Food Safety Report: pHlour Bakery & Cafe, 1138 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

1138 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, 60660 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 4, 2022
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: the person in charge during the inspection does not have a city of chicago food service sanitation certificate. Priority foundation violation.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no city of chicago certified food manager was on-site during the inspection when foods were being prepared and served. The manager arrives one hour and twenty minutes after the initial start of the inspection. Reviewed that a city of chicago certified food service manager must be on-site at all times when foods are prepared and served, and all certificates must be posted on the premises, not filed in cabinets. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed the handwashing sink in the front baking area not accessible for use. Sink filled with dirty pans and blocked by a mop bucket. Handwashing sinks must be accessible for use at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no soap located at the front counter hand washing sink, no paper towels or soap located at the dish machine area handwashing sink. Instructed to provide at all hand sinks at all times. See the above violation #10 for citation.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: must provide hand washing signage at all hand washing stations.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: interior non food contact surfaces of the ice machine are dirty. Must clean and maintain.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: menu does not disclose and inform consumers of the specific menu items that are raw or undercooked and a potential hazard of consuming such food. Menu item such as a sandwich called croque madame lists a fried egg and note a salad being prepared and served during the inspection with an undercooked fried egg on top. Instructed to provide a consumer advisory that discloses and reminds consumers of all printed and virtual menus. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed approximately 75 to 100 mice droppings throughout the rear dish machine and rear dry food storage room along all baseboards and under the handwashing sink. Instructed to remove all droppings, sanitize all areas, and recommend having the pest control co service establishment for mice. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must not re-use soiled meshing for bread proofing baskets. Must use clean mesh for each food contact bread prep use.

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

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: sandwich prep cooler cutting board with blackened, deep cuts/grooves. Instructed to replace or re-surface.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use cardboard or tape as a means of a bumper for the metal rack shelving at the walk-in cooler. ----must not use tape as a means of a guard on the handle of the rear oven. All must be smooth and cleanable.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: interior of the dishwashing machine around the chemical dispensing system and drainage plug with dirt and accumulated food debris. Must clean and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must not use cardboard as liner for shelving throughout the rear bulk flour storage.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: the following equipment was found dirty: interior door and exterior of the ice machine, exterior of the rear baking ovens, exterior of all the bulk food storage bins. Must clean and maintain all.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: no visible backflow prevention device is located on the utility service sink with hoses attached to the sink. Must provide a visible backflow prevention device.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors noted in poor repair with large divots, missing/chipping cement in the front bakery prep, and the hallway to the rear prep. Instructed to repair to be smooth and cleanable. ----blackened, moldy wall caulking at the three-compartment sink. Must replace. -----ceiling ventilation covers in the rear food prep, hallway vent cover at the washroom entrances, and ventilation covers inside the washrooms, all with excessive dust. Must clean and maintain. ----missing doorway wall sides/door jam at the basement entrance, missing peeling baseboard coving along the west wall behind the bulk food containers, large hole in the wall at the bottom of the basement stairwell. ----holes noted in the baseboard walls where coving was missing/peeled in the rear dry food storage room. Must seal/replace/repair all.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: missing light shield throughout the rear dry food storage area. Must replace.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no proof of food handler training or certificates for all the employees on site at the time of inspection. Must provide.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: no proof of allergen training or certificate for the city of chicago certified food manager.

Source: chicago.gov