Food Safety Report: Barbie Cafe, 324 S Racine Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

324 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, 60607 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 22, 2023
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified manager on site while tcs items such as chicken were prepared. The certified manager arrived on site at 11:30 am. Instructed to maintain an employee holding a valid city of chicago foodservice manager certificate on site at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012. Citation issued.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed low-temperature dish machine in the rear dish area maintaining an improper chemical sanitizer of 0ppm of chlorine. See comments. Instructed to maintain dish machine so that it is capable of delivering proper sanitizer concentrations between 50-100ppm at all times. Priority violation 7-38-025. Citation issued.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed the following tcs items held at the stated improper temperatures inside the walk-in cooler: chicken at 51. 5f, chicken at 53. 2f, and hamburgers at 50. 1f. Management voluntarily discarded approximately 40 lbs of product valued at approximately $500. Instructed to maintain all tcs items at or below 41f at all times. Priority violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: observed items on the menu served raw or undercooked, such as a fried egg, without consumer advisory. Instructed to provide disclosure, reminder, and footnote for all items served raw or undercooked. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: observed walk-in cooler containing tcs items such as chicken and hamburgers maintaining an improper ambient temperature of 49. 8f. Cooler tagged and held for inspection. Instructed to repair so that cooler maintains proper ambient temperatures at or below 41f. Priority violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test strips on site at the time of inspection. Instructed to maintain chemical sanitizer testing devices on site at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed heavy build-up of grease and food debris in the interior of fryer cabinets. Instructed to detail clean and maintain in good condition.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed unused equipment in the basement. Instructed to remove from premises.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed 1 burnt-out lightbulb in the hood over the main cook line. Instructed to repair or replace and maintain in good condition.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler training certificates on site at the time of inspection. Instructed all food employees to complete food handler training and maintain records thereof on-site at all times.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed no allergen training certificates on site at the time of inspection. Instructed all employees holding the city of chicago foodservice manager certificate to complete allergen training and maintain records thereof on site at all times.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: observed no summary posted from previous inspection #2562726 dated 8/25/2022. Left new summary and instructed to post for public view. Priority foundation violation 7-42-010(b). Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov