Food Safety Report: The Biznaga, North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, U.S.A..

3552 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, 60641 Illinois, United States

Report date: Dec 9, 2021
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Instructed to provide a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation 7-38-010.

14. Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
- comments: observed no records provided by management for parasite destruction for fish that is served raw as sushi. Instructed management to provide freezing records for fresh fish that is purchased from a supplier and used for sushi or provide a statement from the supplier regarding freezing of fish for parasite destruction. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005,no citation issued.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: found in-complete consumer advisory disclosure statement on the menus. Instructed management to disclose which foods can be ordered 'raw' or under cooked and link those foods with an asterisk (*) to a reminder statement that states that eating raw or under cooked foods can increase your risk of food borne illness on the menus. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed a torn door gasket inside of the rear north wall 2 door stand up cooler. Instructed to replace the torn door gasket.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed missing sink stoppers for the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to provide and maintain 3 adequate working sink stoppers.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed water leak at base of faucet 3-compartment sink. Instructed to repair plumbing leak and to maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed dirty floors at rear dry storage room with spilled food debris. Instructed to clean floors in detail and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to remove unnecessary articles/unused kitchen equipments etc. Stored outside along the rear directly behind the business due to potential pest harborage and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed mechanical ventilation not working in the rear unisex washroom. Instructed to repair and maintain adequate ventilation.

Source: chicago.gov