Food Safety Report: Las Tablas On Lincoln, 2942-2944 N Lincoln Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

2942 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 2, 2021
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no written employee health policy on site for all employees. Must provide. Priority foundation violation.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: no required equipment is on site for the written vomit/diarrhea cleaning schedule. Must provide all required equipment. Priority foundation violation.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: noted the interior upper reservoir of the ice machine with pink and black slime substance dripping doxn into the ice in the bin. Instructed to clean, sanitize and remove all slime substances. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: menu does not disclose to consumers of specific menu items that may be raw or undercooked. Several items such as chicken on the menu are falsely indicated as foods that would pertain to the consumer advisory. Reviewed the consumer advisory requirements for menu items and must provide an accurate consumer advisory that correctly discloses reminds consumers of animal origin foods that may be raw or undercooked and a potential health risk. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: bulk spice containers on the cooks line must be labeled with the product common name.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must provide a lid for the bulk bean container in the basement dry food storage.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: prep area wiping cloths must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution between use.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: noted peeling plastic on the side of the tall two-door reach-in cooler at the 1st floor cooks line. Instructed to remove, make smooth, and cleanable. ----interior of the unused dumbwaiter elevator located in the basement kitchen with dirt, gravel, and rocks. Must remove, clean, and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors throughout the 1st floor and basement cooks line behind all cooking equipment with grease and food debris. ----excessive dust on the ceiling vent in the women's washroom. Must clean and maintain all. ----holes in the ceiling of the chemical storage area in the basement. ----holes in the baseboard wall next to the utility service sink. Must seal all.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training or certificates for all employees. Must provide.

Source: chicago.gov