVIDE WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR ALL OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: - OBSERVED THE HOT WATER AT THE FOLLOWING SINKS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100F FOR HANDWASH SINKS AND 110 FOR PREP SINKS, AT TIME OF INSPECTION: THE HANDWASH SINKS IN THE MEI'S CORNER KITCHEN, AND DISH ROOM. THE HANDWASH SINK'S IN THE FORNETTO'S BAR, ROOM SERVICE AND TOILET ROOMS. THE PREP SINKS IN THE FORNETTO'S BAR, THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE MEI'S KITCHEN AND BAR. FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY REPAIRING THE HOT WATER TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF ADEQUATE HOT WATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: - MUST PROVIDE A PREP/DUMP SINK FOR THE BAR IN MEI'S CORNER. • - UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE MOP SINK IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM. MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE LOCATION FOR VISIBLE INSPECTION.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: - OBSERVED THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FORNETTO'S BAR, SEEPS OUT SEWAGE WATER ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE BAR AREA FROM THE CONNECTED GREASE TRAP; WHILE IN USE. VIOLATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED ON SITE BY TAGGING THE 2 COMP SINK TO PROHIBIT USE AT THIS TIME. USE OF THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FORNETTO'S BAR IS PROHIBITED UNTIL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CONVEYING OF SEWAGE WATER, CDPH HAS BEEN CONTACTED AT FOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG AND THE TAG IS REMOVED ON SITE BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: - OBSERVED MISSING/DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MEI'S CORNER DISHWASH ROOM AND IN THE HALLWAY BY THE FORNETTO'S ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED MISSING WALL TILES BY THE MEI'S CORNER DISHMACHINE. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • - OBSERVED AN EXTREME ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS/DIRT ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FORNETTO'S BAR, THE FORNETTO'S ICE MACINE, AND THE MEI'S CORNER DISHMACHINE/DRY TABLE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/GREASE BUILDUP ON THE MEI'S CORNER EXHAUST VENTILATION HOODS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 8, 2018: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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