TWEET Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS RAW EGGS BEING HELD ON TOP OF ICE, NOT SURROUNDED BY ICE, IN LARGE CONTAINERS IN A BUS PAN. BEATEN EGGS AT 54.5F, WHOLE RAW EGGS AT 54F AND EGG WHITES AT 54.9F. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS ASSORTED CHEESES ON OPEN COOLER SHELVING ABOVE THE REFRIGERATED SECTION AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 51.3F TO 55.6F. COOKED BEEF AT 56.6F, CHORIZO AT 53.6F IN SAME AREA OF THE COOLER. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT PROVIDE LID FOR OPEN COOLER. ESTIMATED VALUE DISCARDED TO BE $100.00. 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 POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES DURING INSPECTION. CERTIFIED MANAGER/COOK OBSERVED PREPARING READY TO EAT LETTUCE FOR SALADS WITH BARE HANDS ON THE COOKS LINE. REVIEWED PROPER USAGE OF GLOVES FOR READY TO EAT FOODS. 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.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: THE FOLLOWING FLOORS FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS. UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKS LINE GLASS DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: THE FOLLOWING FLOORS FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS. UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKS LINE GLASS DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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.