Food Safety Report: CornerStone Café Lincoln Park, North Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

2200 North Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 2, 2022
8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: observed employee no hand washing nor put on gloves between handling raw and cook product. Observed the cook handling/cracking raw eggs on the pan on top the grill,once the eggs cooked was transferred in serving dish for customer, than the cook picked up with bare hands cooked bacon and placed at same dish. Also observed employee at dishroom handling dirty dishes/glasses and put them thru the low temp dish machine and without hand washing handled and stored clean dishes. Must wash hands every possible contamination. Must wash hand at handwashing sink ,prior to handle clean dishes. Manager corrected the issue priority citation: 7-38-010,citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no soap provided at handwashing sink in dishroom which presently unit in use. Upon my request soap was provided priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no paper towels provided at handwashing sink in prep area. Upon my request paper towels was provided priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Consolidated with above violation

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: interior of ice machine compartments not clean (interior top and bin). Ice is used for human consumption. Instructed to clean, sanitize and maintain unit.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: dry food ingredients stored in containers must be labeled with common name

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed over 20 rat droppings in basement storage area,speciall at south wall of the basement. Also observed over 40 small flies in dish room. Instructed to clean and sanitize mentioned areas. Priority foundation violation:7-38-020(a), citation issued

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: upon my arrival observed employees without hair restraints. Effective hair restraints is required at all time in the food/prep area

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: must store wiping cloths in prep areas in sanitizer bucket between uses to prevent cross contamination. Instructed to maintain.

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.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: broken rubber gasket inside several reach-in coolers in the kitchen repair/replace

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: grime build-up inside the rubber gasket of coolers. Clean and maintain

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: leaking drain pipes under handwashing sinks in dishroom and prep area. Observed a container full of dirty water leaking from ceiling pipes in basement storage area,repair issue.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: provide lids on receptacles inside the unisex wahrooms.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations not corrected from 5-3-21, report#2501075 #47)4-101. 11(b, c, d, e) observed chest freezer in dishwashing area with top with peeling paint and rust. The surface needs to be restored to a smooth, easily cleanable condition and maintained. #55) 6-101. 11 observed floor under cooler in kitchen with holes you can see into basement. The floor must be repaired and restored to a smooth, easily cleanable condition. Priority foundation violation:7-42-090, citation issued

Source: chicago.gov