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Restaurant: Tea Room
Address: 105 -111 E Delaware Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: May 7, 2012

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50

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All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PREP AREA FOOD WALK IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKET AND DESSERT COOLER GASKET RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COOLERS DOOR GASKETS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON LOWER SIDE OF DISHMACHINE DRAINBOARDS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN, ALSO MUST CLEAN KNIFE RACK MAGNETS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED DIRT/GRIME BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND DISHMACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT DISHWASH ROOM.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE DISHMACHINE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE DISHMACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
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. PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL (BY EXIT DOOR) HOT WATER PIPE LEAKS AND EMPLOYEES WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL HOT WATER HANDLE MISSING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING.

OBSERVED ZERO PPM OF CHLORINE SANITIZER AT THE FRONT BAR DISHMACHINE (BEING USED BY BARTENDER). ENGINEER TRIED PRIMING CHLORINE LINE, TO NO AVAIL. CHLORINE SANITIZER MUST BE AT LEAST 100PPM AT RINSE CYCLE. INSTRUCTED TO USE 3-COMP SINK OR MAIN DISHMACHINE FOR PROPER SANITIZING OF GLASSWARE AT BAR. UNIT TAGGED, CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
SMALL COOLER DOOR GASKETS AT MAIN KITCHEN & AT FRONT BAR (EAST) ARE IN POOR REPAIR-MUST REPLACE. MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT HANDSINK, BESIDE 3-COMP SINK IN THE WEST KITCHEN. 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 OF BAR SINKS, EXTERIOR OF KITCHEN DISHMACHINE, FAN GUARDS/COMPRESSORS OF MOST COOLERS, INTERIOR PANEL OF BIG ICE MACHINE (TOWARDS THE DISHROOM)-DUE TO DUST/FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
FLOORS BEHIND BOOSTER HEATER OF KITCHEN DISHMANCHINE, UNDER BAR SINKS, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AT WEST KITCHEN NEED DETAILED CLEANING. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
DUSTY WALLS AROUND CEILING OR WALL VENTS IN MAIN KITCHEN, WEST KITCHEN & DISHROOM-MUST KEEP CLEAN. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING ABOVE PREP AREA IN MAIN KITCHEN; ANY CRAKED LIGHT SHIELD MUST BE REPLACED. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.
ALL COOLERS MUST HAVE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS. 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.
FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES MUST BE RESOLVED: MISSING FAUCET HANDLES AT SPRAYER SINK OF DISHMACHINE, LOOSE HOT WATER KNOB AT 3-COMP SINK SOUTH WALL OF MAIN KITCHEN, LEAK AT WATER LINE BEHIND DISHMACHINE & SPRAYER SINK OF SAME. 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.

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FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AT WEST KITCHEN, BEHIND BOOSTER HEATER OF DISHMACHINE NEED DEATILED CLEANING. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
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FOOD FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE, FOUND ABOUT 5 WHOLE FRESH FISH STORED IN PREP COOLER. FISH NOT SERVED ON THE MENU. NO INVOICES. MGR STATED THAT IT IS FOR EMPLOYEE PERSONAL USE THAT WAS FISHED BY EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ONLY FOOD ITEMS THAT COMES FROM APPROVED SOURCE. NOT ALLOWED TO STORE SUCH FISH IN RESTAURANT. FISH DISCARDED.
BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS, BROKEN AND CHIPPED WOODEN SHELVES, CHIPPED EDGES OF COUNTERS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
SHELVES AND COUNTER TOPS NOT CLEAN THROUGH OUT PREP AREA AND STOREAGE SHELVES, ICE MAKER, DISH MACHINES. VENTILATION HOODS, CEILING VENTS, FAN VOVERS IN WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
OIL SPILLS, DIRT ACCUMULATED ON FLOOR BEHIND PREP AREAS. BEHIND WOK PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
CRACKS AND CREVICES, BROKEN AND MISSING TILES THROUGH OUT PREP AREA AND KITCHEN WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN SALAD PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
DISH ROOM AND PREP AREA ARE CLUTTERED WITH UNUSED EQUIPMENT, UNORGANIZED SHELVES AND FOOD STOREAGE, DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE CLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE.

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