Food Safety Report: The Grind Cafe, 4613 N Lincoln Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

4613 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, 60625 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 4, 2020
23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready to eat, temperature control for safety foods (cream cheese, deli meats, spicy mayo )not properly dated , stored longer than 24 hours in coolers. Instructed to provide proper date marking with disposition date for rte foods prepared on site and held over 24 hours in cold holding unit. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: observed no consumer advisory disclosure or reminder on menu for use raw and under cooked foods. Must provide and maintain. . Priority foundation-7-38-005. No citation issued

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed that pest control log have incomplete pest control record. Book is missing required information. Missing record of visits, missing copy of service tickets. Must provide and maintain all required pest control records and documents. Priority foundation violation. 7-38. 020 (c) citation issued

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed exposed sewage pipes above basement food storage. Overhead exposed drainage waste water pipes coming from the 1st floor areas. The said pipes where noted to manager must be encased smooth surface (soffit) durable material and maintain

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed wet wiping cloths stored on top of the prep tables. Management instructed to store wet wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted some use of milk crates for elevation at the kitchen area, dishwashing area and dry storage area. Instructed not to use milk crates for elevation to prevent hiding places for pest. Must provide appropriate shelving for storage. All food items must also be stored 6' away from the wall

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: noted no sanitizer test strip kit on site at the time of inspection to check concentration of sanitizer solution on 3 compartment sink. Instructed to have a test strip kit on site at all times to properly monitor the strength of the sanitizer. Priority foundation. 7-38-005 citation issued

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: backflow prevention devices not located at ice machine located in basement of facility. Must install so backflow prevention devices or air gap between the water supply inlet and the unit so it may be located to be serviced and maintained.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: must repair loose hand washing faucet located in washroom

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: noted the bathroom door at the rear food prep area not self closing. Instructed to provide a self closing device at the door and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: noted heavy clutter throughout establishment basement on shelves, floors and in storage areas. Instructed to detail clean, organize and remove all unnecessary or unused articles and equipment to prevent hiding places for pest. Must upgrade housing keeping

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previously cited core violations from 3/27/2019 report #2280183 observed not to be corrected as follows: violation # 58 2-102. 13 allergen training is required for all employees that have a city for chicago food sanitation licence. Instructed to complete training and maintain certificate on site priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued

Source: chicago.gov