GREEN APPLE CAFE & JUICE BAR

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED BY THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED ALL DELI MEATS AND CHOPPED VEGETABLES AND FRUITS IN CONTAINERS INSIDE OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATORS NOT LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED FANS WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS INSIDE OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS LOCATED ACROSS FROM PANINI GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED MOP HEADS BEING STORED DOWNWARD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: Found some food item not properly dated in reach in cooler in kitchen prep area, must properly date food items in reach in cooler in kitchen prep area.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Reach in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: Cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), non food contact surfaces of ice machine(exterior surfaces), not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: Gap in ceiling above ice machine area, shall be repaired/sealed.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: 3 compartment sink faucet in kitchen prep area, leaking at neck, shall be repaired/replaced.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: NO LABLES PROVIDE FOR FRESH FRUIT AND COTTAGE CHEESE CUPS IN REACH IN COOLER FOR CUSTOMERS.MUST INSTALL LABLES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER BEHIND JUICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,DRIED UP FOOD PARTICLES.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CEILING LIGHTSHIELDS AND VENT OVER POTATO OVEN IN REAR NOT CLEAN,DUSTY.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES ON DUTY.MUST PROVIDE CERTIFICATES AT NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INACCESSIBLE HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA, FOUND FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BEING WASHED IN HAND SINK, INSTRUCTED NOT TO WASH ANY FOOD IN HAND SINK, ONLY HANDS WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DAMAGED RUBBER GASKETS FOR FRONT PREP COOLER DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: DAMAGED SECTIONS OF FRONT PREP AND DISH WASHING WALLS, EXPOSED DRY WALL AND PEELING PAINT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE THATS EASILY CLEANABLE

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: INADEQUATE HANDS WASHING FACILITIES, NO HAND SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT BOTH PREP AREA HAND SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: NO LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND A LOG BOOK WITH ALL VALID CERTIFICATES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DAMAGED RUBBER GASKETS FOR FRONT PREP COOLER DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: POOLING WATER INSIDE FRONT PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: DISPLACED CEILING VENT ABOVE 3-COMP SINK WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD UP, INSTRUCTED TO MOUNT PROPERLY AND CLEAN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: DAMAGED SECTIONS OF FRONT PREP AND DISH WASHING WALLS, EXPOSED DRY WALL AND PEELING PAINT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE THATS EASILY CLEANABLE.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MISSING REFRIGERATION THERMOMETER IN FRONT PREP COOLER INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: LIVE POTTERY PLANTS STORED ON TOP OF RONT REFRIGERATOR, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF ALL CABINETS AND THE REACH IN FREEZERS-REMOVE EXCESS ICE BUILD UP.

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

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS AND WALLS AROUND SINKS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST ATTACH/PROVIDE A DRAINING BOARD TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK THAT ALLOWS THE WATER TO DRAIN BACK IN TO SINK WHEN AIR DRYING UTENSILS.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN A SANITIZED BIN OR IN ICE WITH HANDLES UP.

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND ONLY EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE (I.E. MOP AND MOP BUCKET IN FRONT OF IT AND A BLUE/BLACK BAG SITTING IN IT.) INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE SINK ACCESSIBLE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 *ITEMS WERE REMOVED PER MY REQUEST.

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: FOUND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED-SINK FAUCET IS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND LEAKS PROFUSELY FROM THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AND THE ELBOW. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SINK FIXED AND MAINTAIN IT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF ALL CABINETS AND THE REACH IN FREEZERS-REMOVE EXCESS ICE BUILD UP.

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

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS AND WALLS AROUND SINKS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST ATTACH/PROVIDE A DRAINING BOARD TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK THAT ALLOWS THE WATER TO DRAIN BACK IN TO SINK WHEN AIR DRYING UTENSILS.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN A SANITIZED BIN OR IN ICE WITH HANDLES UP.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: FRONT HAND SINK NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS CLOGGING DRAIN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. NO RINSING OF UTENSILS ALLOWED IN HAND SINK.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LEAKY PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

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, MUST REPLACE BROKEN SPLASH GUARD AT MOP SINK.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily clean. WALL BASE COVERINGS NOT MOUNTED PROPERLY BEHIND PREP COOLER IN FRONT, INSTRUCTED TO 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. LEAKY PIPE UNDER 3 COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. BASEBOARD ARE IN POOR REPAIR, NOT MOUNTED PROPERLY AND NOT INSTALLED BEHIND 3 COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED MGR TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST SRORE CLEANING RAGS PROPERLY, NOT HUNG ON COOLER DOOR.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST STORE ICE SCOOP PROPERLY, NOT ON DUSTY TOP OF ICE MAKER.