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Restaurant: Bella Luna Cafe
Address: 731 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Jul 9, 2012

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100

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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. Observed damaged wood shelf by dishmachine. Must remove/replace damaged shelf.
A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. Previous minor violations not corrected from report #147422 dated 01/26/09 and must be corrected by reinspection (03/12/10),#33-must detail clean and santize all unclean equipment throughout prep area(lower sides of prep tables, dishwash drainboard, interior of ice machine, prep coolers door rubber gaskets/door corners and hindges,etc.)#34-must detail clean floor under and around all equipment, along all corners/walls throughout prep area and dishwash area#35-must seal holes in wall behind and around prep handwashbowl#36-must replace cracked ceiling light covers above prep area. Serious violation. Citation issued, ticket #H000057373 18.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Must clean all pipes at cookline, observed thick food build up.

Upon reinspection the following observed, corrected.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Observed damaged wood shelf by dishmachine. Must remove/replace damaged shelf.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Must clean pipes at cookline, observed thick food build up.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 54F, INSIDE OF THE SALAD PREP COOLER AT 60F, INSIDE OF THE COOLER NEAR THE COOK LINE AT 48F. ALL UNITS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. ALL UNITS WERE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. PREMISES HAS AN ADDITIONAL WALK-IN COOLER AND PIZZA PREP COOLER FOR USE. MUST MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS BELOW 40F. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. THE FOLLOWING FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 46-48F: EGGS, SAUSAGE, COOKED RICE, HEAVY CREAM, COOKED PASTAS, HAM, CHEESES, CHICKEN, ITALIAN BEEF, CHEESECAKE. THE FOLLOWING FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE OF THE SALAD PREP COOLER: FETA CHEESE AT 61F, AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE AT 60F. THE FOLLOWING FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE OF THE COOLER NEXT TO THE COOK LINE: RICOTTA CHEESE AT 46F, CHICKEN AT 48F, GROUND BEEF AT 50F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 40# OF FOOD WORTH $200. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, STORAGE SHELVES AND WIRE STORAGE RACKS, PREP TABLES.
THE DRAIN LINE FOR THE SODA GUNS BEHIND THE BAR RUN THROUGH THE ICE BIN AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE. MUST REROUTE OUT OF THE ICE BIN TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND THE PIZZA COOLER.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN AND REPAINT THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. REMOVE DUST FROM WALL ABOVE THE WALK-IN COOLER. SEAL ANY OPENINGS OR GAPS IN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA.
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 INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.

FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: REAR WALK-IN COOLER SHELVES, INTEIOR FLOOR OF BAR COOLER, COMPRESSORS & FAN GUARDS OF COOLERS-DUE TO DUST, FOOD STAINS, SPILLS.
ALL CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. ICE BIN LIDS MUST BE PROVIDED AT THE BAR. THE RUSTY WALK-IN COOLER SHELVES IN REAR MUST BE RE-SEALED/REPLACED.
ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES/CLUTTER AROUND THE DISHMACHINE, ON BOTH SIDES OF BAKING OVEN, ABOVE REAR WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE REMOVED/MINIMIZED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
ALL FOOD STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE DATED/LABELED.

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