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Restaurant: Saigon Grill
Address: 5736 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: Jan 14, 2013

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100

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Floors in rear not sealed. Instructed to re grout floor, seal all gaps and cover raw wood floor in office area.
Walls and ceiling not maintained in storage and prep area. Instructed to seal all gaps and openings.
Interior of deep fryer not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
Front prep area not provided with exposed hand sink. Instructed to install hand sink with hot running water.
Drainline under three compartment sink leaking. Instructed to repair to prevent leak. Condensation from ice mnachine on floor behind machine. Instructed to repair to prevent excessive water.

Violation #11 now corrected.
Violation #33 now corrected.
Violation #34 now corrected.
Violation #35 now corrected.
Violation #38 now corrected.

Found some food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers/freezers, must date and label food items in coolers/freezers.
Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving,ice machine, storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning, rear storage cabinet shelving need cleaning.
Floors under cooking equipment had excess grease build up behind grill, deep fryer, needs detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in rear kitchen storage room area, rear storage room, rear storage areas need cleaning(detailed)corners.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. Walls in rear storage areas that had exposed raw wood, gaps, holes shall be repair. Walls in rear kitchen storage areas that had peeling paint, gaps shall be repair. Damaged ceiling tiles in mens bathroom shall be repair/replaced.
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. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.Missing light shields in rear storage room shall be provided.
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. Exhaust vents(ventilation)in kitchen areas, dining areas, coolers, and bathroom need cleaning.

Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment(stove)not clean needs detailed cleaning, pop dispensing cabinet shelving need cleaning(detailed).
Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment, not clean need detailed cleaning(corners).
Walls in rear kitchen prep by prep table area not clean need detailed cleaning.
Exhaust canopy needs cleaning vents(ventilation) in kitchen area, dining areas need detailed cleaning.

Stock items must be stored six inchess off of floor to prevent pest harborage.
Found some food items not labeled/dated in reach in cooler, reach in freezer, must date and label food items in reach in cooler, reach in freezer.
Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving, racks not clean, need cleaning(detailed), non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment, ice machine machine need cleaning.
Floors in rear storage room under storage shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
Wall in storage room that had hole behind door, shall be repaired/sealed.
Exhaust vents(ventilation) in bathrooms not clean, need cleaning(detailed).

NOTED OVER 75 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG WALL BASE BEHIND ICE MACHINE AT THE FOOD PREP AREA, BY THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ON FLOOR BY HEATING TANK UNIT AT THE REAR STORAGE AREA,ALONG WALL BASE BEHIND UPRIGHT FREEZER AND ON SHELVING AT THE REAR STORAGE AREA WITH LARGE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-020
NOTED EMPLOYEE WASHING HANDS (TWICE) AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AT THE HAND WASH SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED FOR VIOLATION # 7-38-010A.
INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY INVERT ALL DISHES AND BOWLS ON COUNTER ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION AND CONTAMINATION.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITISE FLOORS ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE WITH MICE DROPPINGS, UNDERNEATH COOKING STOVE EMBEBED WITH THICK GREASE AND DEBRIS AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING AT THE REAR STORAGE AREA.....ALSO MUST REPLACE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COVING ALONG WALL BASE THROUGH OUT KITCHEN PREP AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE STEM THERMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT ALL TIME FOR PROPER TEMPERATURE MONITORING

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