3617 West Belle Plaine Avenue,
Chicago,
60618
Illinois,
United States
Report date: Dec 21, 2022
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: observed no person in charge with a city of chicago certificate. Instructed to have a certified food manager with the city of chicago certificate on site at all times.
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no city of chicago certified food service manager on site and no city of chicago certifed food service manager certificate posted on site. Instructed facility that a city of chicago certified food srvice manager must be on site at all times when (tcs foods) are prepared,handled,and/or served. Instructed to comply and post original certificates as required. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Management instructed to provide a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: found no procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed to provide and maintain required procedure/plan and appropriate supplies or kit. (necessary items at a minimum: gloves, face masks, disposable mops and appropriate sanitizer/spray that its effective against norovirus). Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand sink in the kitchen prep area. Instructed to install handsink with hot and cold running water, equipped with soap and paper towels in the kitchen prep area. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c).
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand soap provided at the hand washing sinks in washrooms. Instructed to provide hand soap at all hand washing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c).
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand paper towels or hand drying device at hand washing sink in washrooms. Instructed to provide and maintain hand paper towels at all hand washing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Violation consolidated with above violation.
36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no metal stem thermometer for taking food temperatures. Instructed to provide and maintain.
37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: instructed to properly label food containers/bins stored in kitchen dry storage area must be identified with common name (salt, sugar, flour etc. )
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed evidence of pest activity approx: 20 rat droppings on the behind under and around the furnace areas located adjacent to the dining room floor and approximately 10 rat droppings in a cluttered storage room adjacent to the kitchen also, observed approxmately (11) live cockroaches in interiors of the lower kitchen cabinets in kitchen prep area. Instructed to detail clean and remove all rodent droppings and cockroaches and sanitize all affected areas in detail,additional pest control service is needed to eliminate the pest activity. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a).
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed no pest control log book provided on the premises. Instructed to provide a pest control log book from a licensed idph pest control company with required documents. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c).
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: instructed to remove dead insects/cockroaches in interiors of lower kitchen cabinets in kitchen prep area and maintain.
48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no chemical sanitizing test kit for checking sanitizing solution (p. P. M. 's) at dishwashing 3-compartment sink. Instructed to provide and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean the interiors of upper and lower kitchen cabinets with spilled food debris, food storage containers, interior and exterior of the freezer and walk-in-cooler, stove/oven grill and deep fryer.
51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: instructed to install a utility mop sink with hot/cold running water and a back flow prevention device.
52. Sewage & waste water properly disposed
- comments: instructed to install grease box/interceptor connected underneath the dishwashing 3-compartment sink and maintain.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean floors with dried food debris and grease accumulation along the walls and in all corners throughout the kitchen prep/dishwashing area and in the walk-in-cooler/walk-in-freezer area and in dry storage area also, walls and ceiling in storage room adjacent to kitchen must be finished so that they are smooth,easily cleanable and maintain.
55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and organize storage room located adjacebnt to the kitchen prep area and remove unnecessary articles/broken kitchen equipments due to potential pest harborage and elevate mops,brooms cleaning equipments off the floor at least 6' inches to facilitate cleaning and maintain.
56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed a gas connected cooking stove in employee pantry. Instructed to provide an exhaust hood or completely remove cooking stove.
56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: instructed to detail clean kitchen exhaust hood to remove accumulation of grease build-up on fan and maintain.
57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler certificates provided on the premises. Instructed to provide proof of training for all food handling employees.
Source:
chicago.gov
