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Wiener's Circle

December 6, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 6 LBS HOT DOGS AND POLISH SAUSAGE IN COOKS LINE COOLER AT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 49.1F TO 52.7F. OTHER FOODS IN COOLER SUCH AS BEEF PATTIES FOUND AT ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 37.8F AND COOLER TEMPERATURE OF 39F. GRILL CHAR MARKS OBSERVED ON POLISH SAUSAGES. ALL DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $18.00. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. 13 BOXES OF RAW BURGER PATTIES BEING STORED ON A MIDDLE SHELF OVER CONTAINERS OF SLICED TOMATOES IN WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT MOVED THE RAW BEEF TO THE BOTTOM SHELF DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT WAS TELEPHONED AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES LATER. CERTIFICATES ALSO NOT POSTED ON PREMISES. CERTIFICATES STORED IN FILE FOLDER IN PLASTIC BOX. REVIEWED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS HOT DOGS AT 143.2F AND CERTIFICATES MUST BE POSTED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS ON COOKS LINE.
code 34
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 27, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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