Food Safety Report: Joe Willies Seafood WestTown, South Sacramento Boulevard, Chicago, IL, USA.

337 South Sacramento Boulevard, Chicago, 60612 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 29, 2024
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Management instructed to have a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010. Citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand washing soap at the rear prep area and women's washroom. Management instructed to provide hand soap at all hand washing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no paper towels at the exposed hand washing sinks at both food prep areas. Management instructed to provide paper towels at all hand washing sinks at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). See violation #10 above for citation.

35. Approved thawing methods used
- comments: observed shrimp thawing in a container of standing water in the food prep area. Management instructed to properly thaw all tcs foods.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test strips on the premises to measure the sanitizer concentration at the 3 compartment sink. Management instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: clean the food storage containers, interior of the chest freezer, deep fryers, prep tables and top of the oven in the food prep area.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed the drain line for the 3 compartment sink leaking. Management instructed to repair. Repair the toilet in the employee washroom that does not flush.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no covered waste receptacle in the women's washroom. Management instructed to provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: clean the walls and the floor in the food prep area.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: clean the excessive grease on the ventilation hood and filters above the cooking equipment.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed several food handling employees without a food handler training certificate. Management instructed that all food handling employees must show proof of training.

62. Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance
- comments: observed evidence of smoking inside of the establishment. Observed an ashtray in the customer seating area, an unlit open cigarette on top of a storage shelf, and numerous cigarette butts on the floor in the basement and storage areas. Management instructed that no smoking is allowed inside of the food establishment. City of chicago clean indoor air ordinance 7-32-020(c). Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov