Food Safety Report: Caribbean Jerk Joint, 1400 E 47th Dr , Chicago, Il, USA.

1400 East 47th Street, Chicago, 60653 Illinois, United States

Report date: Dec 4, 2023
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: the manager on duty has no original food sanitation license on premises; must provide and maintain at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.

3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no employee health policies as required; instructed to provide and maintain at all times for review. Priority foundation violation, citation 7-38-010 issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: rodent activity on premises. Found mouse infestation on premises, over 300 mouse droppings on the floor around under and behind equipment, on bottoms of prep tables, on the floor by the freezer, steamtable, behind grease receptor at three comp sink, in washroom on the floor and under washroom sink and in the office area. Instructed to clean all affected areas and have pest control company service. Priority violation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: unable to locate the pest control log book with necessary items; instructed to provide and maintain from pest control company. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c) citation issued.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no chemical test strips on premises as required for testing sanitizer when wash rinse and sanitizng; must provide and maintain at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005, citation issued.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed wall in rear area of prep kitchen near three compartment sink in disrepair, large holes and spaces in dry wall near water tank. Instructed to repair and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: the vents above the cooking equipment need cleaning; must clean and maintain.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations not corrected from september 28, 2022 as required; must correct the following: #49 instructed to clean the exterior surfaces of all bulk storage containers, bottoms of prep tables, interior bottom of fryer and exterior surfaces of all cooking equipment. Also clean inside of refrigeration units and freezers where needed. Instucted to clean the exterior surfaces of the bulk storage containers and maintain in rear area. #55 instructed to clean the floors and walls under and around kitchen equipment, under and behind cooking equipment, under and around sinks and storage shelves. Also clean floors inside of walk-in cooler. The exterior surface of the grease trap at the three comp sink in need of cleaning; clean trap and paint exterior if needed after cleaning. #57 instructed that all employees that are not city of chicago food service managers must obtain the required food handler training. #58 instructed that all city of chicago food service managers must obtain the required food allergen training. Must correct all violations. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov