Food Safety Report: Salgado's Bakery, 3257-3259 W Montrose Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

3259 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, 60618 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 24, 2023
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: person in charge does not have a city of chicago sanitation certificate. Priority foundation violation.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: 02 found no certified food manager on site while tcs foods (ham, dairy,cold sandwiches etc) are being prepared and served. Instructed person in charge, a certified food manager with city of chicago foodservice sanitation certificate must be present at all times when handling tcs foods. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: found no procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed to provide and maintain required procedure/plan and appropriate supplies or kit. (necessary items at a minimum: gloves, face masks, disposable mops and appropriate sanitizer/spray that kills norovirus) priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand soap at the exposed hand washing sink in front prep area and in washrooom. Management instructed to provide soap at all hand washing sinks at all times. ( corrected on site - employee provide soap for handsink infront prep area and in washroom) priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: instructed to provide thermometer visible inside prep cooler, reach-in coolers and in walk-in cooler.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: found no label for pre packaged rice pudding, pineapple gelatine, beet juice, carrot juice, orange juice etc displayed for sale. Instructed manager, all prepackaged foods on premises for sale must have proper identification. (name of product, ingredients, net quantity of contents, name and place of business of manufacturer, packer or distributor).

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain interior and exterior surfaces of prep cooler in front prep area, interior surfaces of display cooler and reach-in coolers in rear prep area. Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior surfaces of handsink cabinet inside washroom.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to transfer food products from an open original can container pineapple, jalapeno peppers) into food grade container for proper food storage inside reach-in cooler in rear prep area.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to refinish or replace cutting board on top of prep cooler infront prep area.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: found large mixing bowls in rear prep/baking area unable to submerged in a 3 compartment sink. Instructed to provide a written detailed washing, rinsing and sanitizing procedure for food-contact equipment that is too large to be submerged in the three compartment sink for proper wash, rinse and sanitize.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed drainline from walk-in cooler draining into one compartment of the 3 compartment sink. Instructed to properly drain onto floor drain. Instructed to provide 3 working drain stoppers for 3 compartment sink in rear dishwashing area.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain interior and exterior surfaces of all baking equipment (mixers, dough maker etc)

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: instructed to repair slow draining 3 compartment sink in rear dishwashing area. Instructed to repair loose faucet at handsink inside the washroom.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: observed leaves and debris on ground behind and around garbage dumpster in rear outside area. Instructed to clean ground and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners throughout rear prep/baking area, inside walk-in cooler, washroom and inside boiler room.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to properly store food products on top of milk crates in rear storage area by the 3 compartment sink and inside walk-in cooler. Instructed to properly store in shelves 6' off the floor for easy access on cleaning and to prevent contamination.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain condenser fan cover with excessive dust and white moldlike build-up inside walk-in cooler.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain walls with dried food spillage infront prep and in rear prep/baking area.

Source: chicago.gov