Food Safety Report: Tony's Tamales, 5706 S Western Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

5706 South Western Avenue, Chicago, 60636 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 26, 2024
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no signed employees health policies must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-010)(citation issued)

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no probe thermometer for taking internal temperatures of foods must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)(citation issued)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed no pest control log book with required documents must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-020(c)(citation issued)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed a gap in left corner of rear door must make tight fitting.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: must invert multi-use utensils on storage shelves throughout premises.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must eliminate crates used for food storage and provide adequate shelving units.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed pots to large to be submerged into 3- compartment sink must provide smaller pots or provide a larger sink.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no self closing device on toilet room door leading into prep area must provide and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must provide a hooking system for wet mops.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace missing floor tile at grease trap of 3- compartment sink.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must elevate,remove and organize articles off of floor and away from walls in basement around hot water tank and 1st fl. Furnace room.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: must place cooking equipment completely under ventilation hood.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: must replace missing filter at hood of cooking equipment.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed mechanical ventilation in toilet room not working must repair and maintain.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handlers training for employees must provide and maintain.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: see violation #60.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violation from report #2570096 1/23/23 not corrected #58- 2-102. 13 : instructed manager that all city certified managers must have allergen training or citation will follow. (priority foundation 7-42-090)(citation issued)

Source: chicago.gov