Food Safety Report: Black & Caspian Mediterranean Wine Bistro, 2908 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, USA.

2908 North Broadway, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jul 22, 2021
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: no pest control logbook on-site with all required documentation. One invoice on site. Must provide a pest control logbook with all required detailed service reports and other required documentation. Priority foundation violation.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: observed a knife being improperly stored between the cooks line cooler and wooden prep table. Must provide a proper knife holder.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no chlorine chemical test strips on-site to monitor chlorine sanitizer at the dishwashing machine and the three-compartment sink. Must provide chlorine chemical test strips. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: interior of the microwave oven with excessive food splatter. Must clean and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: excessive grease on the metal rack food cart on the cooks line and the exterior of all cooking equipment. Must clean and maintain all.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: extremely slow draining handwashing sink at the bar. Must repair to drain properly. ----leak on the nozzle of the dish room handwashing sink. Must repair.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: missing baseboard coving throughout the dish washing room. Must replace/provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors under all cooking equipment throughout the kitchen and the kitchen oven dirty with grease, dirt, and food debris. -----floor under the utility service sink and throughout the men's washroom storage closet with dirt and debris. Must clean and maintain all. ----noted walls and baseboards throughout the dining room, dish room, and surrounding piping under the bar hand washing sink with expanding spray foam sealant. Must remove/smooth, so all are smooth and cleanable. ----wall vent under/behind the utility service sink the excessive dust/dirt. Must clean and maintain. ----peeling wallpaper in the women's washroom. Must remove/repair to be smooth and cleanable. ----holes in the walls in the men's washroom. Must seal.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: all stored items piled on the rear walkway patio must be removed from the premises to prevent rodent harboring.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: the previous core violation from report #2497740 on 4-2-21 was not corrected. #55- 6-201. 11-- floors under the kitchen hand sink dirty with grease, dirt, and food debris. Must clean and maintain. ----floors in several areas throughout the dish room in poor repair with exposed raw wood, missing/damaged tiles, buckled flooring. Must repair to make all floors smooth and cleanable. ---large hole in the wall behind the dish machine. Must seal. Priority foundation violation.

Source: chicago.gov