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Restaurant: Ritz-carlton Water Tower
Address: 160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Feb 28, 2012

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100

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All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND 2 TENDERLOINS OF BEEF AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE. 48-49 DEGREES. PRODUCT WAS JUST RECIEVED. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. TOTAL VALUE $102.00 12 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED
Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. FOUND 4 HANDSINKS IN VARIOUS AREAS WITH NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. FOUND 2 HANDSINKS IN PREP AREA WITH SANITIZER HOSES DRAINING INTO HANDSINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE HOSE. MUST MAINTAIN SINK FOR ONLY HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND 1 OPEN BOX OF PUFF PASTRY COVERED WITH WASTE WATER ICE IN WALK FREEZER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. LEAK IN FREEZER IN NEED OF REPAIR TO ELIMINATE CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCT. TOATAL VALUE $100.00 SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED.
All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BASEMENT STORAGE, RECIEVING AREA, DISHROOM, SILVERROOM, ROOM SERVICE AREA, PRIVATE CLUB AREA FLOORS 11 & 12, FRONT PREP HOT LINE AREA, SERVICE BAR AREA, BREAD CUTTING STATION, DISH SCRAPING AREA, ICE MACHINE AREAS, AND BOTH PASTRY AREAS. APPROXIMATELY 200 FRUIT FLIES ON SITE. ALL AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING, REMOVING OF STANDING WATER, REMOVING OF DIRTY DISHES FROM SITTING FOR LONG AMOUNTS OF TIME. ALL AREAS IN NEED OF SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
One copy of the Food Inspection Report Summary must be displayed and visible to all customers. INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE IN SITE OF CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY SHOULD NOT BE FILED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO POST AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND DISCOLORED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN ALL PREP LINES (WORKING LINES AND NONWORKING LINES), INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, CLEAN PLATE HOLDERS, HOT BOXES, INTERIOR OF SINKS, ALL RUBBER GASKETS MUST CLEANED TO REMOVE MOLD BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING THROUGH OUT. FLOOR AREA AT ICE MACHINE AREA 12TH FLOOR IN NEED OF REPAIR. ALL FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILINGS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP AND FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CEILING IN BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR. APPEARS TO BE WATER DAMAGE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ALL VENTILATION UNITS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP. FAUCET AT EMPLOYEE CAFE 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINT. ICE CREAM MACHINE IN PASTRY KITCHEN IN NEED OF HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. SUBMIT PLANS TO CDPH FOR APPROVAL.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. ALL WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF VISIBLE THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

CORRECTED 8-25-10 MINIMAL FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY FOUND. CONTINUE WORKING WITH PEST CONTRL AND CLEANING.
CORRECTED 8-25-10
CORRECTED 8-25-10
CORRECTED 8-25-10
CORRECTED 8-25-10
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ALL VENTILATION UNITS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP. FAUCET AT EMPLOYEE CAFE 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINT. ICE CREAM MACHINE IN PASTRY KITCHEN IN NEED OF HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. SUBMIT PLANS TO CDPH FOR APPROVAL
CORRECTED 8-25-10

INADEQUATE PEST CONTROL (7-38-020). FOUND 16-SMALL/FRUIT FLIES ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WALLS & CEILING INSIDE THE BUTCHER SHOP ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE THRU-OUT & ELIMINATE SOURCE. All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.
ANY WORN-OUT/RIPPED CAULKING ALONG SPLASH GUARDS OF SINKS & DISHMACHINES MUST BE REPLACED. COOLER DOOR HINGES AT PASTRY SHOP MUST BE RE-ALIGNED. GREASE TRAP AT DISHROOM BEHIND FRONT BAR MUST BE REPLACED (HEAVY CORROSION ON THE BASE & SIDES). All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: INTERIOR FLOOR OF SMALL COOLERS, CABINETS UNDER CAFETERIA COOK'S LINE, EXTERIOR SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT & DISHMACHINES-DUE TO LIME BUILD-UP, FOOD DEBRIS SPILLS OR DUST. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
POOR FLOOR GROUTING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE COOK'S LINE & DISHROOMS. BROKEN/MISSING TILES MUST BE REPLACED. FLOOR DRAINS IN THE HALLWAY OF THE 11TH FLOOR NEED DETAILED CLEANING ALSO. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
CRACKED TILED WALLBASES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER DOORWAYS & ANY TILES THAT ARE PULLING AWAY FROM THE WALL MUST BE SEALED. ANY OPENING AROUND PIPES BEHIND BIG KETTLES MUST BE SEALED. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED: LEAK AT BOTTOM PIPE OF PREP SINKS (MAIN KITCHEN), & UNDER THE CAFETERIA DISHMACHINE. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. NO EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY DURING THIS VISIT.
CORRECTED AT THIS TIME
CORRECTED AT THIS TIME
POOR FLOOR GROUTING IN VARIOUS AREAS AT THE COOK'S LINE & DISHROOMS; BROKEN/MISSING MUST BE REPLACED ALSO. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
CORRECTED AT THIS TIME
LEAK UNDER THE CAFETERIA DISHMACHINE & MISSING HOT WATER KNOB AT 1-COMP SINK (SOUTHWEST CORNER-BESIDE BIG KETTLES) OF THE MAIN KITCHEN-MUST BE ADDRESSED. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ADDITIONAL HAND WASH SINK MUST BE INSTALLED AT LETTUCE WASHING STATION BY RECEIVING DOCK, LETTUCE BEING WASHED AT LISTED AREA WITHOUT A HAND WASHING FACILITY. ALSO LARGE SINKS WHERE LETTUCE IS WASHED MUST BE CLEAND AND SANITIZED PROPERLY EVERYTIME BEFORE USE.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKERS NOT CLEAN, HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP UNDER KITCHENS'S PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES, MEAT SAW TABLE AND SINKS IN BUTCHER'S ROOM WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS, OLD PIECES OF MEAT SITTING IN SINKS AND INSIDE MEAT SAW. INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACE AND MAITAIN.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSULATION COVERINGS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NOT CLEAN, ICE BUILD ON COOLING UNITS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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