Food Safety Report: The Purple Pig Restaurant, 444 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

444 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60611 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 12, 2024
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean-up of vomiting and diarrhea procedure and clean-up kit on premises during inspection. Instructed to have said procedure along with required equipment for clean-up. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no paper towel at the hand-sink in the rear prep area and front cook line informed person in charge that paper towels must be available at hand sinks at all times. Food handler obtained paper towel for hand sink during time of inspection priority foundation violation #7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

14. Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
- comments: observed shellstock tags in gallon ziplock bag without dates of last sold or served. Instructed must provide the date on all shellfish tags, when the last shellstock from the container is sold or served; and store all shellfish tags in chronological order for at least 90 days from the sale date. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed high temperature warewashing machine final rinse at 115. 7f not meeting hot water sanitizer requirements of at least 180f for thr final rinse temperature. Instructed not to use unit until reinspected by chicago department of health (cdph). Tagged unit. Priority violation #7-38-025. Citation issued.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed time/temperature control for safety foods (cooked potatoes) at improper cold holding temperature ranging from 48. 6 to 58. 3 f located in front prep. Instructed to discard and denature (4# cooked potatoes value of $9. 00) and to maintain a cold holding temperature of 41f at all times. Priority violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed (tcs) foods (cooked duck, pork loin, beef) not date marked to indicate the product's name and date in which the food must be sold, discarded or consumed within 7 days. Instructed to provide proper labels for date marking and discard date for refrigerated, maintain on all prepared food items held on site for more than 24 hours. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

29. Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
- comments: observed facility not meeting compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp. Facility (rop) reduce oxygen packaging of cooked and raw meat, in prep kitchen area. Noted found no records of temperature control for approved haccp rop. Found haacp logs not being utilized for all vacuum sealed food items on-site. All vacuum-sealed food items are being tagged at this time. Informed person in charge of requirements and facility must meet and maintain. Tag unit and food products in walk in cooler. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the prep and storage areas. Must remove and provide shelving that is 6' off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: facility uses high temperature sanitizing dish machine and doesn't have proper temperature measuring irreversible registering temperature indicator or thermometer that shall be provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature during hot water sanitation. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation issued

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed facility without a chemical test kit for sanitizer or for ware washing area. Informed person in charge a test kit that accurately measures the concentration of quats sanitizing solution must be provided. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed light shield cracked in walk in freezer, instructed to replace and maintain

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed expired food handler certificates. Instructed to maintain records at all times.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed no certified food manager with allergen training. Instructed any persons with the city of chicago food sanitation certificate to comply with completion of training. Must provide documentation.

Source: chicago.gov