Food Safety Report: Best Sub Incorporated, 3156 W Chicago Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

3156 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, 60622 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 1, 2024
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no verifiable certified food manager on site while tcs foods are cooked and served. Instructed manager to ensure a certified food manager is on site at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed hand washing sink with no hot water. Hot water nozzle would not turn on. Manager restored hot water. Instructed manager to ensure all hand washing sinks are provided with hot water with a minimum temperature of 100 f at all times. Priority violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed several tcs foods held at inadequate temperatures ranging from 49-52 f. Instructed manager to ensure all cold tcs foods are held at 41 f and below. Manager discarded 30 pounds of italian beef, 2 pounds of cooked beef, 5 pounds of chopped lettuce, 10 pounds of chicken, 10 pounds turkey, and 10 pounds of ham ($500): priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed tcs foods removed from original container and placed into another container without 7-day date of disposal. Instructed manager to ensure all tcs foods not in original container display 7-day date of disposal. The manager discarded 5 pounds of italian beef, 1 pound of turkey, and 1 pound of ham ( $25) priority foundation violation 7-38-005

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: observed various pieces of cold holding equipment not in proper working order. Observed walk-in cooler with an ambient air temperature of 52 f; observed 3 coolers unable to close properly due to being damaged. Instructed manager to service all coolers. Coolers tagged. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no metal stem food thermometer on site. Instructed manager to ensure a metal stem thermometer for taking temperatures of hot and cold food is provided on site. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed roach infestation on site. Observed 25 live roaches throughout the facility, including the kitchen prep area, service area, dish area, and outside toilet room. Observed more than 20 small flies on site. Instructed manager to service all areas affected by pests. Priority violation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed no evidence of at least 2 pest control inspections within the past year. The most recent inspection report given was dated june 21, 2022. Instructed manager to ensure that at least 2 pest control services are performed within every calendar year. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c) citation issued.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed rubber-like substance in 3-compartment sink with black build up. Instructed manager to remove rubber-like substance from 3-compartment sink in order to make sink smooth and easily cleanable. Observed heavy ice build-up in freezer chests and walk-in cooler. Instructed manager to defrost and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed fan in walk in cooler with heavy dust build up. Instructed manager to clean.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed no service sink on site. Instructed manager to provide service sink.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: observed outside grease receptacle with light grease build-up. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed dirt and debris build up on floors throughout the facility. Instructed manager to clean and maintain floors.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed 1 food allergen certificate on site and multiple certified food manager certificates. Instructed facility to ensure that all certified food managers have food allergen certificates.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: observed previous core violations not corrected within specified timeframe. Report #2563346, dated september 8, 2022, instructed facility to #47 to repair and remove tape from the chest freezer and to clean the interior of the microwave, #49 to clean grease build up on cooking equipment and surrounding floors, walls, and shelving, and to detail clean all equipment, racks, and shelving with soil build up throughout facility. Observed chest freezer wrapped with tape. Observed heavy food and soil debris on the interior of microwave observed heavy grease and soil buildup on cooking equipment and walls, floors, and shelving around equipment. Observed soil buildup on racks throughout the facility, including around cooking equipment, in the walk-in cooler, and near the dish area. Instructed manager to address all previous core violations. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov