Report date: Aug 17, 2021
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: the person in charge during the inspection does not have a city of chicago food service sanitation certificate. Priority foundation violation.
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
comments: no valid city of chicago food service sanitation certificate was posted on the premises or such a person on-site during the inspection. The manager was telephoned and arrived one hour later. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no written employee health policy on site for all employees. Must provide. Priority foundation violation.
6. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- comments: noted the bartender/server with an open beverage behind the bar while customers were being served. Reviewed all employee beverages must be in a sealed container.
21. Proper hot holding temperatures
- comments: observed inadequate hot holding of tcs macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and cheese were noted inside a hot holding drawer unit at 126. 5, 127. 8, and 124. 3. Other hot foods in the same unit were noted at proper temperature. All macaroni discarded. Reviewed all hot food must be held at 135f or greater. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: all bulk food containers, including bulk spices, must be labeled with the product common name.
39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must not store clean pots/pans hanging above the utility service sink on the hooks provided for mops and brooms. ----clean dish drainboard at the three-compartment sink must be on the opposite side of the utility service sink, not directly next to the service sink, to prevent cross-contamination.
41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: all prep area wiping cloths must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution between use.
43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: ice scoop at the ice machine must be stored in a clean container. Not on top of the machine.
49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: tabletop can opener noted with encrusted food debris. Instructed to clean after each use. ----exterior of the drawer cooler next to the deep fryers dirty. Must clean and maintain.
49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must not use cardboard as liner for shelving for condiments at the bar area. ----all raw wood at the dining room condiment station/waste receptacle must be painted/sealed to be smooth and cleanable.
51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: bar dishwashing machine leaking onto the floor while running. Instructed to repair leak.
53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: must provide covered waste receptacles inside all women's washrooms.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: all unnecessary items throughout the basement must be removed from the premises, such as piled wood. All other needed items must be stored organized and elevated.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors in the following areas with dirt and debris: under the bar dish machine chemical storage, behind and surrounding the ice machine. ----wall at the wall-mounted fry slicer extremely dirty and stained. Must clean and maintain. ----hole in the floor of the basement hallway of the washrooms. Must seal. ----excessive dust in the ceiling vents of both basement washrooms. Must clean and maintain.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: soiled mop heads must be stored inverted at the utility service sink. Not inside the dirty mop bucket.
57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training or certificates is available for all employees. Must provide.
60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violation from 9-8-20 report #2386896 not corrected. #51- backflow prevention device not located on ice machine water line. Instructed manager must provide and make visible a backflow prevention device for ice machine. Priority foundation violation.
Source:
chicago.gov