BAR TAKITO

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 8 FLY STRIPS HANGING IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. FLY STRIPS ARE PROHIBITED IN FOOD PREP AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC.) IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT FRONT SERVER STATION, TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION OF UTENSILS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR ON 3-DOOR CONTINENTAL PREP COOLER IN BASEMENT.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES IN BASEMENT AND MAIN FLOOR PREP AREAS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR DETACHED COVING AT FRONT SERVER STATION. ALSO, CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS ABOVE THE FRONT PREP AREA.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER ABOVE TOP LOADING DESSERT MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED (2) POUNDS OF GARLIC AND OIL MIXTURE AND 10 POUNDS OF COOKED PORK STORED AT IMPROPER TEMP INSIDE PREP COOLER, READING 59.1'F-69.2'F, PRODUCT DUMPED AND DENATURED AT A COST OF APPROX., $100.00, CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED WAITRESS TOUCHING AND PLATING COOKED TORTILLA CHIPS WITH BARE HANDS AND PREP COOK WASHING HANDS WITH NO SOAP AND WIPING HANDS ON COMMON TOWELS, NO GLOVES BEING WORN AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION AND NOT PROPERLY WASHING HANDS, CRITICAL CITATION: 7-38-010 (A)

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOODS NOT BEING PROTECTED, (FRIED TORTILLA CHIPS STORED ON PREP TABLE IN DINING AREA NOT COVERED OR PROTECTED, AND FOUND VARIOUS UNAPPROVED VACUUM SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD, WITHOUT A FOOD VARIANCES FROM CDPH, PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED, (11 POUNDS FROZEN COCONUT MILK, 2 POUNDS SLICE CUCUMBER, 11 POUNDS OF BERRIES, AND 2 1/2 OF MONGO), ALL PRODUCT DISCARDED AT A COST OF $45.00, SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES, 20 SMALL FLIES FIRST FLOOR (2ND) BAR AREA ON COUNTER TOP AND 40 SMALL FLIES NOTED IN BASEMENT PREP AND DISH AREA, OBSERVED ABOUT 60 SMALL FLIES TOTAL, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND HAVE PREMISES SERVICE, SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AREA,

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISES, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY, MUST STORED ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR 6 INCHES,

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER ABOVE TOP LOADING DESSERT MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: ALL RAW WOODS STORAGE SHELVES THROUGH OUT (1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT) NEED TO BE PAINTED/SEALED.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALL UNDER MAIN DISHMACHINE IN BASEMENT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: WALK IN COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 49.8F. PREP COOLER AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 52.1F. UNITS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO UTILIZE OTHER REFRIGERATION ON SITE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: THE FOLLOW POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN WALK IN COOLER: PORK 50.6F (DATED 8/13), CARNITAS 50.9, BEEF SOFRITA 50.8F, PORK SOFRITA 51.0F. THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER: COOKED CORN 51.6F, SALSA 47.9F, BLANCHED POTATOES 51.9F, RICE 48.1F, MOZZARELLA CHEESE 57.2F. OBSERVED CONTAINER OF GARLIC AND OIL AT 74.4F ON PREP TABLE IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. ALL PRODUCT DISPOSED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS AND $300 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE AND SERVICE. OBSERVED BIN OF CONSUMABLE ICE AT BAR AREA ALSO BEING USED TO STORE/COOL CONDIMENTS AND DRINK MIXERS. CONSUMABLE ICE TO STORE/COOL OTHER PRODUCTS IS PROHIBITED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: ALL RAW WOODS STORAGE SHELVES THROUGH OUT (1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT) NEED TO BE PAINTED/SEALED.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALL UNDER MAIN DISHMACHINE IN BASEMENT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMTERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOUND A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND SOME PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN PACKAGED USING THIS MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION, MUST HAVE MACHINE APPROVED BY CD PH PRIOR TO USING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PAINT ALL RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF BASEMENT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN FLOOR INSIDE SUMP PUMP ROOM IN BASMENT AND BEHIND SIDE BAR(NOT BEING USED).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND NEAR DOOR LEADING INTO SUMP PUMP ROOM. REPLACEMISSING WALL COVE AT DOORWAY LEADING INTO REAR STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM REAR STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT, AREA CLUTTERED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING, AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL. ELEVATE ALL STOCK INSIDE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: : Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, TRASH AND DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTERS AND GREASE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE LID TO THE GREASE RECEPTACLE. MUST KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PAINT ALL RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF BASEMENT.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF BOTH ICE MACHINES IN THE BASEMENT.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN FLOOR INSIDE SUMP PUMP ROOM IN BASEMENT AND BEHIND SIDE BAR(NOT BEING USED).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND NEAR DOOR LEADING INTO SUMP PUMP ROOM. REPLACE MISSING WALL COVE AT DOORWAY LEADING INTO REAR STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM REAR STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT, AREA CLUTTERED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING, AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL. ELEVATE ALL STOCK INSIDE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: SEAL RAW WOOD SHELVING IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN VENT COVERS IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOMS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOK LINE.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INCREASE THE LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST ALSO PROVIDE THE PROPER AIR GAP AT THE 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OPEN SITE DRAINS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE WATER DISPENSER IN THE WAIT STATION.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASMENT STORAGE CLOSET AND BETTER ORGANIZE REMAINING ITEMS. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD PREP AREAS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED. MUST PROVIDE PROPER BARRIERS ALONG BOTH 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA SERVICE COUNTERS. MUST ALSO PROVIDE A SWING DOOR OR SIMILAR SEPARATION AT EACH 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA ENTRY WHERE MISSING.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST PROVIDE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: SEAL RAW WOOD SHELVING IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN VENT COVERS IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOMS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOK LINE.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST INCREASE THE LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST ALSO PROVIDE THE PROPER AIR GAP AT THE 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OPEN SITE DRAINS.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASMENT STORAGE CLOSET AND BETTER ORGANIZE REMAINING ITEMS. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.