MC DONALDS RESTAURANT Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: REACH-IN SALAD COOLER NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 53.1F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FROM UNIT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMEPERATURES. UNIT PLACED UNDER HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG. UNIT MUST BE SERVICED, RE-NSPECTED BY CDPH AND CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL AIR TEMP OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW /- 2 DEGREES. ALSO FOUND WALK-IN COOLER AT 44.3F, INSTRUCTED TO ADJUST THERMOSTAT SO THAT AN AIR TEMP OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW CAN BE MAINTAINED. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 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: CANADIAN BACON-60.0F, EGGS-60.0F, SCRAMBLED EGGS-51.5F, SCRAMBLED EGGS-46.1F-VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES-CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 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.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED FLY ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 (GNATS) IN SELF-SERVICE POP DISPENSING STATION AREA, 2 HOUSE FLIES IN DINING AREA, 1 BY FRY STATION BY FRONT DRIVE-THRU WINDOW AND 5 IN REAR DRIVE-THRU STATION AREA. MUST REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE, CHECK ALL APPROVED FLY-CATCHING DEVICES AND ELIMINATE FLIES FROM PREMISES. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.

Unprotected openings allow pest entry, leading to contamination of food and surfaces.

Building openings must be protected against pest entry.

Doors tight-fitting and self-closing; Windows screened; Openings sealed; Pest control log maintained; Regular monitoring; Professional service when needed.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 8-4-11 ON REPORT #606355 NOT CORRECTED: -32- REPAIR SLIDING LID TO REACH-IN FREEZER IN BREAKFAST STATION PREP AREA. REPAIR BROKEN REACH-IN UNITS IN FOOD PREP AREA.-33- CLEAN/DEFROST BOTH WORKING REACH-IN FREEZERS IN FOOD PREP AREA, & INTERIOR CABINETS UNDERNEATH SELF-SERVICE POP DISPENSER STATIONS.-34- DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.-35-CLEAN ALL WALLS (FOOD SPLATTERS), ALL CEILING TILES, AND ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.

Specialized processes without proper controls can create deadly toxins like botulism.

Special processes require approved HACCP plans or variances.

Written HACCP plan for: Vacuum packaging; Sous vide; Smoking for preservation; Curing; Using additives. Plan must be approved by CDPH.

This violation was corrected during the inspection.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR CABINETS OF DEEP FRYERS, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, EXTERIOR OF SOFT-SERVE MACHINE, AND ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT IN DISH WASHING AREA(INCLUDING SLIDING STORAGE RACKS IN REAR). REMOVE ICY BUILD-UP FRON AIR VENTS IN WALK-IN FREEZER AND SALAD COOLER.

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.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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.