Food Safety Report: Lebanese Meat Market, 4657 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

4657 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, 60625 Illinois, United States

Report date: Apr 21, 2020
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no employee health policy. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012(a) no citation issued.

6. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- comments: observed that employees are eating in food prep area. Must provide designated area for employees to eat away from prep area

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands not provided on exposed hand washing sinks. Signs shall be provided at all handshaking sinks used by food employees

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: noted no working thermometers inside refrigeration unit conspicuously posted to monitor the ambient temperature of equipment. Instructed to equip all refrigeration units with accurate and working thermometers

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no probe thermometer for taking food temperatures. Must provide. (priority foundation-no citation issued) -7-38-005

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted assorted food items inside coolers and refrigeration units food stored inside grocery bags. Instructed to properly store all food items inside approved food grade containers

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed torn rubber gasket on door to reach in cooler in rear storage area cooler. Instructed to repair and/or replace and maintain

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted ice build up inside the both walk in freezers on the floor and shelves. Instructed to repair and maintain the condensation units.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed large meat cutting and meat grinding equipment to be bigger than 3 compartment sink and cant be submerged in wash water in sink. Must provide cleaning procedure for each separate piece of food-contact equipment with description how to be cleaned in place and/or must submit the procedures to cdph at food@cityofchicago. Org for approval or present procedure to department representative prior inspection for on site review and approval. No citation issued.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: noted no sanitizer test strip kit on site at the time of inspection. Instructed to have a test strip kit on site at all times to properly monitor the strength of the sanitizer. Priority foundation. 7-38-005 no citation issued

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed no back flow prevention on food grade hose used for washing large equipment.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace stained and damaged ceiling tiles in food prep area, rear storage and bathroom area

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: noted employee belongings on shelves at the dry storage area and prep area with food items. Instructed to provide a designated area for employees to store their belongings.

Source: chicago.gov