Product: Sausage

“They only thing I ate last Thursday was a medium size cheese and sausage pizza I had ordered in the evening around 8 pm. The next morning I was having all five symptoms headache vommiting chills sweats and diarrhea. I couldn't even keep down flavored water and I was in... See More that condition for thre and a half days. Finally called my doctor and that was his first conclusion.
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“Report date: Jun 26, 2020
22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper temperatures of tcs foods such as 10lbs. Egg folds 48. 2f-49. 1f. 3. 25 lbs. Sausage 46. 4f. 1lb. Turkey sausage 45. 3f. 1. 5lbs. Sausage bowl 46. 4f. 1. 5lbs. Veggie bowl 45. 1f. 1.... See More 5lbs. Impossibles 46. 4f. 1. 25lbs. Omlette 46. 3f. 3. 75lbs. Sliced ham 45. 8f. Stored inside of 4- drawer prep cooler. Product was discarded by manager. Must have cold holding foods at 41. 0f or below. Appx. 23. 75lbs. $28. (priority 7-38-005)

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: observed 4- drawer prep cooler at 45. 7f with tcs foods stored inside. A held for inspection tag has been placed on unit. Once repaired fax or email letter. Must have cold holding unit at 41. 0f or below. (priority 7-38-005)

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: must provide thermometer for 4- drawer prep cooler.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed 3- compartment sink floor drain not maintained. Observed 3- comp sink when water is released from sink it drains into floor drain and drain overflows with water pooling on to floor. Must repair and maintain. Must clean and sanitize floor. (priority foundation 7-38-030(c)

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean food debris from lower shelf under oven.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed hand sink in prep/dish washing area not maintained. Observed hot water faucet handle in poor repair when water faucet is turned on no water comes out. Employees uses the shut off valve underneath the sink to supply hot water to hand sink. Must repair and maintain. (priority 7-38-030(c)

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: must provide a back flow device on ice machine to be seen for service.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: must repair or replace leaky filter above mop sink and leaky faucet neck at 3- compartment sink.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: observed outside garbage dumpster lid cracked in center leaving an appx. ' 6-8' inch opening in top of lid. Must make lids tight fitting. (priority foundation 7-38-020(b)

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace stained ceiling tiles in lobby area and near toilet rooms,missing wall trim at rear storage area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must remove ice build up from floor in walk in freezer. Must clean food debris and spills from floor in prep areas.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: must repair or replace cracked light shield in prep area and burnt out lights where needed. Must provide light shields or shatter proof bulbs for lights above front service counter/prep area.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“I bought Beyond Meat Italian sausages, my sister and i both got sick with diarrhea and nausea and headaches. Was so excited to try but very disappointed w the outcome :( ”

“June 28th I ate the hash browns and sausage McMuffin. As soon as I was done I had to use the bathroom. I’ve been in and out since last night and today ”

“Report date: Jun 26, 2020
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no employee health policy on site at the time of inspection. Instructed to obtain and maintain. Priority foundation violation #7-38-010. No citation issued

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events... See More
- comments: observed no clean-up of vomiting and diarrhea procedure and clean-up kit on premises during inspection. Instructed to have said procedure along with required equipment for clean-up. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: noted no hot running water at public bathroom hand wash sinks. Temperature of water was 88. 5f at the time of inspection. Instructed to have hot and cold running at all hand wash sinks. Priority violation 7-38-030(c)no citation issued

21. Proper hot holding temperatures
- comments: observed tcs foods; baked chorizo 108 f, baled pork meats 120 f, at improper temperatures stored in hot holding unit. Manager voluntarily discard & denatured food. Instructed to hold hot tcs foods at 135f or above. Priority violation 7-38-005 no citation issued

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready to eat, temperature control for safety foods (pork, chorizo, salsa)not properly dated , stored longer than 24 hours in coolers. Instructed to provide proper date marking with disposition date for rte foods prepared on site and held over 24 hours in cold holding unit. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005

29. Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
- comments: found chorizo sausage made on site without approved process. Must obtain chicago department of public health approval or a product assessment (haccp). Operator voluntarily removed all chorizo from sales floor. Priority foundation 7-38-005. No citation issued

32. Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
- comments: observed no variance on site for production of chorizo sausage. Must provide and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38. 005 no citation issued

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed that employee wore watches and bracelets on hands while working with food. Must remove all jewelry except plain wedding band from hands while working with exposed food

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: observed tongs and serving utensils stored directly on some food with handles in contact with the food. Must remove and store all utensils with the handles up and away from direct contact with food, in-between usage. -

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed torn rubber gasket on door to walk in freezer in rear storage. Instructed to repair and/or replace and maintain

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted cardboard boxes used to line shelves. Instructed to clean and remove all cardboard boxes to prevent hiding places for pest.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed no grease interceptor installed on large kitchen 3 compartment sink. Must provide and maintain

