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Restaurant: Riva
Address: 700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Mar 22, 2012

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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. CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED AT 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF REGROUTING AND MUST BE MAINTAINED DRY.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. CLEAN ALL AIR VENTS TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN 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 DRINKS MACHINES IN NEED OF DRAIN LINHES TO OPEN DRAIN SITES. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
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 REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. ALL ICE SCOOPS MUST BE KEPT IN THEIR OWN CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER. MUST 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. ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD-UP MUST MAINTAIN.

Shellfish shall be obtained from an approved source and kept in their original package until sold. OBSERVED 'SUNSET BEACH' FRESH RAW OYSTERS FROM TWO DIFFERENT HARVEST DATES WITHOUT THEIR ORIGINAL TAGS. A TOTAL COUNT OF 400 OYSTERS WAS DISCARDED. ALSO FOUND 20 LBS. OF FRESH MUSSELS FROM 2 SEPARATE HARVEST DATES IN ONE CONTAINER WITHOUT THEIR SEPARATE TAGS. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED. TOTAL VALUE OF DISCARDED FOOD WAS $280.00. MANAGER WAS GIVEN WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B)(B2)
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED PASTA AT 46.4 F IN WALK IN COOLER (A DAY OLD), RAW CHICKEN AT 48.4F, RAW BURGER AT 53.4F, COOKED CHICKEN AT 48.7 F, COOKED TURKEY AT 51.2F, AND RAW SHUCKED OYSTERS AT 47.8F IN DIFFERENT REACH IN COOLERS. A TOTAL OF 40 LBS, VALUED AT $80.00 WAS DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATIN 7-38-005(A)
All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED EMPLOYEES OPERATING DISHMACHINES IN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR HANDLING DIRTY DISHES AND LOADING THEM ON THE DISHWASHING MACHINES THEN HANDLING THE CLEAN DISHES WITHOUT WASHING THEIR HANDS IN BETWEEN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010 (A)(B).
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED LIGHT SLIME BUILD UP IN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED NO LIDS AVAILABLE FOR ICE BINS IN BOTH BARS AND IN BY SODA DISPENSER IN SERVICE LINE. ALSO COLD PLATES IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS AND SEPARATE COLD PLATES SO AS TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACES IN ICE BINS.
OBSERVED A LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE IN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. MUST REPAIR.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. OBSERVED ICE SCOOPERS STORED IN THE ICE.

OBSERVED NO LIDS AVAILABLE FOR ICE BINS IN BOTH BARS AND IN BY SODA DISPENSER IN SERVICE LINE. ALSO COLD PLATES IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS AND SEPARATE COLD PLATES SO AS TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACES IN ICE BINS. OBSERVED LIGHT SLIME BUILD UP IN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED
OBSERVED A LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE IN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. MUST REPAIR
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. OBSERVED ICE SCOOPERS STORED IN THE ICE

CRACKED PLASTIC SLASHGUARD BY FRONT HANDSINK & OPEN DISPLAY COOLER MUST BE REPLACED. CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP/DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED ALSO. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
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ALL CLEAN PLATES/FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED INVERTED ON SHELVES OR LOWERATORS, OR KEPT COVERED. Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.
FLOORS AT FRONT COOK'S LINE & AT ALL DISHWASHING AREAS MUST BE KEPT DRY. FOUND FOOD STAINS/DEBRIS ON FLOOR AT THE LOWER LEVEL BAR- MUST KEEP CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
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CORRECTED AT THIS TIME
DUSTY BATHROOM VENTS & FAN GUARDS OF BAR COOLERS AT MAIN DINING ROOM MUST BE CLEANED & MAINTAINED. CAULKING ON WALLS AROUND THE DISHMACHINE MUST BE REPLACED (IN POOR REPAIR). The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS IN 3-COMP SINK DISHROOM 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 food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. DISPOSABLE CUPS ARE USED AS SPICE CONTAINERS, MISSING LABLE ON OIL BOTTLE. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER UTENSILS AND LABLE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. CLEAN UTENSILS NOT STORED PROPERLY, FOUND POTS AND PANS STORED UNDER DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OFF FLOOR IN A CLEAN AREA FREE FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MAIN BAR ICE BIN MISSING COVER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. UPPER PANEL OF ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACES AT FIRST FLOOR NOT CLEAN. SODA GUN DISPENSERS AT BAR NOT CLEAN, MISSING AND DUSTY INSULATION INSIDE PREP AND WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MISSING GROUT AND TILES AT MAIN KITCHEN FLOOR TRAPPING WASTE WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO PATCH AND GROUT FLOOR SO IT'S EASILY CLEANABLE.
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. MISSING THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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