Food Safety Report: Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ, North Broadway, Chicago, IL, USA.

2813 North Broadway, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 22, 2025
36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: visible and working thermometer needed in the 2-door meat cooler in kitchen food prep area. Must provide and maintain.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed evidence of improper pest control inside premises. Observed approximately 35 rat droppings on floor throughout utility room and about 10 rat droppings on floor underneath dish machine in rear dishwashing area. Instructed to clean and sanitized affected areas and whenever needed. Additional pest control service is neeeded to eliminate pest problem priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed wiping cloths stored on top of prep tables and hand sinks in the kitchen food preparation area. Must properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed rusty food storage shelving in rear food storage area. Must repaint or replace shelving.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed an eexcessive amount of ice build up inside ice cream chest freezer located in rear storage room where ice machine is located. Must remove excess ice detail clean and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: interior and exterior of all cooking equipment with grease and dirt build up. Must clean and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed slow leak pipe underneath exposed hand washing sink in rear food prep area. Must repair and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed soiled mops improperly stored in rear storage area. Must properly store mops.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed peeling paint on wall outside utility mop room and outside customers/employees washrooms also observed wall baseboard throughout rear of premises in poor repair. Must repaint walls/baseboard and maintain wallls in a good repair smooth and easily cleanable surface.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: person in charge unable to provide proof of food handler training or certificates for all employees. Must provide proof of food handler training and maintain certificates on site.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: observed previous core violations not corrected from inspection report#2593281 on 04/23/2024. #36. No thermometer inside 3-door reach in cooler at server station. Must provide a working thermometer inside cooler. #49. Observed accumulated food debris inside prep area reach in coolers and coolers door rubber gaskets. Must clean and maintain coolers. #55. Observed accumulated dust build up on prep area/dishwash area ceiling tiles and dirt build up inside prep area and dishwash area floor drains. Must clean interior of floor drains and ceiling tiles. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov