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Sandy's Bakery & Deli, 5857 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, USA

Latest report: August 29, 2023 8:00 AM
DU

6 months ago

Report date: Aug 23, 2023
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no city of chicago certified foodservice manager on premises upon arrival while tcs foods are prepared, handled and served. Corrected on site city of chicago certified foodservice manager arrived at 9:27am... See More before inspection completion. Instructed city of chicago certified foodservice manager must be on premises at all times tcs foods prepared, handled and served. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012 citation issued

29. Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
- comments: found no variance on site for production of fermented cabbage. Instructed to provide variance for special processes. Corrected on site held for inspection tag placed on fermented cabbage. Priority foundation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

32. Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
- comments: see violation #29 found no variance on site for production of fermented cabbage. Instructed to provide variance for special processes. Corrected on site held for inspection tag placed on fermented cabbage. Priority foundation. 7-38-005. No citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed small opening at base on right hand double rear exit door. Instructed to seal all outer openings to prevent pest entrance.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed no complete pest control log book on premises, two inspection reports in log book are dated 12/13/2018 and 08/28/2020. Instructed to provide complete pest control log book and maintain on premises at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c) citation issued.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed food and non food items stored on floor or on milk crates throughout premises. Instructed to eliminate milk crates for elevation and provide adequate shelving units to elevate food and nonfood items at least six inches off of floor for ease of cleanability.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed parchment paper, cardboard and aluminum foil used as liners on shelving units and prep tables throughout premises. Instructed to remove parchment paper, aluminum foil and cardboard as liners from all areas of premises, shelving units and prep table surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed no backflow prevention device on one compartment sink on first floor. Instructed to install backflow prevention device on one compartment sink where it can easily located and serviced.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no covered waste receptacles in both unisex employee washrooms in basement. Instructed to provide covered waste receptacles in both unisex employee washrooms in basement.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed stained and missing ceiling tiles throughout premises. Instructed to replace ceiling tiles and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed food debris on floors, in corners, along bases of walls and underneath equipment in rear prep area. Instructed to clean and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed filters of hoods in front prep and rear prep with grease buildup. Instructed to clean filters and maintain. Observed dusty ceiling vent covers in both unisex employee washrooms. Instructed to clean and maintain.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: observed previous core violations from inspection report #2560118 dated 06/29/2022. Not corrected. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued violation #55 6-501. 114 found clutter at basement storage areas. Must clean and organize. Violation #57 2-102. 13 found foodhandlers with no foodhandler certificate. Must provide.

Source: chicago.gov
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3 years ago

Report date: Jan 8, 2021
22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: 3-501. 16 observed improper cold holding temperatures for tcs foods. Observed the following foods stored in the front food prep area on the counter to serve to customers: fish at 63. 0f, potato salad at... See More 61. 5f, pita with ground beef and pita with spinach and cheese at 78. 8f, and breaded hot dogs at 73. 1f. Management voluntarily discarded approximately 20# of food worth $150. Priority 7-38-005. Citation issued

29. Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
- comments: 3-502. 11 observed no cdph approved haccp plan on the premises for the preparation of yogurt. Premises prepares and packages yogurt for human consumption. Management instructed to provide the haccp plan to cdph for approval. Priority foundation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

32. Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
- comments: 8-103. 11 observed no variance approval by cdph for preparing yogurt on the premises. Management instructed to provide a cdph approved haccp plan and variance approval for preparing yogurt on the premises. Priority foundation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: 3-602. 11 observed prepackaged soups and salads stored in the display cooler without a proper label. Management instructed to include all required information on label such as name and address of manufacturer, ingredients, net contents, allergens, etc.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-501. 112 observed two dead mice on two separate glue boards in the basement storage area and employee washroom. Management instructed to remove all dead rodents from the premises.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-501. 111 observed approximately 50 mouse droppings on the floor of the basement storage areas around the chest freezer, employee storage lockers next to the walk-in freezer and in the employee washroom next to the walk-in freezer. Management instructed to clean and remove all rodent droppings from all affected areas. Additional pest control service is needed to eliminate the pest activity. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-602. 13 clean the storage shelves, prep tables, mixing equipment, top of oven, interior of prep cooler, proofer in the bakery prep area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 11 replace the stained ceiling tiles throughout the rear prep area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 12 clean the floor and walls of the bakery prep area and frying area

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 114 must eliminate clutter in the basement storage areas to eliminate pest harborage conditions. Remove the large pile of cardboard boxes in the basement storage room.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: 2-102. 13 no food handler certificates were provided for food handling employees. Management instructed that all food handling employees must show proof of training.

Source: chicago.gov
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- comments: found no soap or paper towels at food lab hand sink. Instructed to both soap and towels at all times in a food prep area. Priority foundation 7-38-030

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- comments: see violation #60

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