HALSTED STREET DELI 233, INC.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OR MANAGER ON SITE WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. CORNED BEEF, HOT DOGS, EGGS, SAUSAGE, ETC.)INSTRUCTED TO HAVE BOTH ON THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMES, ALSO RECOMMENDED HAVING ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE HOURS OF OPERATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED - Comments: FOUND FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH NO HOT WATER PER CITY CODE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030. BUILDING MANAGER ARRIVED AND ADJUSTED TEMPERATURE, WATER NOW GETS HOT PER CITY CODE.

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS - Comments: NON COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST AND MAKE VISIBLE TO ALL VIEWING CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B)

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CAN OPENER IN REAR PREP AREA.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST STORE ALL UNUSED WASH CLOTHS IN A BUCKET OF SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE LEAVING PREP AREA HANDLING BOXES THAT WERE SITTING ON FLOOR AND OTHER TASKS THEN RETURNING TO PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS, NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT FRONT PREP AREAHAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MGR TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES WASH HANDS FREQUENTLY AND PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS TO ALL HAND SINKS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. MUST CLEAN AIR DUCT ABOVE LARGE OVEN.HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. MUST STORE ALL CLEANING CHEMICALS AND MEDICINE BOTTLES AWAY FROM FOOD STORAGE SHELVES.

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. INOPERABLE THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST KEEP MEDICINE BOTTLE AWAY FROM SPICE STORAGE.