ALOHA POKE BELMONT LLC Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY WASH HANDS. NOTED EMPLOYEE RINSE HANDS IN HAND SINK WITHOUT USING SOAP, THEN DRY THEM USING A DAMP COMMON TOWEL THAT WAS SITTING ON THE PREP TABLE, THEN PUT ON GLOVES AND BEGIN TO PUT LIDS ON BOWLS OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED THAT EMPLOYEES MUST PROPERLY WASH HANDS IN THE HAND SINK BEFORE PUTTING ON CLEAN GLOVES BY USING SOAP AND A SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE (EX. SINGLE USE PAPER TOWELS). THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED GLOVES, PROPERLY WASHED HANDS, THEN PUT ON CLEAN GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-010(A)

Hands are #1 vehicle for pathogen transfer. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods causes majority of foodborne outbreaks.

Proper handwashing and no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.

Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water; Use utensils, deli tissue, or gloves for ready-to-eat foods; Wash hands after restroom, handling raw foods, touching face/hair, and between tasks.

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: OBSERVED NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE/PAPER TOWELS AT ANY OF THE THREE HANDSINKS (FRONT PREP, REAR PREP, EMPLOYEE RESTROOM) IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HANDSINKS MUST BE SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT ALL SINKS DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030

Missing supplies prevent proper handwashing, forcing inadequate cleaning that spreads pathogens.

All handwashing sinks must have soap and hand drying provisions.

Soap in dispensers at each sink; Paper towels in dispensers or air dryers; Supplies maintained during all hours; Waste receptacles if paper towels used.

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: OBSERVED NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE/PAPER TOWELS AT ANY OF THE THREE HANDSINKS (FRONT PREP, REAR PREP, EMPLOYEE RESTROOM) IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HANDSINKS MUST BE SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT ALL SINKS DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030

Missing supplies prevent proper handwashing, forcing inadequate cleaning that spreads pathogens.

All handwashing sinks must have soap and hand drying provisions.

Soap in dispensers at each sink; Paper towels in dispensers or air dryers; Supplies maintained during all hours; Waste receptacles if paper towels used.