Food Safety Report: Bourgeois Pig / The Gatsby, 736-738 W Fullerton Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

738 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 16, 2023
9. No bare hand contact with rte food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed
- comments: observed the cook preparing and handling ready-to-eat foods such as bagged salad mix with bare hands. Also observed the front prep employee handling money at the cash register then proceed to prepare hot and cold beverages with ice, fill tea bags, reach-in coolers, serve plated foods to customers without washing hands between tasks. Reviewed there is no bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods and reviewed when and where to wash hands properly. Priority violation 7-38-010 citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: noted pre-packaged prepared grab-and-go sandwiches inside a display cooler for sale containing cheese/dairy without an allergen warning labeling. Reviewed all foods containing allergen ingredients must have allergen warning labeling. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: all food handlers must wear effective hair restraints.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: ice scoops must be held in a clean container.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: mixing bowls in the basement prep must be stored inverted.

45. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
- comments: all stored items throughout the basement must be elevated from the floors.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: torn rubber door gaskets on the coffee prep two door cooler and the rear kitchen tall reach-in cooler. Must replace.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: metal rack shelving inside the kitchen tall reach-in cooler with peeling paint. Must repair/replace.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use raw, rough cut wood as food contact plates. Must be smooth, cleanable, non-absorbent and able to wash rinse and sanitize.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: interior of the dessert display cooler, interior of the basement prep liquor prep cooler, interior of the basement prep tall reach-in cooler, shelving under the espresso machine with food debris, must clean and maintain all.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must not use cardboard as liner for shelving throughout including inside coolers.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: broken/unattached hand washing sink in the basement liquor prep area. Instructed to use additional hand sink in same area and repair broken sink. ----leak under the upstairs bar hand washing sink. Must repair.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: all unnecessary stored items such as piled cardboard and furniture stored on the rear outdoor walkway and stair well, unused dirty cooler in the basement liquor prep area must be removed to prevent rodent harboring.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: soiled must noted improperly stored at the utility service sink. Must store inverted.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors in the following areas with dirt debris: floor of the walk-in cooler, under the 1st floor bar, basement dish three compartment sinks, under basement prep and dry food storage shelving. Must clean and maintain. Raw wooden floor at the 1st floor three-compartment sink must seal to be smooth, cleanable, and non-absorbent ----missing floor tiles throughout the staff and customer washrooms. Must replace. ----raw wooden wall at the rear coffee prep station must be painted/sealed. ----hole/opening in the wall of the basement dish/prep due to repair. Must seal ----missing ceiling tiles throughout the basement liquor prep must be replaced.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training or certificates available for review. Must provide.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from 5-31-23 report #2576595 not corrected. #37-3-602. 11(a; b:1-4,6,7; c; d)-- all pre-packaged, prepared foods such as sandwiches salads in the grab-and-go display cooler must be properly labeled with the business name, address and list of ingredients. #39- 3-307. 11-- must install a splash guard on the right side of the basement prep hand washing sink. Between the sink and the drying clean dishes at the three-compartment sink. #41- 3-304. 14-- all wiping cloths in all food prep areas must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution. #55- 6-201. 11--broken tile and exposed raw wood on the wall hallway leading to the rear coffee prep. Must repair. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov