Food Safety Report: Antepli Turkish Gourmet, 4849 N Kedzie Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

4849 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, 60625 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 17, 2022
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: person in charge does not have a city of chicago sanitation certificate. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: found no certified food manager on site while tcs foods (beef, chicken, salads etc) are being prepared and served. Instructed person in charge, a certified food manager with city of chicago foodservice sanitation certificate must be present at all times when handling tcs foods. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: found handsink in rear kitchen (by the 3 compartment sink) not maintaining properly. No cold running water available. Instructed to fix. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030 (c) citation issued

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: found no consumer advisory disclosure and reminder statement on the menu. Management instructed to disclose which foods can be ordered 'raw' or under cooked and link those foods with an asterisk (*) to a reminder statement that states that eating raw or under cooked foods can increase your risk of food borne illness. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: instructed to provide thermometer visible inside all coolers.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: instructed to label food storage containers identified with common name (sugar, salt, syrup etc)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed over 25 mice droppings in front prep/service area along the walls under and behind coolers. Instructed to remove, clean and sanitize the affected areas. Recommend to call licensed pest control for service. Priority foundation 7-38-020 (a) citation issued

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: found no sanitizing test strips (for chlorine and quats) available for determining sanitizing concentration at 3 compartment sanitizing sink. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: instructed to provide 3 working drain stoppers for 3 compartment sink in rear prep/dishwashing area.

52. Sewage & waste water properly disposed
- comments: found handsink (by the cooking line) in prep/cooking area not properly maintained and in poor repair. Drainpipe clogged and heavily leaking. Instructed to fix. Priority violation 7-38-030 (c) citation issued

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors in rear storage area, along the walls and in all corners and also floors inside walk-in freezer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean, reorganize and remove unnecessary items stored inside rear and in front storage rooms. Usable items (food and non food) must be stored 6' off the floor for easy access on cleaning.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to replace missing ceiling tile above rear prep/cooking area.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: food handlers with no proof of food handler training certificate. Instructed to provide certificate for each employee.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: found expired allergen training certificate posted. Instructed any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with current allergen training certification.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: found no inspection summary report posted (02-17-2021) on premise. Instructed manager, a summary report must be displayed and visible to the public. Priority foundation violation 7-42-010 7-42-010 (b) citation issued

Source: chicago.gov