Food Safety Report: Sabor A Café Chicago - Colombian Steakhouse & Live Music Venue, 2435 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

2435 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago, 60659 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 10, 2025
16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: we observed no sanitizing solution provided at low temp dish machine in prep/and dishroom areas. Multi-use utensil were washed. Unit was set up. No sanitizing solution is provided on site. Instructed to set three compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize for all dishware. Dish machine tagged held for inspection "do not use" contacted c. D. P. H. For re-inspection and tag removal. Priority violation 7-38-025. Citation issued. Upon return of 1-13-25, sanitizing solution for the above unit was provided. Presently maintain 100ppm. Untagged unit and use it. Priority violation 7-38-005

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: waste pipe in basement dry storage must be encased. Surface must be smooth cleanable and non-absorbent surface or relocate items

45. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
- comments: knives are stored between prep cooler and prep cooler and walls. Must provide knife rack.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: 4-501. 11: **c** good repair and proper adjustment- equipment observed inside the door of reach-in cooler(freezer door),broken insulation exposed. Instructed to repair and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: both faucets at three compartment are leaking,repair issue.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed broken sink stoppers at 3 compartment sink. Must replace.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: broken protective light shield in prep/dishroom. Must replace

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: additional food handler training certificate must be provided on site.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: no allergen training certificates provided on site. Instructed to provide for all certified food service managers

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations not corrected from 12-7-2023,report#: 2586505 #37) 3-302. 12: observed bulk food containers with sugar and salt without labels in the rear dry storage area. Instructed the person in charge to provide labels with containing foods name on all food containers. Must label food storage containers when food is not in its original packaging. #47)4-202. 16: observed aluminum foil being used as a liner on shelving units and prep tables at the main cookline. Instructed the person in charge to remove aluminum foil and ensure all nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily cleanable. #55)6-501. 11: (observed damaged and missing ceiling panels throughout prep areas- also observed a hole in the ceiling near the rear exit door. Instructed the person in charge to repair damaged ceiling tiles. Smoothly seal the hole in the ceiling near the rear exit door and maintain. Priority foundation violation:7-42-090,citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov