THE ORIGINAL GINO'S EAST OF CHICAGO 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 THEIR HANDS WHILE USING GLOVES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WEARING GLOVES PREPPING DOUGH/FLOUR, THEN RINSE HIS GLOVED HANDS IN THE HAND SINK AND PAT DRY WITH PAPER TOWELS, THEN RETURN TO PREPPING FOOD. THIS SAME EMPLOYEE ALSO DID THIS ACTION A SECOND TIME. INSTRUCTED THAT EMPLOYEES MUST NOT WASH AND REUSE GLOVES. INSTRUCTED THAT EMPLOYEES MUST PROPERLY WASH HANDS BETWEEN GLOVE CHANGES AND OTHER TASKS THAT MAY RESULT IN HAND CONTAMINATION. THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED GLOVES, PROPERLY WASHED HIS HANDS, PUT ON NEW GLOVES, THEN RETURNED TO PREPPING FOOD. 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: OBSERVED THE SLICER PREP TABLE DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE HAND SINK WITHOUT PROPER SPLASH GUARDS. INSTRUCTED THAT THE HAND SINK MUST BE AT LEAST 12 INCHES FROM PREP SURFACES/EQUIPMENT STORAGE, OR PROVIDE PROPER SPLASH GUARDS ON THE SINK.

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: OBSERVED THE SLICER PREP TABLE DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE HAND SINK WITHOUT PROPER SPLASH GUARDS. INSTRUCTED THAT THE HAND SINK MUST BE AT LEAST 12 INCHES FROM PREP SURFACES/EQUIPMENT STORAGE, OR PROVIDE PROPER SPLASH GUARDS ON THE SINK.

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.