ESTRELLA NEGRA

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS AROUND PIPES ABOVE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA, MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: Instructed to clean floors inside boiler room, stairs way leading to the basement from the kitchen and floors along wall base at the bar.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: Noted hole on wall inside boiler room of the basement dry storage. instructed to repair and maintain.

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: Noted wash cloths scattered on prep table at the kitchen not properly stored. instructed to store all wash cloths in a sanitizing solution especially when not in use.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA BY REFRIGERATION UNITS AND BY EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN BASEMENT ABOVE STORAGE SHELVING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING AROUND PIPE IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND GREASE BUILDUP ON FOOD PREPARATION WALLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT WITH GASKET IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE NON FOOD CONTACT PIECES IN THE UPPER PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND TO MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN AREA, PROVIDE THREE SINK STOPPERS AND PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT COFFEE MACHINE,

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED AND PREPARED, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: CONTINUED NON COMLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDERS ISSUED 11/30/2012, FOR VIOLATIONS NOTED, 30 MUST LABELED AND DATED COOKED PREPARED FOODS INSIDE COOLERS, 32 MUST RESTRICT USING CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, MUST INVEST IN FOOD BAGS FOR STORING FOODS, 34 MUST CLEAN FLOORS, FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, MUST REPAIR THRESHOLD AT FRONT DOOR, MUST ALSO CAP OFF DRAIN PIPE IN BATHROOM, 35 MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS ON WALLS, AND CORNERS OF WALL AND REPAINT KITCHEN WALL IN A LIGHTER COOLER, 36 MUST INCREASE LIGHT IN REAR KITCHEN AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, LIGHT TOO DIM, 41 MUST CLEAN BASEMENT STORAGE AND BASEMENT BATHROOM, REMOVE ALL CLUTTER AND BETTER MAINTAIN ALL AREAS, IN A NEATER FASHION, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-090

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL SHELVING INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND FOOD STORAGE SHELVES FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS,

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN AREA, PROVIDE THREE SINK STOPPERS AND PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT COFFEE MACHINE,

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABELED AND DATED COOKED PREPARED FOODS INSIDE COOLERS

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST RESTRICT USING CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, MUST INVEST IN FOOD BAGS FOR STORING FOODS

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOORS, FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, MUST REPAIR THRESHOLD AT FRONT DOOR, MUST ALSO CAP OFF DRAIN PIPE IN BATHROOM

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS ON WALLS, AND CORNERS OF WALL AND REPAINT KITCHEN WALL IN A LIGHTER COOLER

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST INCREASE LIGHT IN REAR KITCHEN AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, LIGHT TOO DIM

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST CLEAN BASEMENT STORAGE AND BASEMENT BATHROOM, REMOVE ALL CLUTTER AND BETTER MAINTAIN ALL AREAS, IN A NEATER FASHION

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.FOUND MULTI-USE UTENSILS,DISHWARE IN KITCHEN NOT PROPERLY STORED,INVERTED.

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.Cutting boards with deep, dark grooves must be sanded/bleached or replaced.

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.FOUND FLOORS BENEATH THE 3 COMP SINK IN KITCHEN DIRTY,MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL,SEAL OPENING ON FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM.

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.FOUND WATER LEAKING AT BASE OF FAUCET 3 COMP SINK IN KITCHEN,VENTILATION COVERS ARE DUSTY IN TOILET ROOMS REQUIRES A DETAIL CLEANING.

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.Food handlers must have hair restraints when working around open food.

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. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OPENING ON SEAT COVERS IN DINING.

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. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INSIDE PANELS OF ICE MACHINE,INTERIOR TOP OF MICROWAVE OVEN,FILTERS ON HOOD ABOVE DEEP FRYER,EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN,AND AT THE BAR,MOP SINK AND INTERIORS OF TOILET BOWLS WITH STAINS AND DEBRIS.ALSO MUST DEFROST AND CLEAN ICE CREAM FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE AND DEBRIS,AND HAND WASH SINKS IN TOILETS.

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. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS WITH DEBRIS UNDER COUNTER AT MUSIC EQUIPMENT BY ENTRANCE TO KITCHEN,AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT BAR AND BETWEEN 3COMP.SINK AND DEEP FRYER IN KITCHEN.

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. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR WALLS WITH RUSTS AND DEBRIS AT MOP SINK AND HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN ,AND AT 3COMP.SINK AT SAME KITCHEN.

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. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE ALL COOLERS.