POCKETS

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NEW VIOLATION NOTED. LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR.

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS - Comments: SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN ON 5-6-15 NOT VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. OBSERVED COVERED UP BY RETAIL FOOD LICENSE AND UNABLE TO SEE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 5-6-15 #1537709 NOT CORRECTED. #32- OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON COOLERS AND PIZZA PREP COOLER GASKET (RIGHT SIDE) REPAIRED WITH TAPE, INTERIOR METAL DOOR BENT AND IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ALL UNUSED ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED 6" OR ABOVE FROM FLOORS.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED 10 POUNDS OF CHICKEN (VALUED AT $31) AT 54.1F IN THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE KEPT AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). (OPERATOR STATED THAT CHICKEN HAD JUST COME OUT OF MICROWAVE TO THAW. INSTRUCTED THAT THAWING FROZEN FOODS IN A MICROWAVE CAN ONLY BE USED AS A PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS AND SAID FOOD CAN NOT BE COOLED DOWN AGAIN. INSTRUCTED TO SEE HAACP COMMENTS GUIDANCE ON CORRECT METHODS FOR THAWING)

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON ALL COOLERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD FILTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: OBSERVED THE THERMOMETER IN THE WALK IN COOLER NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: OUT OF COMPLIANCE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA MUST BE PAINTED OR SEALED MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: STOPPERS IS NEEDED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE. NO CHEMICAL TEST TRIPS ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS BBQ CHICKEN, CALZONES, SALADAS, PIZZA SOUP ETC. INSTRUCTED ABOVE TO OPERATE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND COATS STORED ON SHELVING UNITS.(MUST REMOVE)

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT SWEPT BEHIND REACHIN COOLERS.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: FOUND REAR STORAGE AREAS NOT CLEAN AND ORGANIZED.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REAR EXIT DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. RUSTY AND SEALED/REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE.

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE LOCATED ON SIDE STREET SIDEWALK OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE BAGS OF FOOD DEBRIS AND LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE. RECOMMEND OBTAINING ADDITIONAL PICK-UP TIMES, LARGER OR ADDITIONAL CONTAINERS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020. MUST REMOVE ALL OVERFLOWING GARBAGE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REAR EXIT DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. RUSTY AND SEALED/REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND REAR HALLWAY STORAGE MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHERS MUST STORE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

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. THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. SECTIONS OF CONCRETE FLOOR ARE BROKEN UP AND MISSING. THERE ARE ALSO OPENINGS IN THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR FLOOR AND SEAL ANY OPENINGS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.

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. OBSERVED OPENINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOUNDATION WALLS IN THE BASEMENT. MUST FILL IN WITH CONCRETE TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.