BRANDY'S RESTAURANT Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS TO BE IMPROPER BETWEEN 47.0F AND 48.0F INSIDE REACH IN COOLER AT THE REAR AND WALK IN COOLER. ROAST BEEF 48.7F AND CONTAINER OF WHOLE CHICKEN 47.8F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 35LBS OF FOOD WORTH $160.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. DISCUSSED THE PROPER METHOD OF COOLING DOWN FOOD BEFORE STORAGE.TEMPERATURE OF BOTH COOLERS WAS OKAY 38.3F FOR SERVICE COOLER AND 39.2 FOR THE WALK IN COOLER. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: NOTED EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD AT THE SERVICE LINE (FRONT PREP AREA), WIPE HIS NOSE WITH HIS HANDS THEN PROCEEDS TO THE STORAGE AREA AND BACK TO THE PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO ENFORCE HYGIENIC PRACTICES THROUGH HAND WASHING ESPECIALLY. CITATION ISSUED FOR 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.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARD AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DEEP CUTS TO PREVENT FOOD CONTAMINATION.

Unapproved processes may lack critical safety controls.

Variance required before conducting specialized food processes.

Submit application to CDPH; Include HACCP plan; Await approval before starting; Maintain all required records.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARD AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH DEEP CUTS TO PREVENT FOOD CONTAMINATION.

Unapproved processes may lack critical safety controls.

Variance required before conducting specialized food processes.

Submit application to CDPH; Include HACCP plan; Await approval before starting; Maintain all required records.