TRATTORIA ISABELLA

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN WALLS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND WASH BOWL COLD WATER HANDLE LOOSE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SALAD DRESSING COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WATER AND ENSURE THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE UNIT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AND GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYERS AND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE LIGHT ABOVE THE STOVE IN THE COOK LINE AND IN THE LIGHT IN THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKS IN THE WASTE PIPING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE LEFT COMPARTMENT. OBSERVED THE COLD WATER LEAKS CONTINUOUSLY AT THE MAIN PREP AREA HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAKS.

SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE - Comments: OBSERVED SHELLFISH (MUSSELS, CLAMS) STORED IN METAL CONTAINERS IN THE COOK LINE WITHOUT APPROPRIATE SHELLFISH TAGS WITH THE SHELLFISH. ALSO, SHELLFISH TAGS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS (MUSSELS AND CLAMS ARE ON THE REGULAR LUNCH MENU). MANAGER REMOVED THE SHELLFISH FROM THE PREMISES. APPROX. 8 LBS/$80 CLAMS AND 6 LBS/$60 MUSSELS WERE REMOVED FROM THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN SHELLFISH TAGS WITH EACH CONTAINER OF SHELLFISH UNTIL THE CONTAINER IS COMPLETELY CONSUMED. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL SHELLFISH TAGS ON SITE FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(B)

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: MANAGER UNABLE TO PROVIDE CURRENT PROOF OF PEST CONTROL (CONTRACT, LOG BOOK, PEST CONTROL LICENSES, BAIT STATION LIST, ETC.) UPON REQUEST AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES AT ALL TIME THAT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (SOUPS, PASTA) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES, WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: THE FOLLOWING MINOR VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT #1588755 ON 11/23/15: #33:CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN TH BASEMENT #43:MUST PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP WITH A COVER OR CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEHIND THE BAR AND PROVIDE A COVER OR CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP IN BASEMNT. #45:Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SALAD DRESSING COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WATER AND ENSURE THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE UNIT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AND GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYERS AND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE LIGHT ABOVE THE STOVE IN THE COOK LINE AND IN THE LIGHT IN THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKS IN THE WASTE PIPING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE LEFT COMPARTMENT. OBSERVED THE COLD WATER LEAKS CONTINUOUSLY AT THE MAIN PREP AREA HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAKS.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: GLASS DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT SANITIZING IN FINAL RINSE CYCLE, NO RESIDUAL FOUND ON DISHES. UNIT NOT BEING USED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. INSTRUCTED TO PUT ALL GLASSES THROUGH THE MAIN DISH MACHINE AND TO HAVE UNIT SERVCIED. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT NOT SANITIZING WHICH CANNOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED, REINSPECTED AND RELEASED BY CDPH. CRITICAL VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. OWNER HAS A LETTER INDICATING COURSE COMPLETION 3-8-15, MUST OBTAIN CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A)

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PAINT ALL RUSTY SURFACES(EXTERIORS OF GREASE TRAPS AND SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES) THROUGHOUT. PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE CONSUMABLE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN TH BASEMENT(INCLUDING REMOVING RUST-LKE DEPOSITS ON THE METAL SECTIONS AROUND THE EXTERIOR.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS. REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES WHERE PRESENT.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AREA(DEAD INSECTS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: REPLACE MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AREA.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL MECHIANICAL VENTILATION IN DESIGNATED WASHROOMS. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP WITH A COVER OR CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEHIND THE BAR AND PROVIDE A COVER OR CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP IN BASEMNT.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS MINORS NOT CORRECTED FROM ORIGINAL INSPECTION ON 3-7-14. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA LOCATED IN THE NORTH DINING AREA. ALSO REPAIR THE FAUCET BASE LEAKING AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISH ROOM.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE SANITIZING AT 0PPM CHLORINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SANITIZER AT 50PPM CHLORINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. EQUIPMENT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION.

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP TO THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHROOM LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING AND GREASE TRAPS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS MINORS NOT CORRECTED FROM ORIGINAL INSPECTION ON 3-7-14. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA LOCATED IN THE NORTH DINING AREA. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYER WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK PLUMBING LEAKING IN THE DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE PREP COOLER ON THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: VIOLATION STILL STANDS

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: VIOLATION STILL STANDS

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMABLE ICE BIN COVER AT THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA LOCATED IN THE NORTH DINING AREA. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR THE OVERHEAD LEAK IN THE BASEMENT DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM THE WALK IN FREEZER INTO A FLOOR DRAIN AND REMOVE BUCKET UNDERNEATH.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. NO SANITIZING SOLUTION REGISTERING AT EITHER DISH MACHINE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZING SOLUTION TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE ITEMS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: NO SOAP AT HAND WASHING FACILITIES. NOTED NO SOAP AT THE HAND SINKS IN THE PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA,BEHIND THE BAR OR IN THE MENS CUSTOMER WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMABLE ICE BIN COVER AT THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA LOCATED IN THE NORTH DINING AREA. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ALSO REPAIR THE OVERHEAD LEAK IN THE BASEMENT DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM THE WALK IN FREEZER INTO A FLOOR DRAIN AND REMOVE BUCKET UNDERNEATH.