Food Safety Report: Fort Dearborn Elementary School, 9025 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, USA.

9025 South Throop Street, Chicago, 60620 Illinois, United States

Report date: Sep 12, 2024
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: pic doesn't have a certified food managers certificate must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-012)

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified food manager on duty nor a valid certified food managers certificate posted to view while tcs foods are being prepared,handled and served such as (green beans,chicken taco,milk,turkey,etc)must be on site at all times and provide a valid certificate. (priority foundation 7-38-012)

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: must repair or replace low cold water pressure at hand sink in kitchen staff toilet room & low hot water at 3rd fl. Girl's first sink,leaky faucet at hand sink in 2nd fl. Staff toilet room. Must adjust faucet handle to stay on longer in 2nd fl. Boy's.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: must provide hand washing sign in 1st fl. Girl's & boy's,2nd fl. Staff & boy's,3rd fl. Boy's.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed evidence of appx. 100 or more mice droppings in kitchen-motor of oven,on floor under 3- compartment sink,on ledge of hot holding cabinet,on floor along wall base at serving window and behind milk cooler. Dry food storage room-on floor under laundry bag,on dollie with bottles of water,on floor under all shelving units. Locker room on floor near table. Lunch room-on floor next to janitors closet and under table against wall. Pre-k room 103-on floor in closet next to box of paper,in toilet room inside of cabinet and on floor next to same,on shelving units at easle,puzzles and on teacher open shelving unit behind desk. Must remove droppings clean and sanitize areas. Recommended to have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 9/12/24. (priority foundation 7-38-020(a)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed a gap along bottom of front entry door and both #4 must ake door tight fitting to prevent rodent entry.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must elevate crates of foods from floor in walk in freezer.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: must invert multi-use utensils on lower shelf of prep table.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must replace toilet room stall door in 2nd fl. Staff toilet room.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must repair or replace worn door gasket on walk in freezer door.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: must provide a drainboard at 3- compartment sink.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean some dust build up from shelving units in pre-k 103.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace in kitchen damaged and missing floor tiles,lunch room and pre- k 103,loose wall base in kitchen & pre- k 104.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must scrape and paint chipping paint on wall in pre-k 103 near window.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must elevate,remove and organize massive clutter from floor in pre-k 103 storage closet and toilet room.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: : observed no ventilation hood over both ovens if are more than 75kw must provide and maintain. Observed a ceiling ventilation that is operated by a switch on wall above both electrical ovens. Observed no physical ventilation hood over both ovens. Engineer states that they installed this unit above both ovens that extends to the roof. Must provide approval from building dept that this is sufficient.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: must provide food handlers training for all employees and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov