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Restaurant: Great American Bagel
Address: 1248 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: Oct 12, 2012

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All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED PINK MOLD GRWOTH ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ICE FROM MACHINE, AND HAVE INTERIOR OF UNIT CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND PROVIDE A CONTAINER FOR CIGARETTE BUTTS.
In all food establishments, toilet facilities shall be kept clean and in good repair and shall include an adequate supply of hot and cold or tempered water, soap, and approved sanitary towels or other approved hand-drying devices. NO HANDSOAP WAS PROVIDED AT THE SOAP DISPENSER IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT HAD A STORE EMPLOYEE LEAVE THE STORE TO BUY A HANDSOAP DISPENSER FOR THE WASHROOM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR LEAK.

VIOLATION WAS CDI ON 1/27/10.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND PROVIDE A CONTAINER FOR CIGARETTE BUTTS.
VIOLATION WAS CDI ON 1/27/10.
OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR LEAK.

DIRTY UNUSED COOLER IN REAR MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES OR STORED CLEAN.
NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK WHILE FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED. ALSO SINK FILLED WITH STORED CLEAN DISHES AND NOT ACCESSIBLE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
NO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING INSPECTION WHILE FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012.
MUST NOT STORE CLEAN BLENDERS AT FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK.
HOLE IN WALL IN MENS WASHROOM. MUST SEAL/REPAIR.
ALL EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND NEED CLEANING: THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ALONG BASEBOARD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR WALK-IN COOLER.
WATER DAMAGED CIELING TILE IN REAR MUST REPLACE.
MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE.
RUST INSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE.

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