2901 North Sheffield Avenue,
Chicago,
60657
Illinois,
United States
Report date: Aug 12, 2021
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: the person in charge during the initial inspection did not have a city of chicago sanitation certificate. Priority foundation violation.
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no city of chicago certified food manager on-site during initial inspection while food was being prepared. The manager was telephoned upon my arrival and arrived at the inspection one hour twenty minutes later. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.
6. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- comments: observed a food handler drinking from an open cup on the cooks line while preparing foods. Instructed eating/drinking must be outside the food preparation area.
8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: observed the dishwasher employee handling and loading dirty dishes at the dishwashing machine, then proceed to handle and put away the clean dishes from the machine without washing her hands. Reviewed good hygienic practices and when to wash hands between tasks. Instructed to rewash all dishes. Priority violation 7-38-010 citation issued.
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no paper towels were located at the following handwashing sinks while dishes were being washed and foods were being prepared. The cooks line hand sink, the dish room handwashing sink, the bar hand washing sink. Instructed all handwashing sinks must be provided with paper towels at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: instructed to install a handwashing sink with hot and cold running water that properly drains, soap and paper towels at the outdoor bar where cocktails are prepared. Priority foundation violation.
16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: low-temperature chlorine chemical dish machine not dispensing sanitizer while dishes were being washed. 0 ppm chlorine noted. Machine tagged held for inspection and must not use until repaired and c. D. P. H contacted for re-inspection and tag removal. Priority violation 7-38-025 citation issued.
22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed the following tcs foods held at inadequate temperatures throughout the walk-in cooler: cooked pork at 48f, 47. 8f, and 45. 9f. Cooked chicken at 47. 6f. All foods discarded. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: priority foundation violation. Menu does not disclose and inform consumers of the specific menu items that are raw or undercooked and a potential hazard of consuming such food. Must disclose all items about the consumer advisory.
33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: noted the walk-in cooler unable to maintain an adequate temperature of 41f or below. The walk-in coolers internal thermometer was noted at 51f, and my thermometer with an ambient temperature of 51. 8f with tcs foods such as cooked pork at 48f. Cooler tagged held for inspection and must not use until repaired, maintains a temperature of 41f or below, and c. D. P. H contacted for re-inspection and tag removal. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: all bulk food containers must be labeled with the product common name.
39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must install a splash guard on the right side of the handwashing at the far west side of the cooks line between the sink and the food cart noted directly next to the sink used for food prep/storage. ----noted dry foods in the basement dry food storage area being stored under wastewater pipelines. Must remove.
40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: noted a food handler preparing foods without an effective hair restraint. Must provide for all food handlers.
41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: all prep area wiping cloths must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution between use.
43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: ice scoops at both ice machines being improperly stored on top of the machine and inside the ice. Must provide a clean container for the ice scoops.
47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must provide lids for all bar ice bins.
47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: interior doors (3) of the cooks line three door cooler in extremely poor repair with exposed insulation. Must replace.
47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: torn rubber door gaskets on the drawer coolers on the cooks line must replace.
47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use milk crates as a means of elevation/shelving throughout the facility
48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no quaternary chemical test strips on the premises for the quaternary sanitizer being used at all bar three-compartment sinks for sanitizing. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: shelving under the cooks line grill, exterior of the dishwashing machine, and throughout the server station with debris and dirt. Must clean and maintain.
49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: table top can opener with encrusted food debris and rust. Must clean after each use and remove rust.
51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed a three-compartment sink at the outdoor bar being used to wash, rinse and sanitize glassware with no attached plumbing, hot and cold running water, or that properly drains. A garden hose observed attached to the kitchen utility service sink in the dish room and running through the building wall along and attached to the outside rear of the building approximately 40 feet to the outdoor bar was the water source being used at the sink. Instructed to completely remove the sink and hose or provide a properly plumbed three-compartment sink with hot and cold running water properly draining to a floor drain. Priority violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.
54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: observed the outside waste receptacle used for food waste with missing lids, one lid not tight-fitting, and overflowing food waste garbage flowing onto the surrounding grounds. Instructed to provide an outside waste receptacle with tight-fitting lids and remove all overflowing garbage from the ground. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(b) citation issued.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors throughout the entire kitchen, dish room, and rear hallway to rear exit in poor repair with missing floor covering cracked, peeling with large divots in floors creating pooling liquid with food debris. Must repair/replace all floors to be smooth and cleanable. ---floors noted dirty with dirt, grease, and food debris under the two-compartment sink, dish machine, rear storage room, and basement dry food storage. Must clean and maintain all. ----ceiling vent covers throughout the kitchen with excessive dust and dirt. Must clean and maintain. ----noted a large hole in the ceiling of the server station. Must seal/repair to be smooth and cleanable. ----all raw wooden walls, behind all washbowls in the washrooms, behind all bars at beer taps, and all drink preparation areas of all bars, including wooden beams at the main bar, must be sealed to be smooth cleanable, and non-absorbent.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: noted a soiled mop head stored inside the utility service sink. Instructed to store soiled mop heads inverted in the service sink.
56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: noted employees personal belongs, i. E. , backpack stored hanging on metal rack shelving at the clean dish area of the dishwashing station. Must provide designated employees lockers/storage areas for personal belongings away from food and food-contact items.
57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training or certificates for all employees. Must provide.
58. Allergen training as required
- comments: no proof of allergen training or certificate for the city of chicago certified food manager. Must provide.
Source:
chicago.gov
