ALAIN LOCKE CHARTER ACADEMY

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND THE WASHBOWLS IN THE TOILET ROOMS BY THE CAFETERIA IN NEED OF RECAULKING. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, DIRT/DUST AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/PROVIDE MISSING CEILING TILES TO THE CEILING IN THE DINING AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE RIGHT FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PUTTING ON GLOVES WITHOUT ANY HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES, TOUCHING BODY, MULTI-TASKING, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)

WASH AND RINSE WATER: CLEAN AND PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FOUND NO HOT WATER AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK PER THE CITY CODE. WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 65.6F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT WATER AT SINK AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND THE WASHBOWLS IN THE TOILET ROOMS BY THE CAFETERIA IN NEED OF RECAULKING. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, DIRT/DUST AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/PROVIDE MISSING CEILING TILES TO THE CEILING IN THE DINING AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE RIGHT FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE FOOD SERVICE LINE. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CEILING.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: END CAPS ARE MISSING FROM THE LIGHT SHIELDS AND LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE FOOD SERVICE LINE. MUST INSTALL END CAPS FOR ALL LIGHT FIXTURES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR THE BROKEN HOT WATER HANDLE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE 3RD FLOOR GIRL'S WASHROOM. REPAIR THE LEAKING TOILET IN THE 3149 BUILDING 1ST FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM.

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE MILK COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48F. THE MILK COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS MILK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE MILK COOLER. OBSERVED MILK AT 46F INSIDE OF THE MILK COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 600 (1/2) PINTS OF MILK WITH AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 300# AND VALUE OF $144. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: IMPROPER WATER TEMPERATURE PROVIDED AT THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. THE WATER TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT WAS AT 98F, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS A WATER TEMPERATURE OF 65-75F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DRAIN SINK AND REFILL WITH PROPER WATER TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER IS AVAILABLE AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. HOT WATER WAS AT 85-98F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER ABOVE 110F AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER DISHWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE FOOD SERVICE LINE. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CEILING.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: END CAPS ARE MISSING FROM THE LIGHT SHIELDS AND LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE FOOD SERVICE LINE. MUST INSTALL END CAPS FOR ALL LIGHT FIXTURES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR THE BROKEN HOT WATER HANDLE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE 3RD FLOOR GIRL'S WASHROOM. REPAIR THE LEAKING TOILET IN THE 3149 BUILDING 1ST FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER CRATES AND SHELVING IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: NOTED PEELING PAINT IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED LEAKY FAUCETS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LOOSE RUBBER GASKET AT DOOR OF ONE REFRIGERATION UNIT IN KITCHEN; RESEAL OR REPLACE GASKET.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: PREVIOUS VIOLATION WAS CORRECTED FROM JAN. 2011. LOWER WALLBASE IN BASEMENT WASHROOM HAS PEELING PAINT AND IS IN POOR REPAIR; PROVIDE A WALL COVING AND REMOVE PEELING PAINT. (ENGINEER STATES DAMAGE CAME FROM FLOODING IN BASEMENT).

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. PREVIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED FROM APRIL 20, 2010. AT THIS TIME I OBSERVED A FEW SINKS IN STUDENTS WASHROOMS THAT ARE LOOSE FROM BASE OF WALL; MUST SEAL WHERE NEEDED.

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. PREVIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED FROM APRIL 20, 2010. AT THIS TIME A LEAK WAS OBSERVED FROM UNDER THIRD COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BASE OF PIPE; REPAIR.

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. Any exposed sinks that are pulling away from the walls, in most bathrooms, must be re-caulked /sealed to the wall, to prevent pest harborage.

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. Missing ceiling tiles at first floor girls bathroom must be replaced & any water -damaged ceiling must be changed.

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. Observed some condensation water on floor to the left of upright/single door cooler in kitchen, must address.