TAMASHII RAMEN

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WASHING HIS HANDS IN THE ONE COMPARTMENT FOOD PREP SINK. REVIEWED HAND WASHING IS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINKS ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 3-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED - Comments: OBSERVED FOUR DOZEN RAW EGGS ON OPEN CARDBOARD FLATS STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE FRESH AND READY TO EAT VEGETABLES SUCH AS CHOPPED GREEN ONION, BEAN SPROUTS ETC IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. REVIEWED THE PROPER STORAGE OF RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS WITH PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH VEGETABLES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OVER 100 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE REAR HALLWAY TO THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE AREA AND WHERE A POT, EMPTY SOY SAUCE CONTAINERS, A METAL TABLE AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR RATS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: ALL PRESET TABLEWARES MUST BE COVERED OR WRAPPED.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: LEAK FROM THE HOT WATER TANK ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: SOILED MOP HEAD NOTED IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE INVERTED.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: CEILING VENTS IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM AND ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS.---EXCESSIVE GREASE UNDER THE WHEELS OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: ALL BROKEN AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IN THE REAR HALLWAY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 2-5-24 REPORT #2589132 NOT CORRECTED.#45- ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.#47-- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: 4-903.11(A;C)--- ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13-----NOTED PLASTIC ON EXTERIOR METAL SURFACE OF THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 6-501.19--- BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR THAT OPENS TO THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILES TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED RICE AND EGGS ARE BEING SERVED. A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN TCS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT THE END OF THE INSPECTION WITH ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE SANITATION CERTIFICATES NOT POSTED ON THE PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED COOK WEARING GLOVES HANDLING FOODS, LOAD THE DISH WASHING MACHINE WITH DIRTY DISHES, WASH OFF SINK FAUCET WITH GLOVED HANDS THEN CONTINUE HANDLING AND PREPARING FOODS ALL WEARING THE SAME PAIR OF GLOVES. REVIEWED PROPER GLOVE USAGE AND WHEN TO WASH HANDS WITH MANAGER THAT ARRIVED AT THE END OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY A SERVER TRAY STORED INSIDE THE SINK. HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NO COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND THE HOT WATER NOTED TOO HOT EXCEEDING 150F. MUST PROVIDE COLD WATER AT THE SINK AS THE HOT WATER CAN NOT EXCEED 120F FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK OR THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HAND SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER ICE SHOOT AND ICE CONTACT SURFACES NOTED WITH A BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO AND TOUCHING THE ICE FOR CONSUMPTION INSIDE THE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED PORK IN THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER, COOKED BEEF, COOKED EGGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH NO EXPIRATION DATES OR ANY DATE LABELING SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS SUCH AS DRIED SEAWEED MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: NOTED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA ON PREP SURFACES. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS AT THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE.

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON SITE TO MEASURE THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: RUSTY BOTTOM METAL SHELVING UNDER THE KITCHEN PREP TABLE. MUST REMOVE RUST.----NOTED PLASTIC ON EXTERIOR METAL SURFACE OF THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXTREMELY DIRTY MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, SHELVING AND COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR THAT OPENS TO THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.----DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----NOTED DEAD INSECTS IN THE CEILING LIGHT SHIELD AT THE FRONT OF THE KITCHEN. MUST REMOVE.----CHIPPING PEELING PAINT ABOVE THE REAR KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN COOLERS. MUST REMOVE.

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

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: NOTED WASH ROOMS (CUSTOMERS BATHROOM)ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: 3-603.11 ESTABLISHMENT INTURNS TO SERVE UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS (TUNA) WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: NOTED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: NOTED WASH ROOMS (CUSTOMERS BATHROOM)ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS