Food Safety Report: Jerk Taco Man, 4001 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL, USA.

4001 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 60624 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jun 22, 2021
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: observed no city of chicago certified manager on site at time of inspection. See #2.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no city of chicago certified manager on site during time of inspection. Priority foundation. 7-38-012. Citation issued.

3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no employee health policy provided on the premises. Must provide a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation. 7-38-010. No citation issued.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean up policy for vomiting or diarrheal events available. Instructed manager to provide clean up policy and supplies. Priority foundation. 7-38-005. No citation issued.

21. Proper hot holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper hot holding temperatures of tcs food chicken (125. 6f) in hot holding unit. Instructed to discard approximately 10 pounds of chicken at a cost of $325. Priority. Citation issued.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed tcs foods held at improper cold holding temperatures. Rice (50. 0f), chicken (51. 1f), pork (50. 0f), oxtails (51. 1f). Approximately 60 pounds of food prodcuts at a cost of $1500 discarded. All cold foods must be held agt 41f or below. Priority. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed cooked and cooled tcs foods (rice and chicken) with improper date marking labels. Instructed to date mark with discarding date of foods. Priority foundation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: observed walk in cooler at improper air temperature (47. 3f) and 2 door refrigerator at improper air temperature (50. 1f). All cold holding equipment ambient air temperature must be 41f or below. Priority. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed over 200 mice dropping throughout restaurant around water heater, chemical storage area in rear, around the smoker in front prep area, and inside the steamer in front prep area. Instructed to contact pest control for service. 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed employees in food prep area without hair restraints. All food handlers must wear hair restraints in food prep area.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed discolored cutting boards with deep grooves in front and rear prep areas. Instructed to replace and maintain.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no test strips for measuring sanitizing solution in 3 compartment sink. Instructed to provide test strips to accurately measure sanitizing solution. Priority foundation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed dust accumulation on fan guard in walk in cooler and ice build up on condenser in walk in cooler. Instructed to clean.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed standing waste water in employee washroom sink. Instructed to repair stopper so waste water can be released.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: employee washroom door is not self-closing. Instructed to make door self-closing to prevent contamination of hands after being washed.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed four burned out lightbulbs in rear food prep area and under hood in front prep area. Must replace and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov