Food Safety Report: The Spoke & Bird Bakehouse, 1248 W 18th St , Chicago, Il, USA.

1248 West 18th Street, Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 21, 2023
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: found no valid city of chicago food service sanitation manager certificate posted on site while time/temperature control for safety foods (milk) are being prepared and served to the public. A valid city of chicago food service sanitation manager certificate must be on site at all times while tcs foods are prepared and served to the public. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012. Citation issued.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: found sanitizing solution at 3 compartment sink at 0 ppm while in use filled with dishes. Instructed manager to provide a sanitizing solution to sanitize dishes per manufacturer's instructions adequately. Priority violation. 7-38-025. Citation issued. The manager drains the sanitizer basin and creates a sanitizing solution at 200 ppm.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed time/temperature control for safety foods (pork, milk, half and half ) at improper cold holding temperatures ranging from 47 f - 50f located in the reach in cooler and the prep cooler during the inspection. Instructed to discard and denature all said tcs foods. Instructed to maintain a minimum cold holding temperature of 41f. Priority violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety foods (tcs): quiche, sliced ham, held for over 24 hours without discard date. Instructed facility to provide discard date for any ready-to-eat tcs foods held for over 24 hours. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: found no thermometer in cooler located on top of food prep table behind coffee station.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: found approx 500 dead small flies in the basement along all walls. Must remove, clean and mainatin.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: found approx. 100 small flies in the basement on top of the floor drain grease trap and dry storage food items. Also noted approx 4 large flies in the food prep area. Instructed manager to eliminate all fly activity. Must contact pest control. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: found food handlers without hair restraints. All persons shall wear effective hair restraints, such as hairnets, baseball caps, or sun visors, where the hair is covered and contained. Hair spray is not adequate. Mustache or beard restraints shall be used for any facial hair exceeding one (1) inch in length.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: found sewage water backing up on the floor of the floor drain grease trap located in the basement food storage area. Must repair and maintain. Priority violation. 7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: found floors behind all cooking equipment filled with food debris instructed manager to clean and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov