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Whole Foods/ Kika Sushi

July 11, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN WOMENS AND MENS TOILET ROOM. MUST PROVIDE. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT MENS TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINK. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030-(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: FOUND A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LOCATED ON TOP INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR PRODUCE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BASIN FILLED WITH 65# OF SKIRT STEAK AT $900.NOTED SKIRT STEAK UNDER RUNNING WATER. FOUND SKIRT STEAK AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 61-50F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A MINNIMUM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41 OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: FOUND NO THERMOMETERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: WALK IN MEAT COOLER, SHELLFISH COOLER, PASTA BAR, REACH IN COOLER IN STOREFRONT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: FOUND HANDWASHIING SINK NEXT TO PREP AREA AT COFFEE BAR. MUST PROVIDE SPLASHGUEARD FOR MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: FOUND CUTTING BOARDS DISCOLORED WITH DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: FOUND NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. IN HOT WATER MECHANICAL WAREWASHING OPERATIONS, AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR SHALL BE PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 13, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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