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Restaurant: Uncle Nell's
Address: 3715 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60624
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: Aug 14, 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.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF PRE COOKED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE OF LARGE PLASTIC STORAGE BINS ON PREP TABLE AT 72.8 F-76.4 F.,COLE SLAW IN 4OZ. PLASTIC CONTAINER IN GLASS POP COOLER AT 46.7 F,-56.6 F.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DUMPED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME.APPX.31.5 LBS. VALUED $250.
Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees.OBSERVED NO SOAP AND TOWELS AT HAND SINKS IN FOOD PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.MUSTPROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
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.OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS UNDER COOLER,IN OVEN,ON ELECTRICAL BOX,ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA,SHELVING UNITS IN SAME AREA MORE THAN 75 AND FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG BOTTOM.REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS,RODENT PROOF DOOR.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 7/15/10.

Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.Must repair or replace:Damaged cutting boards,damaged gasket on chest freezers,glass damaged on sliding glass door,fanguard in sliding glass door is loose,missing outlet cover in office.Must paint or remove:Rust from lower shelf of prep table,peeling paint on shelving units at service counter.Invert utensils. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.Must clean:reach in cooler and fanguards,deep fryers,b.b.q.pit,underside of prep table,ceiling fans,hood,spider webs from ceiling.Must defrost upright freezer.
Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Must remove and keep dry:Water from basement floor.Must seal,repair or replace:Damaged concrete floor in lobby,hole in floor behind cooler,damaged and missing floor tiles in office,toilet room,prep areas.
Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.Must seal,repair or replace:All openings around pipes and wires leading into walls and ceiling,front door lower trim in poor repair,damaged ceiling tiles,upper wall.Must scrape and paint:peeling paint on walls and wallbases throughout.Must clean:walls throughout.
Inspector Comments: 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 provide:lights and shields and end caps.
Inspector Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline.Must repair or replace:Leaky faucet at both 3-compartment sink,low hot water pressure at hand sink.Must caulk:Handsink in toilet room.
Inspector Comments: 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.Must provide:Thermometers for all cold holding units and probe.
Inspector Comments: 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.Must elevate:Articles off of floor in basement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: 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.Must provide:Thermometers for all cold holding units and probe.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.Must clean:reach in cooler and fanguards,deep fryers,b.b.q.pit,underside of prep table,ceiling fans,hood,spider webs from ceiling.Must defrost upright freezer.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Must remove and keep dry:Water from basement floor.Must seal,repair or replace:Damaged concrete floor in lobby,hole in floor behind cooler,damaged and missing floor tiles in office,toilet room,prep areas.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.Must seal,repair or replace:All openings around pipes and wires leading into walls and ceiling,front door lower trim in poor repair,damaged ceiling tiles,upper wall.Must scrape and paint:peeling paint on walls and wallbases throughout.Must clean:walls throughout.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: 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 provide:lights and shields and end caps.
Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline.Must repair or replace:Leaky faucet at both 3-compartment sink,low hot water pressure at hand sink.Must caulk:Handsink in toilet room.

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.VIOLATION CORRECTED.

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.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
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.VIOLATION CORRECTED.
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.VIOLATION CORRECTED.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRONT PREP AREA
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE CRACKED GLASS AT SLIDING DOOR COOLER, REAR PREP AREA

VIOLATION CORRECTED.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. PREVIOUS VIOLATION FROM OCT. 2010 WAS CORRECTED. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYER CABINETS TO REMOVE GREASE. CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE.
ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN REAR STORAGE AREA.

VIOLATION CORRECTED.
VIOLATION CORRECTED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR OF EXHAUST OVER PIT; DUST OBSERVED. PAINT EXTERIOR OF HOODED CANOPY OVER FRYERS.

CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR OF EXHAUST INSIDE OF BBQ PIT AND INTERIOR OF PIT TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. CLEAN VENTS OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR OF FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA TO REMOVE MOLD; UNIT IS NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME.
MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF ALL FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST AND GREASE NOTED, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES.
CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE NOTED. SWEEP IN STORAGE AREAS.
REPAIR WALL BY REAR EXIT DOOR WHERE CRACKED. PAINT WALL IN FRONT PREP AREA WHERE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS REMOVED. CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED.
CLEAN WASHROOM TOILET AND SINK. REPAIR LEAKING PIPE AT THREE COMP SINK IN FRONT UNDER FIRST COMPARTMENT.
DISPOSE OF USED STANDING WASTEWATER IN MOP BUCKET. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE OF WET MOPS; STORE WITH MOPHEAD UPWARD TO DRY.

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