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Yummy Buffet

December 29, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical

Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 1592041, DATED 12-22-15: VIOLATION 18-"OBSERVED 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS UNDER REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND 10 MOUSE DROPPINGS UNDER THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL PESTS AND ANY EVIDENCE AND MAINTAIN. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE." UPON REINSPECTION NOTED 150 DROPPINGS ON SITE- UNDER REAR 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ADJACENT DRY STORAGE AREA, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHMACHINE, UNDER THE REAR BUFFET HOLDING CABINET, IN THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA, AND IN THE REAR PARTY ROOM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL PESTS AND EVIDENCE AND MUST HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL PROVIDER SERVICE FACILITY. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 14Priority
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH SCOOPS STORED IN THEM WITH HANDLES DOWN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY MANNER AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND IN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT-UNDER COOKING AND DISH EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ROUTINELY CLEAN FLOORS CORNER TO CORNER AND WALL TO WALL INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS AND TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING GROUT IN VARIOUS AREAS-SUSHI PREP AREA, BY THE REAR ONE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR ANY BROKEN TILES, FILL IN MISSING GROUT, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE REAR PARTY ROOM CLOSET. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS OFF GROUND. OBSERVED PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORED ON DRY STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS SEPARATELY AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 22, 2015: 3 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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