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Restaurant: Jaffa Bakery
Address: 105 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: Apr 18, 2012

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Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED FOR HAND SINK, NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE, NO HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT JUICE BAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MGR TO REPAIR SINK AND PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS, FOOD HANDLERS AT JUICE BAR MUST WASH HANDS AT MAIN KITCHEN HAND SINK TILL THE OTHER IS REPAIRED.
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 ABOUT 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES SCATTERED IN KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS, PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND PREP AREAS AND ALONG SWALL BASE.

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All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin/insect infestations. FOUND ABOUT 25 LIVE COCKROACHES IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA INSIDE PIZZA DOUGH MIXER, CUTTING BOARDS, THREE COMP SINK AND KITCHEN WALLS. ALSO ABOUT 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE FOUND SCATTERED THROUGH OUT KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED MGR TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. GREASE BUILD-UP AND FOOD DEBRIS AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT SURFACES, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS ARE KNOCKED DOWN AT THE BACK SECTION OF KITCHEN, OPEN CONSTRUCTION SITE, EXPOSED CUT DUSTY DRY WALLS, INSTRUCTED MGR TO PLACE A BARRIER TO PREVENT ANY CONTAMINANTS.
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 A THERMOMETER TO ALL COOLERS WERE PERISHABLES ARE STORED.
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. INOPERABLE ICE MAKER IN MAIN KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PREVENT INSECTS HARBORING.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS UNDER OVEN NOT CLEAN, OVEN IS STATIONARY. MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAN UNDER FOOD COOKING EQUIPMENT.
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. LEAKY PIPE UNDER 3COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin/insect LIVE COCKROACH (NYMPH AND ADULT) ACTIVITY STILL EXISTING, FOUND OVER 20 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON KITCHEN WALLS, CEILING AND HIDING BEHIND WALL MOLDINGS AND IN COOLER GASKETS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AREAS. WASH AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT KITCHEN AND DRY STORAGE AREAS, ACCUMULATED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
MUST SEAL ALL CRACKS AND CREVICES IN ALL KITCHEN WALLS AND AROUND PIPING AND CONDUITS. ALSO MOLDING ALONG CORNERS AND WALL JOINTS MUST BE SEALED TO PREVENT INSECTS BREEDING SITES.
MUST PROVIDE SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZER TO STORE FOOD PROPERLY.
MUST CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT INSIDE AND OUT, CLEAN ALL SHELVES FOR FOOD STORAGE IN FOOD PREP AREA AND MULTI-USE UTENSILS SHELF ABOVE 3 COMP SINK. REMOVE ALL DEAD ROACHES, WASH AND SANITIZE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
COLD WATER FLUCTUATING BETWEEN EXTREME HOT AND COLD TEMP, MUST PROVIDE TEMPERED WATER TO ALLOW PROPER HANDS WASHING.

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VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE COOKING AREA AND DEEP FRYER NOT CLEAN, GREASY SURFACES NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO THOROUGHLY CLEAN ALL FOOD AND NONE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
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HOLES AND CREVICES THROUGH OUT KITCHEN WALLS,INCLUDING VENTILATION HOOD WEST CORNER STILL REMAINING, GROOVES BEHIND WALL PLASTIC MOLDINGS, UNUSED LARGE COPPER PIPE OPENING IN THE WALL UNDER STEAM TABLE, AND ELECTRIC CONDUITS, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL.
EVIDENCE OF COCKROACHES ( NYMPH AND ADULT )STILL EXISTING, FOUND 9 LIVE ROACHES ON KITCHEN WALLS BEHIND 3COMP SINK, AND COOLERSAND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST ELIMINATE ROACHES ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS.

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MUST STORE MOPS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN TO AIR DRY WHEN NOT IN USE.
FOUND 240 CARTONS OF RASPBERRIES BEING STORED IN THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE REAR WITH MOLD AND THICK, WHITE FUZZ ON THEM. ITEMS WAS REMOVED FROM COOLER AND DISCARDED OF, AN APPROX. WT. OF 50LBS. VALUED AT $96.00. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL FOOD ITEMS FRESH AND WHOLESOME AT ALL TIMES. CITATION #78213-14 ISSUED
FOUND 5 JUMBO SLICES OF PIZZA BEING STORED IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES, 102.0F-124.4F. ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED OF A COMBINED WEIGHT OF APPROX. 5LBS VALUED $15.00. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER NOT STORE PIZZAS IN THE BACK PART OF THE UNIT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE HEAT LAMPS DOES NOT REACH THE REAR OR GET ADDITIONAL HEATING LAMPS.
FOUND 15 SMALL LIVE FLIES IN THE REAR AROUND THE MOP SINK AND 7 IN THE FRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL LIVE ACTIVITY AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO, MUST PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH MSDS SHEETS, COPY OF STATE LICENSE AND A MAP/DIAGRAM OF THE FACILITY/TREATED AREAS.
3-COMP. SINK NOT MAINTAINED, LEFT FAUCET HOT WATER KNOB IS BROKEN AND WATER CAN NOT BE TURNED ON/OFF BY KNOB. EMPLOYEE HAD TO TURN THE WATER ON/OFF FROM VALVE UNDER SINK. RIGHT FAUCET DOES NOT REACH ALL COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. CITATION #78214-15 ISSUED.
MUST LABEL ALL BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT/FRYERS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENTS. ALSO, FLOORS IN SMALL CLOSET AREA BY OFFICE MUST BE CLEANED/MAINTAINED. MUST DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS UNDER/AROUND 3-COMP. SINK AND COOKING EQUIPMENTS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD.
MUST REPLACE ALL MISSING/WATER STAINED DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND FIX LEAK COMING FROM CEILING AT THE ENTRANCE/ORDERING AREA OF FACILITY.
MUST STORE ANY UNUSED WASH CLOTHS IN A BUCKET OF SANITIZING SOLUTION.

FOUND NO HOT WATER PER CITY CODE AT ANY OF THE SINKS ON THE PREMISES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 86.9F (EXPOSED HAND SINK) TO 87.9F (3-COMP. SINK.) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER ON THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CITATION #78217-18 ISSUED.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE ALL MISSING/WATER STAINED DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND FIX LEAK COMING FROM CEILING AT THE ENTRANCE/ORDERING AREA OF FACILITY.

WORK ORDER PUT IN FOR WATER STAINED CEILING TILES TO BE REPLACED.

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