SWEETWATER Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FACILITY NOT MAINTAINING PROPER COOLING TEMPERATURE, FOUND 2 PREP COOLERS AT 61.4F-58.3F, COOLERS ARE USED FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP ALL COOLERS RUNNING AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005(A). COOLERS TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE. MUST CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CDPH WHEN COOLERS ARE REPAIRED.

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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER HOLDING TEMERATURE: 12 LBS OF RAW FISH AT 55.7, 7LBS OF CHICKEN SALAD AT 57.7F, 2LBS OF HUMMUS AT 55.4F, 3LBS OF RAW PORK AT 61.6F . ITEMS WHERE STORED IN SAID COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $300.

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.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: COOLER TOP DOORS IN POOR REPAIR, EXPOSED INSULATION, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

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: COOLER TOP DOORS IN POOR REPAIR, EXPOSED INSULATION, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

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.