Food Safety Report: Yoshi's Cafe, 3257 N Halsted St , Chicago, Il, USA.

3257 North Halsted Street, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Feb 24, 2021
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no written employee health policy for all employees. Must provide.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: interior of the ice machine upper reservoir ice shoot dirty. Must clean and maintain.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: menu does not disclose and inform consumers the specific menu items that are raw or undercooked and a potential hazard of consuming such food. Foods such as burgers and tuna tartare. Instructed to disclose and remind consumers on menu of all items needed. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued at this time.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: must properly label all bulk food containers with the product common name.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must provide lids for both of the bar ice bins.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use tape as a means of repair for attached metal stripping at the front kitchen hand washing sink.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must not use cloth towels as liner for shelving inside the bar coolers or storage shelving throughout. ----raw wooden shelving under food equipment in the rear kitchen. Must seal to be non-porous. Shelving must be smooth and cleanable.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: leak from ceiling pipe into a bucket in the basement liquor storage room. Must repair. ----no hot or cold running water at the utility service sink. Must provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: missing grout between floor tiles and damaged floor tiles throughout several areas in the rear kitchen. Worn flooring exposing raw wood in the front kitchen. Instruct to repair/replace all.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: blackened, moldy wall caulking at the rear kitchen three compartment sink. Must replace. ----noted expanding spray foam as a sealant in seams of the walls throughout several walk-in coolers. Must remove and use sealant that is smooth and cleanable.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: no proof of allergen training or certificates on site for both the city of chicago certified food managers. Must provide.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violation from report #2365306 on 3-5-20 not corrected. #51- backflow prevention device not located at mop sink. Must provide a backflow prevention device for mop sink. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued at this time.

Source: chicago.gov