GEMINI BISTRO

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR POSTED ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NOR A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS TUNA STEAK, PASTA ETC. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: NO SANITIZER WAS DETECTED AT THE FINAL RINSE OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE LOCATED IN FRONT BAR AREA WHILE MACHINE WAS IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE MACHINE WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 100PPM CHLORINE. ON 09/26/24 MACHINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND NOW PROPERLY SANITIZNG WITH 100PPM CHLORINE PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER ARPUND AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND ABOVE PREP COOLERS. MUST CELAN AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT BOTH WASHBOWLS IN THE MENS WASHROOM. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 90.7F. REPAIRMAN ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION AND INCREASED THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE ABOVE 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED NO DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE BAR. THREE ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS ALL BEING USED AS PREP SINKS WITH PLASTIC STRAINERS IN ALL AND SURROUNDED BY PREPPING TOOLS SUCH AS CUTTING BOARDS, KNIVES ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE ONE SINK AS A HAND WASHING SINK ONLY WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE LOCATED AT HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL SINKS.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON ICE FOR CONSUMPTION SURFACES INSIDE THE MACHINE AND DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: NOTED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN TWO COOLERS, THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER WITH CHICKEN AT 51.2F, OCTOPUS AT 56.1F AND OTHER ASSORTED FOODS. IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NOTED TUNA AT 47.5F, COOKED RISOTTO AT 46.6F AND OTHER ASSORTED FOODS. ALL FOODS IN BOTH COOLERS DISCARDED. PRIORITY CITATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED SUCH AS TUNA TARTARE. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOODS ON BOTH THE PRINTED AND VIRTUAL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.

COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP - Comments: OBSERVED A REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING MACHINE ON SITE WITH R.O.P. FOOD ie: STEAKS INSIDE THE COOKS LINE COOLER WITH NO DATE ON PACKAGES. NO VARIANCE APPROVAL ON SITE FOR REVIEW. STEAKS DISCARDED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS - Comments: NOTED A REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING MACHINE ON SITE WITH NO REQUIRED VARIANCE AND HACCP PLAN FOR THE PROCESS OF PACKAGING MEATS OBSERVED INSIDE THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL AN APPROVED VARIANCE HAS BEEN GRANTED BY C.D.P.H. SEE THE ABOVE CITATION IN VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: NOTED TWO COOLERS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. WALK-IN COOLER AT 49.6F WITH FOOD SUCH AS TUNA AT 47.5F AND COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER AT 54.7F WITH FOOD SUCH AS CHICKEN AT 51.2F. COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: ALL STORED CLEAN POTS PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.----ALL STORED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC STRING AS MEANS OF A GRIP ON THE KITCHEN UTENSILS. UTENSILS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ABOVE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE OR THE SPLASH GUARD AT THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: NOTED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. NO IODINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR THE BAR DISH WASHING MACHINE AND NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR THE DISH ROOM LOW TEMPERATURE CHLORINE SANITIZING DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE TEST STRIPS FOR ALL SANITIZING METHODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: NOTED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT AND ON TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: NO WASTE RECEPTACLE LOCATED AT THE FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT SEVERAL HAND WASHING SINKS, AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND THE DISH ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE ALL.----

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE OUTDOOR STORAGE CORRAL MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFIED MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC - Comments: SUMMARY REPORT FROM 8-10-22 REPORT #2561949 NOT POSTED VISIBLE IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. TODAYS SUMMARY POSTED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: DRY FOOD IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT MUST BE LABELD WITH COMMON NAME

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: WASTE PIPE ABOVE FOOD SHELVES IN BASEMENT MUST BE ENCASED.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: 3-501.17 OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: 3-603.11 MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSED AND INFORM CONSUMERS TO SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER COOKED AND POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOODS(HAMBURGERS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.19 OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE WINE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-204.12 BACKFLOW PREVENTER NOT LOCATED AT THE FRONT COFFEE MACHINES LOCATED AT THE FRONT COFFEE STATION AND ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST DISCONTINUE USE OF MILK CRATES IN WALK IN COOLER AND STORAGE AREAS AS STORAGE RACKS. INSTALL PROPER RACKS FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA, DEBRIS PRESENT. CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND ICE MACHINES IN BASEMENT, DEAD BUGS PRESENT. ALSO, CLEAN FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND CHEMICAL STORAGE CLOSET IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE FROM HOOD FILTERS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE DIPPER WELL AND PREP TABLE, IN PREP AREA. ALSO, REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH DUMP SINK BEHIND THE BAR (SOUTHWEST END OF BAR). INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.