Food Safety Report: Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery, South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

9030 South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, 60620 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 23, 2024
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: pic doesn't have a certified food managers certificate must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-012)

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified food managers certificate posted to view must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-012)(citation issued)

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 food temperatures of foods must provide an dmaintain. (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 evidence of appx. 75 or more mice droppings in kitchen-on top of lids on storage shelf,on floor underneath same shelving unit,on floor underneath articles and next to 3- door reach in cooler,rear paper good storage area under shelving units,garage/liquor storage area on pallet and floor not able to view entire premises due to excessive clutter throughout,bottled liquor room under shelving units. Also a dead mouse on floor under liquor and glass storage in bar area. Must remove droppings clean and sanitize areas. Recommended to have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 1/23/24. (priority foundation 7-38-020(a)(citation issued)

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed a gap along bottom of front entry door must make door tight fitting to prevent rodent entry.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must provide a splash guard at hand sink next to 3- compartment sink drain board in bar area.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must remove rust from lid of grease trap in brewing area.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from prep tables,reach in cooler,cart in bar area.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed no backflow device on ice machine must install to be seen for servicing.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace holes in dry wall in rear storage/liquor area,floor tiles in brewing area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must remove articles from 1- compartment sink in kitchen.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from floor along wall bases in kitchen,bar area and brewing area and excessive build up in floor drains in kitchen and brewing area.

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

Source: chicago.gov