Food Safety Report: Cook Au Vin, 2256 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

2256 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 30, 2023
36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: a broken internal thermometer inside the walk-in cooler and missing internal thermometer in the three-door egg cooler. Must replace all.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: instructed to replace the missing splash guard at the front prep hand washing sink next to the reach-in cooler.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: ice scoop in the middle prep room must be stored in a clean container. Not on the top of the machine.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: all stored items throughout the main entrance prep area must be elevated from the floors.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use milk crates as a means of elevation for stored items throughout the facility. Floors must be accessible for cleaning and monitoring at all times.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no chlorine chemical test strips for the low-temperature chlorine chemical sanitizing dish washing machine quaternary chemical test strips for the quaternary sanitizer being used at the three-compartment sink. Must provide to monitor sanitization levels. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: all peeling plastic on all metal surfaces of equipment, coolers, fan guards etc. Must be removed ----all shelving and metal food cart in the rear garage storage room with excessive flour debris. Must clean and maintain.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: noted outside food waste receptacle with bags of food waste overflowing the container and unable to close the container lid to be tight fitting. Must remove all overflowing garbage and, if needed, increase waste pick-up times or increase the number of containers needed to accommodate the amount of waste produced. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(b) citation issued.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: must remove all unused equipment, plastic crates, old furniture, and piled wood from the rear outside yard area to prevent rodent harboring.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors throughout the rear garage storage room with excessive flour debris and dirt---- floor under the three-compartment sink with dirt. Must clean and maintain all -----water-damaged ceiling tiles in the washroom and missing ceiling tile in the front prep. Must replace.

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

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: wall at the clean cutting board storage near the dish room with chipping/broken plaster. Must repair to be smooth and cleanable.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training for all required employees. Must provide.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: no proof of allergen training for the above pending city of chicago certified food manager. Must provide.

Source: chicago.gov