GOLDEN HOUSE RESTAURANT Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: Observed front 2 door cooler at improper temperature of 55.2 degrees. Tagged cooler for inspection by CDPH. Instructed to schedule service date with technician. Cooler must hold an internal temperature of 40 degrees or lower. Critical Violation # 7-38-005(A).

Lack of certification indicates potential gaps in food safety knowledge, increasing risk of improper food handling and foodborne illness.

Valid City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate required and must be posted.

Certificate must be: Current and valid; Posted conspicuously in public view; Held by person in charge during all operating hours; Renewed before expiration date.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: Observed potentially hazardous foods, 3.5 lbs of milk and 1.5 lbs of sour cream at improper temperature of 48.2 degrees to 55.2 degrees, in front 2 door cooler. Operator voluntarily discarded denatured a total of 5 lbs at a total value of $5, of food during inspection. Instructed operator that all potentially hazardous foods must maintain a temperature of 40 degrees or lower for cold foods and 140 degrees or higher for hot foods. 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: Observed food handler improperly handling ready-to-eat foods with bare hand contact. Assembling a tuna salad sandwich, in rear cook line area with bare hand contact. Instructed operator to use barriers such as tongs, utensils or single use gloves whenever ready to eat foods are handled. Operator corrected violation during inspection. 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.

This violation was corrected during the inspection.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Observed cooler in cook line area with duct tape used as a means of repair on all lids of the cooler. Instructed operator to remove duct and repair. Also informed operator that all surfaces in facility need to be smooth and easily cleanable, at all times. Observed news paper and paper towels used a liner at the front bar area. Instructed operator that all surfaces in facility need to be smooth and easily cleanable, at all times.

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 EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: Observed commercial oven in rear prep area of the 4744 side of operation with food and debris in the interior of oven. Instructed operator to clean and maintain.

Dirty equipment harbors bacteria and attracts pests.

All equipment and utensils must be clean and properly maintained.

Equipment clean to sight and touch; Free of food debris and grease; Maintained in good repair; Stored properly when clean.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: Observe food, scale deposits and debris on floors underneath high temperature dish machine, in the rear of 4744 side of operation. Instructed operator to remove, clean and maintain area at all times.

Damaged floors harbor bacteria and create safety hazards.

Floors must be smooth, cleanable, and maintained.

Smooth, non-porous in food areas; Properly sloped to drains; Coving at wall junctures; Kept clean; Good repair.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Observed no back flow preventive device at the following areas: mop sink on the 4742 side of operation and 2 the ice machines on the 4744 side of operation. Instructed manager to obtain the proper back flow preventive device for said areas. Also observed no hand sand sink at cook line area. Instructed operator to provide hand sink in the cook line area with hot and cold running water under city pressure.

Pests spread numerous diseases through contamination.

No pests or animals allowed in facility.

No evidence of pests; No live animals except service animals; Effective pest control program.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Observed no back flow preventive device at the following areas: mop sink on the 4742 side of operation and 2 the ice machines on the 4744 side of operation. Instructed manager to obtain the proper back flow preventive device for said areas. Also observed no hand sand sink at cook line area. Instructed operator to provide hand sink in the cook line area with hot and cold running water under city pressure.

Pests spread numerous diseases through contamination.

No pests or animals allowed in facility.

No evidence of pests; No live animals except service animals; Effective pest control program.