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Food Safety Report: Old Country Buffet, 6560 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.
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6560 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, 60707 Illinois, United States
Inspection Failure: 12-Dec-19Details: > OBSERVED NO HOT WATER PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE OMELETTE STATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE HOT WATER ABOVE 100F AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
> OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTALLED A HAND SOAP DISPENSER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
> OBSERVED A MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE SHOOTS, ICE BINS AND ON THE SODA NOZZLES OF THE TWO SODA AND ICE DISPENSERS. ALSO OBSERVED A MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE WHICH SUPPLIES THE ICE DISPENSERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE DISPENSERS AND ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
> OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES AROUND THE 2 BEVERAGE SERVICE STATIONS AND WAITRESS STATIONS AND IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF THE DESSERT PREP AREA AND DISH ROOM. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
> OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE COUNTERS IN THE KITCHEN AND BUFFET SERVICE AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
> REPLACE THE DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE DOORS TO THE HOT HOLDING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN.
> DETAIL CLEAN THE STORAGE SHELVES AND WIRE STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM AND PREP AREA. CLEAN THE BUFFET AND BEVERAGE SERVICE STATIONS INCLUDING THE COUNTER TOPS, CABINETS UNDERNEATH THE COUNTER TOPS AND DRIP TRAYS. CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE GRILL AND LEGS, DEEP FRYERS, HOT HOLDING CABINETS AND PREP TABLES.
> REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE FAUCET AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE OMELETTE STATION. REPAIR THE LEAK UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHROOM. REPAIR THE SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE COOK'S LINE.
> REGROUT THE FLOOR WHERE NEEDED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT THE COOK'S LINE AND DISH WASH ROOM.
> CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS.
> ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN THE CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE PERSONAL ITEMS HANGING FROM THE CHEMICAL DISPLAY CAGE.
> OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION EXHAUST VENTS IN THE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Source: Chicago Health Dept
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