MEI'S KITCHEN

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST FROM THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE FRONT WALK IN COOLER. MAINTAIN SAME.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA AND INTERIOR OF THE 4-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BAR AREA.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS UNDER THE DISH WASHING MACHINE, 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, ICE MACHINE AND IN ALL CORNERS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. CLEAN THE WALLS/CEILING IN THE REAR PREP AREA AROUND ALL SINKS AND THE DISH MACHINE.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO HANG ALL MOPS UP TO DRY WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD AND SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS( HAMBURGERS )INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN, SERIOUS CITAION ISSUED 7-38-012

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: GASKETS AT WALK-IN FREEZERS DOOR IN POOR REAPIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: SODA GUNS DISPENSERS AT BAR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS UNDER BAR SINKS NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOUND ICE MACHINE WITH A BLACK MOLDY SUBSTANCE ON THE WALLS AND AT THE ICE CHUTE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITAIZE MACHINE. SERIOIS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED. FOOD NOT PROTECTED.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. 1/4 GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. LIGHT AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT DOOR AND MAINTAIN FOUND LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY 8-10 LIVE ROACHES FOUND BUT MANY DEAD ROACHES FOUND. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED. EVIDENCE OF INSECT ACTIVITY.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL REACH IN COOLERS, RUBBER GASKETS, COFFEE MACHINE, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS, ENTIRE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS AND CEILING IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER AND BUILD UP. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN CORNERS. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: SEWAR COVER NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED AT SIDE PREP AREA. NEW GASKETS ON COOLER DOOR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: LARGE CAN OPENER, AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS IN BAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LEAK AT FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE RUSTY RACKS INSIDE OF WALK IN AND REACH IN COOLERS IN FRONT/BACK PREP AREAS.

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED: 21- FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHEN HANDLING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. EGGS, BEEF, HAM, TURKEY, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS WRITTEN ON REPORT #1114861 DATED JUNE 7,2013 NOT CORRECTED/MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN 33-MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE CAN OPENER, RUBBER GASKETS ON THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE COFFEE STATION AND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR OF PREP AREA. 34-MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN WALK IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE MISSING COVING TO AREA AROUND THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE PREP AREA. 35-MUST REMOVE PEELING/CHIPPING PAINT ON THE CEILING IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAKE SURFACE AREA SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REATTACH SIDE PANEL TO WALL IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK IN THE PREP AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE RUSTY RACKS INSIDE OF WALK IN AND REACH IN COOLERS IN FRONT/BACK PREP AREAS.

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: FOUND NO HOT WATER ON THE PREMISES PER CITY CODE. WATER TEMPERATURE WOULD REACH 88.2-86.5 AT THE 3-COMP. SINK, 1-COMP. SINK AND EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK THEN IT WOULD RAPIDLY DROP IN TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT WATER PER CITY CODE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 *CHIEF ENGINEER ADJUSTED THE TEMPERATURE AT THE HOT WATER TANK AND AFTER SOME TIME THE HOT WATER WAS RESTORED.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHEN HANDLING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. EGGS, BEEF, HAM, TURKEY, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER/OWNER SHOWED UP AT END OF INSPECTION, BEGINNING OF REPORT WRITING (10:17AM.) SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE LONGER SNEEZE GUARDS TO SELF SERVE BREAKFAST STATION IN THE FRONT AREA TO ACCOMMODATE ALL FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED UNDER IT.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE CAN OPENER, RUBBER GASKETS ON THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE COFFEE STATION AND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR OF PREP AREA.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN WALK IN FREEZER.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE MISSING COVING TO AREA AROUND THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE PREP AREA.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST REMOVE PEELING/CHIPPING PAINT ON THE CEILING IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAKE SURFACE AREA SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REATTACH SIDE PANEL TO WALL IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK IN THE PREP AREA.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS/CEILING IN PREP AREA AROUND SINKS AND EQUIPMENT. REMOVE DUST/DIRT PARTICLES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE RUNNING WATER TO THE FIRST WASH BOWL (CLOSEST TO THE DOOR) IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. MUST FIX THE LEAK AT THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE COFFEE STATION AREA.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY. MUST STORE INVERTED.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND COUNTERS, SHELVING UNITS, AND OVENS NOT WIPED DOWN.(FOOD DEBRIS)

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. WALK IN FREEZER DOOR RUBBER GASKET RIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN GASKETS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON LOWER SIDE OF DISHMACHINE DRAINBOARDS AND SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.

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 TILES IN POOR REPAIR(LOW GROUT)AROUND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BY WALK IN FREEZER AND FOOD/OIL BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN BY SOUP KETTLES. MUST REGROUT DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF UNCLEAN FLOOR DRAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. NO CEILING LIGHT SHEILD COVER ABOVE PREP TABLE BY WALK IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE AND INSTALL COVER.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Observation Type: Out Correct By: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Correct By: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 Violation Codes: 7-38-005 (B), 7-38-025 Inspector Comments: Found ceiling inside walk in cooler in poor repair.(peeling paint)