Report a food safety issue. Protect others!

I am reporting
Please fill in incident place

As seen in:

Did you also consume (in the past 7 days):

Skip

Get alerts for your case

Provide a contact email

Please provide email or phone
No Thanks
Without your contact information it's not possible to follow up on your complaint. Please provide your email. Thank you 🙂

Protect friends & family

Provide a contact phone number

This makes it easier to follow up - especially if there is some urgency e.g. in a public health investigation. THANK YOU 👍
No Thanks

Add video or photo!

We Recommend video or photos of:
  1. The receipt
  2. The product
  3. The packaging
Add Photo/Video
No Thanks

Email or SMS a copy of report

Enter below to get emailed or SMS a copy of your report

Please provide email or phone
Please provide email or phone

Thanks for your report.

The report was
successfully sent!

The data is checked by a moderator, we will notify you in the mail as soon as it is ready.

Report by

Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe, 1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, USA

2 years ago

Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe, 1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, USA

1114 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jun 2, 2021
36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: inaccurate, broken internal thermometer inside the rear walk-in cooler. Exterior walk-in cooler thermometer not functional. Must replace internal thermometer or repair external thermometer.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: all bulk foods such as flour and stored nuts throughout the basement must be labeled with the product common name.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: the food handler at the front prep/display area noted handling foods without an effective hair restraint. Must provide.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: wiping cloths throughout all food prep areas must be held between use in a container with a sanitizing solution.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: raw wooden shelving at the sandwich prep station must be painted/sealed to be smooth and cleanable. ----must not use cardboard as liner for shelving throughout. ----storage shelving inside hallway closet with food debris. Must clean and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: noted an excessive amount of water leaking from the rear kitchen large dish machine onto the floor. Must repair.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: instructed to provide waste receptacles at all hand washing sinks using paper towels as hand drying devices.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: noted cracked, damaged floor tiles with missing tile grout at the rear large dishwashing machine. Tiles with pooling liquid and food debris. Must repair/seal. -----water damaged ceiling tiles throughout the front and rear kitchen. Must replace. Wrapped ventilation above the front main kitchen food prep with torn, exposed insulation. Must replace/seal exposed insulation.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: mops improperly stored at the service sink. Soiled mop heads must be stored inverted at the sink.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: employees must not store personal clothing/jackets in the food prep area. Must use the designated employee storage area provided.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from report #2366095 on 3-20-20 not corrected. #53- no covered trash receptacles in washrooms. Must provide. #58- noted certified food manager on duty with no allergen training certification. Instructed that all food service managers are required to have the allergen training certification. Priority foundation violation.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: no summary report was posted visible to the establishments customers from report #2366095 on 3-20-20. Instructed summary reports must be posted visible to customers. Priority foundation violation.

Source: chicago.gov

#raw #chicago #illinois #us #sandwich

Recent Interesting Reports

Peach Garden Pte Ltd, a food business located at 301 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore, has had its operations suspended due to a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak from 22 April 2024 until further notice.. The Ministry of Health and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating eight incidents affecting … See More

#sg #gastroenteritis

Fruiterie Milano Inc., located at 6862 Saint Laurent Boulevard, Montréal, QC, Canada, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal, has issued a recall for various dishes due to the undeclared presence of wheat, … See More

#allergicreaction #montreal #quebec #ca #allergen

Z
Ordered pizza two nights ago with extra anchovies and been ill since. Going hot, sweating, diarrhoea and vomiting. Just had doctor out that confirmed food poisoning. Everyone else who got pizza is fine, I was the only one who ordered anchovies, everyone else had cheese/hawaiian pizza  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Sweating

#dominospizza #wynnum #queensland #au #cheese #pizza

X
A year ago, I had Chicken Low Mein from China A GO GO I was sick from March 10 to March 12 2023. nausea, diarrhea bedridden for one day. I went to bed the night I had it for lunch feeling nauseous, the next day I woke up and had no energy  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea

#lasvegas #nevada #us #chicken

D
Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Chills
Suspected source: ground turkey
Onset: Less than 4 hours
Duration: Several days
Sick: 4 people  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Chills

#costco #lamesa #california #us #turkey

Gibson Farms recalled Organic Light Halves and Pieces shelled walnuts because Gibson Farms received information that they may have the potential to be contaminated with E.Coli 0157:H7. The Organic Light Halves and Pieces shelled walnuts were sold to distributors located in CA and WA. Gibson Farms, Inc. … See More

#recall #blood #us #e.coli

P

Wingstop, North Main Street, Hope Mills, NC, USA

3 weeks ago reported by user-ppmd1291 details

A few days ago I decided to give Wingstop a try especially since a new one opened near me. I ordered a split of boneless and bone in wings with a side order of fries around 1830. Not only did my fries taste old and burnt, but … See More

#wingstop #hopemills #northcarolina #us #hospital #chicken #fries #wings #chickenwings

Last 30 days