Food Safety Report: Steak & Egger, 1174 W Cermak Rd , Chicago, Il, USA.

1174 West Cermak Road, Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 14, 2024
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: 2-501. 11 observed no vomit and diarrhea clean-up supplies on site to properly respond to events that can potentially occur. Instructed to provide at all times. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: 2-301. 14 observed a male food handler with disposable gloves on handle raw eggs and raw pork bacon and then grab a customer serving plate to plate ready to eat foods without changing gloves and washing their hands in between glove use. Observed a female food handler take a container of syrup from a customer and then proceed to touch ready-to-eat toast without changing gloves and washing their hands between glove use. Instructed always to change gloves when changing tasks and always wash hands properly between glove use. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-010.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: 5-205. 11 observed a dishwasher washing a food container at the rear handwashing sink. Instructed handwashing sinks are for hand washing only. All equipment and utensils must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized at the 3-compartment sink at all times. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-030(c).

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: 3-603. 11 observed items with a consumer advisory disclosure (asterisk) on the menu that can not be ordered undercooked or raw, such as grilled chicken tenders, grilled chicken breast dinner, large chicken salad, pork chop sandwich, ham sandwich, chicken sandwich, turkey sandwich, club sandwich, pork chop dinner, shrimp basket dinner, country fried steak dinner, ham steak dinner, hot turkey dinner, fish fillet dinner, kid's menu 6 piece nugget and kid's menu grilled cheese. Instructed to remove the consumer advisory disclosure (asterisk) for mentioned items that can not be ordered undercooked or raw. Priority foundation 7-38-005.

28. Toxic substances properly identified, stored, & used
- comments: 7-209. 11 observed employees storing items (bottles of water, drink cups) on top of the deli meat slicer located in the rear food prep area. Instructed to designate an area, away from food prep, where employees can store their personal items.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: 2-402. 11 observed a female food handler without a hair restraint such as a hair net or a hat. Instructed to provide effective hair restraints for all food handlers.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: 3-304. 14 observed cloths for wiping knives not held in a sanitizing solution. Instructed to store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution at all times.

46. Gloves used properly
- comments: 3-304. 15(b-d) observed improper glove use by food handlers. Instructed to review proper glove use and when to change gloves with all food handlers.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-601. 11(c) observed accumulated food debris under the flat top grill. Instructed to clean.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 12 observed excessive grease debris on the pipes that are located behind the cooking equipment. Instructed to clean all.

Source: chicago.gov