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: backflow prevention devices not located at cappuccino/espresso machine. Must install backflow prevention devices or air gap between the water supply inlet and the unit so it may be located to be serviced and maintained.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler's training certification from employee. Instructed that all employee's must comply with food handler's training in accordance with the food handling regulation enforcement act.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: noted certified food managers on duty with no allergen training certification. Instructed management that all food service managers are required to have the allergen training certification.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: no previous inspection summary report posted on site from 10-24-19,report #2320366. New summary report given and posted priority foundation violation: 7-42-010(b),no citation issued

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Jun 23, 2020
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: the pic doesn't have a food managers certificate. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation )

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no certified food manager on duty while tcs... See More foods are being prepared,handled and served such (eggs,sausage,ham,etc)food manager arrived on site at 10:15 a. M. Must be on site at all times. (priority foundation 7-38-012)(cos)

3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no signed employees health policies. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-010)

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed male food handler not properly sanitizing blender at 3- compartment sink. Observed him dump liquid from blender into sink and rinsed blender under running water and placed back on to stand. Instructed manager that equipment must be washed,rinsed and sanitized. (cos)(priority 7-38-025)

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed interior of ice machine panel with an excessive amount of pink and black slimy build up and dripping on to ice inside of machine. Also exterior has calcium build up. Lid on top of ice machine is not fitting tight to prevent contamination. Must remove ice,clean and sanitize ice machine. Remove build up and make lid tight fitting. (priority foundation 7-38-005)

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: must provide a thermometer for prep coolers at coffee station and drive thru.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: must label bulk food storage container when food is not in original package.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must repair or replace loose trim around ice machine and missing leg on shelving unit leaning against wall in storage area.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from unused equipment stored in rear area,some storage shelves.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris from floor in walk in freezer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean dust build up from ceiling ventilation vents near toilet rooms,dead insects from light shields throughout.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must replace missing ceiling tiles where needed.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handlers training for employees. Must provide and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“I had the Impossible Sandwich this morning and got sick. I'd eaten the Impossible Whopper before, Impossible White Castles, and more upscale Impossible burgers at restaurants and have similar results each time, but I'd not tried an Impossible sausage product before. Same results - nausea and watery diarrhea all day... See More and an overall feeling of sickness. My hope was that with a smaller puck of meat and the sausage variety would make a difference, but I have a consistently bad reaction to Impossible products regardless of the restaurant. Sticking with Beyond Meat and avoiding Impossible products. - a sad vegetarian ”

“Not sure but maybe egg white sausage sandwich  One ate and one got sick. Vomiting and diarrhea 5 hours after eating it. It’s my husband and he’s laying on the bathroom floor. No fever. Could be a virus but timing seems to indicate food poisoning. The sandwich was taken from... See More a freezer at work. They get donations from all over. ”

“Report date: Jun 17, 2020
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no employee health policy available. Instructed manager to provide employee health policy. Priority foundation 7-38-010

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no procedures for responding... See More to vomiting or diarrheal events. Instructed manager to provide clean up policy and procedures. Priority foundation 7-38-005

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready to eat food, ham, turkey, sausage, diced tomatoes, quiche, cut leafy greens, etc not properly labeled and dated in reach-in and prep coolers. Instructed to label and date all ready to eat tcs foods held over 24 hours. Priority foundation 7-38-005

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: observed no reminder for foods served undercooked on menu,( ie eggs,beef). Instructed to provide reminder for any raw or undercooked foods served to customers. Priority foundation

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: evidence of improper pest control on site. Observed 46 mice droppings on floor and inside unused equipment in electrical closet. Also 24 mice dropping in dishwashing area under dishmachine, pot/pan storage rack. Instructed to clean/ sanitize all affected areas. Recommened pest service. Priority foundation issued

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed raw wood surfaces around rear walk-in cooler, instructed manager to seal all raw wood surfaces to be smooth and easily cleanable. Observed excessive ice buildup inside walk-in freezer, instructed to defrost and maintain walk-in freezer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed baseboards loose and missing along walls, near utility sink, etc in dish washing area. Instructed manager to replace baseboards and maintain. Observed black mold-like substance and peeling paint on walls and ceilings in dish washing area. Instructed to repair walls and ceilings in dish washing area and maintain. Observed opening along baseboards behind bulk containers in kitchen. Instructed seal all openings along baseboards. : observed unused equipment and articles in furnace room, electrical room, rear storage, and walk-in cooler/freezer areas. Instructed manager to remove all unused articles and equipment to prevent pest harborage. Observed excessive dust, dirt, and food debris on floors under all equipment, along walls and in all corners in prep, storage, walk-in, and dish washing areas. Instructed manager to clean floors in all areas and maintain

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler training available. All employees must provide food handler training

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed no allergen training available. All certified manager with the city of chicago food sanitation certificate must provide allergen training

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Beyond Meat Sausage One person got sick (me). I made some beyond meat original sausages. Symptoms started about 4-6hrs after consumption. I ate 4 sausages. I’ve eaten this before so I don’t understand what happened. I’m pretty sure I cooked it properly. I bought it on Amazon with Amazon prime. ”