Food Safety Report: Jerk 48 East, East 87th Street, Chicago, IL, USA.

1635 1/2 East 87th Street, Chicago, 60617 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 26, 2024
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: observed no person in charge with valid chicago food sanitation certficate. Instructed manager to desginate person in charge during all hours of operation. Priority foundation

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no chicago food sanitation manager on site or valid certificate posted when tcs food(pasta,yams) prepared and served. A chicago food sanitation manager must be on site and valid certficate posted at all times tcs food prepared and served. Priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued

6. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- comments: observed food handler eating taco in food prep area. Instructed manager to provide separate area outside of prep area for employee meals.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed bulk containers not labeled in prep area. Instructed manager to label all bulk containers with common name of food.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed food items stored on floor in prep area. Instructed manager to elevate all food items six inches off floor.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: observed torn syrofoam cup used as dispensing utensil for jerk sauce. Instructed manager to provide proper long handle dispensing utensils to prevent contamination.

45. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
- comments: observed single service articles stored on floor in prep area. Instructed manager to elevate all single service articles six inches off floor.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed rust deposits on bottom of prep tables. Instructed manager to repair and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed food debris on interior and exterior surfaces of cooking equipment, prep tables, coolers, freezers, shelving units. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed leaking drainpipe under 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to repair and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed debris on floors under all equipment, along walls and in all corners in prep, storage and washroom areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler training for employees on duty. Instructed manager to provide food handler training for all employees.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations not corrected from report #2580196 on 8-16-23: 55-must provide a hooking system for wet mops. 56-must place cooking equipment under ventilation hood. Priority foudnation 7-42-090 citation issued

Source: chicago.gov