Food Safety Report: Ambrosia Foods, North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

2239 North Western Avenue, Chicago, 60647 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 30, 2023
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand soap available at handsink in women employee washroom. Instructed to provide handsoap at all times. (corrected on site-manager provided soap) priority foundation violation 7-38-030 (c) citation issued

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed the low temperature dish machine not properly sanitizing at 0ppm of chlorine during the inspection. Instructed manager said equipment must properly sanitize at 50ppm-100ppm of chlorine all times. Unit tagged and held for inspection by the department of health and may not be used. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-025.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed flour out of the original container without labels containing the product name. Instructed to label all foods and spices with common name that are out of the original containers.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed food items stored on floor in basement walk-in cooler and dry storage area. Instructed manager to elevate all food six inches off floor.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed soiled wiping cloths stored on prep tables. Instructed manager to store in sanitizing solution between uses.

45. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
- comments: instructed to store all to go containers inverted. All to go containers need to be protected from dirt and dust.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed chipped paint and openings in the wall near the back exit door. Must scrape and repaint walls and seal any openings in the walls.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted some use of milk crates for elevation at the basement dry storage area. Instructed not to use milk crates for elevation to prevent hiding places for pest. Must provide appropriate shelving for storage. All food items must also be stored 6' away from the wall

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed excessive accumulated dust on the condensor in the walk in cooler. Instructed to clean.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed accumulated grease and food debris on interior and exterior surfaces of cooking equipment, prep tables, coolers, shelving units. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed debris on floors along walls and corners throughout facility. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed unused equipment and unnecessary articles in basement storage area. Instructed manager to remove all unused, unnecssary equipment and articles to prevent pest harborage.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed the certified food manager without an allergen training certificate. Management instructed that all certified food managers must show proof of training.

Source: chicago.gov