Food Safety Report: 6978 Soul Food, 6978 W North Ave, Chicago, The, United States.

6978 West North Avenue, Chicago, 60707 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 9, 2021
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Management instructed to have a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation 7-38-010. No. Citation issued

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean up procedure and supplies on the premises to respond to vomit and diarrheal events. Management instructed to provide both. Priority foundation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hot running water at front hand washing sink in food preparation area and rear dishwashiing area. Instructed manager to provide at least 100f water at hand washing sink for proper hand washing. Employee instructed to use hand sink in front prep area for hand washing. Priority violation 7-38-030(c)citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand soap at the hand washing sink located next to 3-compartment sink in rear dish washing area. Instructed to provide soap at all times. Person in charge provided soap during inspection. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand drying provision at handwashing sink in front food preparation area. Instructed all handwashing sinks must be equipped with a hand drying provision at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) no citation issued. Consolidated with above citation.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed low temperature dish machine in rear prep area not properly sanitizing. Sanitizing strength of sanitizer (chlorine) at the time of inspection was at 00 ppm. Instructed to use 3-compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize dishes and to not use dish machine until equipment is properly sanitizing at a minimum of 50 ppm. Dish machine is tagged until notified by cdph for re-inspection. Priority violation. 7-38-025. Citation issued

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper cold holding temperatures of tcs foods inside of the walk-in cooler and top of food prep tables. Observed cooked potatoes at 59. 9. 7f, stew at 59. 3. 5f, cooked chicken 69. 6f, macroni cheese 56. 3f, grill chicken 62. 2f and cheese 58. 6f management immediately and voluntarily discarded approximately 45# of food worth $80. Priority 7-38-005. Citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready-to-eat, tcs foods held over 24 hours (green beans,rice cooked chicken, soup ) not date marked to indicate the date in which the food must be discarded or consumed. Management instructed to date mark all ready-to-eat, tcs foods held more than 24 hours. Manager discarded #30 of food worth $80 priority foundation 7-38-005. Citation issued. -

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

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed approximately 35 live small flies on wall, ceiling and food storage shelving in kitchen food preparation area. Instructed to clean and sanitized affected areas. Additional pest control service is needed to eliminate flyong insect problem. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012(a). Citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: outer openings not protected side door with gap between door and frame. Must repair and maintain.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed employees cooking and preparing food without wearing hair restraints. Instructed that all employees must wear hair restraint at all times food is being prepared and served.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed wiping cloths stored on top of prep tables. Must properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in sue.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: observed ice scoops stored on top of ice machine in front bar area. Must properly store ice scoops in a clean container to prevent contamination.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed broken rubber gasket at the 1door prep cooler in kitchen food preparation area. Must repair and maintain.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed rusty food storage shelving in rear food preparation area. Must repaint or replace shelving.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test strips available on premises to measure the concentration of sanitizer at the 3-compartment sink. Management instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed dirt and grease encrusted on sides, inside and top of all the cooking equipment throughout including the ovens, hot holding unit, chest freezer, deep fryer, storage shelves, prep coolers, prep tables, 3 compartment sink and hand washing sinks in rear food prep area. Must clean all equiment and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed leaking faucet base at the 2-compartment sink located in main food preparation area. Must repair and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed heavy grease build up and food debris on floor under around and behind cooking equipment refrigeartion units and prep tables. Must clean and maitain floor clean and dry at all times. Observed accumulation of grease and food debris on wall throughout kitchen food preparation area/dishwashng area. Must clean walls and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed grease and food debris on floor drains throughout premises. Must clean and maintain floor drains.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed openings into walls and ceiling in front entrance to kitchen food prep area. Must seal openings and maintain walls and ceiling in good repair smooth and easily cleanable surfaces.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed dirt and grease build up on light shield covers above food prep tables in kitchen area. Must clean and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed grease build up on ventilation vents and filters above cooking equipment. Must clean and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed heavy dust build up on ventilation vents throughout premises. Must clean and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: must replace burn out bulbs in kitchen food preparation area.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed food handling employees without food handler certificates. Must show prove of training.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed the certified food service manager without the allergen training certificate. Must provide proof of training.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: observed no inspection report summary posted on the premises in public view. Management was given a copy of today's inspection report summary and was instructed to post it in view of all customers. Priority foundation 7-42-010(b). No citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov