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POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND STEAK FLANK IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 44.5F TO 46.0F. NO TIME /TEMPERATURE LOG AVAILABLE. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCT WORTH $8.00 AND 5 LBS TOTAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL COLD FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40.0F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE. WALK IN COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 38.0F. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: FOUND EXIT RECEIVING DOOR WITH OVER 1/4 OF AN INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED THE DOOR. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-38-020.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE PREP TABLES IN THE BAKERY DEPARTMENT AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR DRAIN IN ALL DEPARTMENT AND MAINTAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE CAKE CASE COOLER. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MUST REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETER IN THE CAKE CASE COOLER.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND ONE TRAY OF TURKEY/PROVOLONE SANDWICH WITH TOMATOES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN THE PREP TABLE OF THE FOOD COURT PREP AREA. TEMPERATURE AT 50.2F AND 51.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40.0F OR BELOW AND MUST BE STORED INSIDE THE COOLER. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-005(A). MANAGER DENATURED THE SAID PRODUCT WORTH $40.00 AND TOTAL 59LBS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR BEHIND THE PAN WASHER AND DRY THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE PROOFER IN THE BAKERY DEPT AND MAINTAIN. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE VENDING MACHINE IN THE EMPLOYEES LUNCH ROOM AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: VENT COVER IN BOTH MENS AND WOMENS WASHROOM WITH DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH CAKE . OR PROVIDE PROOFED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS ARE SHATTERED PROOFED. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR CHICKEN. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULB.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DIRTY FLOOR DRAINS AT THE FOOD COURT DRAIN UNDER THE DIPPER WELL AND UNDER THE MEAT PREP ROOM ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT FOOD COURT ICE CREAM DIPPER WELL. MUST REPLACE.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR FOOD COURT WALK-IN COOLER AND DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED BAGS OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP STORED IN THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE DELI PREP AREA AT 70-75F. THE BAGS OF SOUP WERE OBSERVED THAWING IN THE SINK WITHOUT ANY COLD RUNNING WATER. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED 8 GALLONS OF SOUP WORTH $104. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO THERMOMETER PROVIDED INSIDE OF THE FOOD COURT SALAD COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPLACE MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER UNDER BAKERY DISH WASHING MACHINE.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. ELECTRICAL THERMOMETER IN FAR LEFT SIDE MEAT COOLER NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPLACE MISSING THERMOMETER IN YOGURT WALK-IN COOLER.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: VIOLATION REMAINS FROM INSPECTION #517226 ON 2-26-11.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 2-16-11.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 2-16-11.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING INSPECTION WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR OF THE ROTISSERIE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR WITH UNEVEN, MISSING CEMENT AND POOLING WATER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. DRAIN COVER ON INSIDE WALL OF BAKERY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK (MIDDLE COMPARTMENT), MUST REPLACE. LEAK FROM PIPING NEXT TO GELATO DISPLAY CASE MUST REPAIR AND REMOVE POOLING WATER FROM FLOOR.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL WALK-IN COOLERS. REPAIR BROKEN COOLER CASE DISPLAY THERMOMETER FOR CHICKEN COOLER.