Food Safety Report: JOE'S BARBQUE, 4900 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL, USA.

4900 West Madison Street, Chicago, 60644 Illinois, United States

14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2181892 ON 6/22/18 NOT CORRECTED: 18 - OBSERVED LIVE HOUSE FLIES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 LIVE HOUSE FLIES ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090. | 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED OVERHEAD SEWAGE LINES ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE THE SEWAGE PIPES TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A. | 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: SEE VIOLATION #18. | 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: CORRECTED. | 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPLACE THE HEAVILY STAINED CUTTING BOARD NEXT TO THE BBQ PIT. REPAINT THE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE STORAGE AREA. | 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP AND STORAGE SHELVES, STORAGE BIN ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE. | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. REPLACE THE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REGROUT THE TILE FLOORS WHERE NEEDED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE GROUND IN THE BASEMENT. MUST MAINTAIN THE BASEMENT FLOOR DRY AT ALL TIMES. REPAIR THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE PREP COOLERS AND PREP TABLE. | 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN THE WALLS AND CEILING AND VENTILATION DUCTS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE THE BBQ SMOKER AND THROUGHOUT THE RESTAURANT. CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REPAIR AND SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN THE WALLS AND CEILINGS AND SCRAPE AND REPAINT ANY AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT. WALLS AND CEILINGS MUST BE REPAINTED IF THEY CANNOT BE CLEANED ADEQUATELY. | 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: NO LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS PROVIDED FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND ABOVE THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. | 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION FAN ABOVE THE BBQ PIT. | 39. LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE CLEAN AND SOILED LINENS HANGING ON A WIRE LINE IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. | 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS (SNOW BLOWER) FROM THE STORAGE ROOM. | 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health