Food Safety Report: Bird's Nest, 2500 N Southport Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

2500 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 20, 2023
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: there is no written employee health policy for all employees. Must be provided and maintained for review. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010 citation issued.

9. No bare hand contact with rte food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed
- comments: observed food handler handle ready-to-eat chicken wings with bare hands on the cook line. Instructed and reviewed no bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods. Must use gloves, tongs or other means/tools. Priority violation 7-38-010 citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no soap was located at the bar's hand-washing sink while the bartender was preparing drinks, and customers noted eating at the bar. Must provide hand soap at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no paper towels located at both bar hand washing sinks. Must provide at all times. Priority foundation violation. See the above violation #10 for citation.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: some areas inside the ice machine in need of cleaning. Must clean and maintain.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: according to the statement of management the restaurant serves undercooked food(burgers). The menu does not disclose and inform consumers of the specific menu items, such as burgers raw or undercooked. Must disclose and remind customers of such food on the printed and virtual menus. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: knives found improperly stored between the wall and the three-compartment sink and inside the one-door cooks line cooler. Must properly store in a knife holder or on a clean food prep surface.

45. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
- comments: all stored items throughout the basement storage areas must be elevated from the floors, and all unnecessary items such as piled wood removed.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted the cooks line cutting board dirty, badly stained. Must clean, replace, resurface.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use milk crates as a means of elevation for all stored items throughout the facility.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: all wooden shelving throughout front bar dirty. Must clean and maintain ----must not use plastic wrap as liner for shelving throughout the kitchen.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: noted food encrusted table top can opener and shelving for attached opener. ----dirty interior of the tall reach-in freezer. -----interior of the dish washing machine with encrusted dirt and food debris. Must clean and maintain all.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: no backflow prevention device is located at the attached hose on the wall spicket water nozzle above the three-compartment sink. Must provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: the wall in the men's washroom under the soap dispenser in poor repair/dirty. Must clean to be smooth and cleanable. ---- the raw wooden wall mount behind the backsplash at the three-compartment sink must be painted/sealed to be non absorbent. ----all expanding spray foam being used as wall sealants must be removed to be smooth/cleanable.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: no mechanical ventilation in the men's or women's washrooms. Must provide.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: missing light shield end caps above the dish area box freezer. Must replace.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training for all required employees. Must provide.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from 12-8-21 report #2545251 not corrected. #44- noted equipment (freezer), utensils, and single-service items stored underneath the wastewater pipelines at the basement storage area. Instructed to remove or relocate items from under pipes or encase pipes. #47- noted torn rubber gasket inside door of chest freezer, all at the kitchen prep and basement food/dry storage. #55-: instructed to detail clean and maintain dirty walls splashed with food spills and dirt throughout the kitchen prep area. Must also clean and maintain floors along wall base and underneath equipment, especially at the bars and basement food/dry storage area. #58- allergen certificates are required for all employees that have a city of chicago food sanitation license. Instructed to complete the online training and keep the certificate onsite. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov