OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: FOODHANDLER WEARING DANGLING BRACELET OVER SOUP KETTLE.FOODHANDLERS MUST NOT BRACELET/JEWELRY THAT MAY FALL INTO FOOD.

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: FOUND TONGS USED FOR SALADS NOT STORED PROPERLY. ON TOP OF COOLER COVER. MUST STORE PROPERLY. STANDING UPRIGHT IN CLEAN CONTAINER ETC.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY DRAINPIPE UNDER DISH DRAINER IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREAS NOT CLEAN. GARBAGE SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS. BROKEN HOT HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-020B. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREAS.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH MINIMAL CALCIUM BUILD-UP

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY DRAINPIPE UNDER DISH DRAINER IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE FRONT DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO RE GROUT FLOOR TILES WITH DEEP SEAMS IN REAR PREP AND BY DISHWASHING AREA.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15-OBSERVED WATER DRAINING EXTREMELY SLOW AT HAND WASHING SINK AT DISHWASHING AREA. OBSERVED WATER TEMPERATURE AT 98.4F AT HAND WASHING SINK ON RIGHT SIDE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM AND WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINK ON LEFT SIDE IN MEN'S BATHROOM AT 92.4F. THERE ARE TWO HAND SINKS IN EACH BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. WATER AT HAND WASHING SINKS MUST REACH A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100.0F.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.11-OBSERVED MINOR GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOORS AROUND COOKING FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LARGE LEAK FROM PIPE BELOW GLASSWARE SINK AT BAR AREA CAUSING ESTABLISHMENT NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY USE SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED WATER DRAINING EXTREMELY SLOW AT HAND WASHING SINK AT DISHWASHING AREA. OBSERVED WATER TEMPERATURE AT 98.4F AT HAND WASHING SINK ON RIGHT SIDE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM AND WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINK ON LEFT SIDE IN MEN'S BATHROOM AT 92.4F. THERE ARE TWO HAND SINKS IN EACH BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. WATER AT HAND WASHING SINKS MUST REACH A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100.0F.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MINOR GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOORS AROUND COOKING FRYERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO OBTAIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP ON ICE MACHINE PLASTIC TUBES. MUST CLEAN/REPLACE SAID PLASTIC TUBES.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: PASTA REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR SAID DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS.

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: NO HEAT SANITIZING TEST STRIPS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON LOWER SIDE OF DISHMACHINE DRAIN BOARDS. MUST CLEAN LOWER SIDE OF DISHMACHINE DRAINBOARDS AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST/FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AROUND MOP SINK AND AT KITCHEN DRINK STATION ALSO DRY STORAGE ROOM FLOOR NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN DRY STORAGE ROOM FLOOR/INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS AND CLEAN WALLS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOT HOLDING ELEMENT FOR SOUPS IS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL NEW GAUGE TO ENSURE THE MACHINE IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE AT ALL TIMES.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED A LEAK IN THE CEILING ABOVE DRY STORAGE. THE LEAK WAS IN THE MIDDLE WALKING AREA WHERE NO FOOD WAS STORED BUT ALL FOOD ITEMS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY STORED AROUND THE LEAK HAD BEEN RELOCATED. MAINTENANCE CREW WAS ON SITE REPAIRING ROOF AT TIME OF INSPECTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR CEILING PRIOR TO END OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CEILING AND MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST FROM THE CEILING VENT NEAR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND THE SURROUNDING TILES.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN DIRECTLY UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES BY SODA MACHINE AND SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR IN BREAK ROOM AND AT BAR ALONG WALLS/CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD/DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS AROUND SODA MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: SOME COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL COOLERS MUST HAVE THERMOMETERS.

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: GRILL REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 46.0 F. FOUND BEEF, FISH, ETC. HELD INSIDE SAID REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER GRILL REACH IN COOLER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES- BEEF HELD BETWEEN 44.0 F AND 47.0 F, FISH HELD AT 46.0 F, CHEESE HELD AT 47.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: GRILL REACH IN COOLER UPPER DOOR MISSING RUBBER DOOR GASKET. MUST PROVIDE RUBBER DOOR GASKET AT SAID COOLER DOOR.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON LOWER SIDE OF DISHMACHINE DRAIN BOARDS. MUST CLEAN LOWER SIDE OF DISH MACHINE DRAIN BOARDS AND MAITAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND WASH BOWL (BY ICE MACHINE) DRAIN PIPE LEAKING ALSO BAR EXPOSED HAND WASH BOWL DRAIN CAUSING STANDING WATER(DRAIN NEEDS SPLASH COVERS). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINKS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR CORNERS OF THE PANEL AT THE LARGE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE REAR AREA TO REMOVE SLIGHT GRAYISH BUILD-UP.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST REGROUT FLOOR LOCATED AT THE APPETIZER STATION SO AS TO HAVE FLOOR BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. FOUND FLOOR AT THE ABOVE STATED AREA WORN DOWN WITH WATER PUDDLES IN BETWEEN FLOOR GROUT. MUST MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. FOUND WATER PUDDLES UNDER THE HAND SINK LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE DESSERT 1DR REFRIGERATOR. ALSO MUST DO SAME UNDER THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMP SINK AREA NEXT TO THE DISH MACHINE AREA.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN GUARDS AROUND THE PIPES UNDER THE FOLLOWING AREAS TO PREVENT LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE DISH MACHINE WASHING AREA: AT THE FLOOR DRAIN WHERE IT MEETS WITH THE DRAIN PIPE UNDER THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMP SINK AREA AND AT THE PIPE ABOVE THE FLOOR DRAIN AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK ACROSS FROM THE DESSERT 1DR REFRIGERATOR.MUST PROVIDE ABOVE FLOOR DRAIN GUARDS. MUST REPAIR HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE 3-COMP SINK AREA IN THE REAR KITCHEN SO AS TO BE EASY TO OPEN AND CLOSE. ALSO MUST DO SAME AT COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE SPRAYER NEXT TO THE DISH MACHINE.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR THE SMALL 1DR REFRIGERATOR AT THE SERVER STATION BEVERAGE AREA.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE THE REAR STAFF STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE BOXES OFF THE FLOOR AND HAVE ALL STAFF PERSONAL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: OBSERVED 2 FOOD PREP STAFF WITH BEARDS NOT WEARING FACIAL HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: SALAD REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED/LOOSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED PINK/BLACK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO ICE, READY TO EAT FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PASTA REACH IN COOLER AND SALAD REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED/LOOSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN SINK.