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Restaurant: Smother Brothers
Address: 107 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Jun 3, 2010

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All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. The 2 door reach in prep refrigerator is holding ground beef at 51.6 f, 3 door reach in prep refrigerator is holding chicken at 57 f and the walk in cooler is holding meats at 48.8 f to 50 f. The coolers must be able to hold potentially hazardous food at 40 f or less.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. Approximately 50 pounds of hamburger, sausages, sour cream, yogurt sauce, cold cuts, chicken and cooked ground beef were found at 48.8 f to 57 f (chicken). $ 200.00 worth of product was dumped and denatured at this time.
A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. There is no certified manager on premises.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. The north door of the 2-door prep cooler does not close bacause the gasket is damaged, repair said door so it closes tight. The hood and all cooking and food storage equipment and coolers are full of grease and food buildup. Wash, rinse and sanitize all of the equipment until it is clean and sanitary.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Clean the grease buildup off of the floors.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Clean the grease buildup off of the kitchen walls and ceilings.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. Install intact sheilds on all of the kithen lighting and clean the dirty sheilds.
The bathroom sink has very little water flow, restore adequate hot water pressure to the bathroom.
All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. The exposed hand sinks and 3-compartment sink have no hot water. Hot water must be be available in order to operate a restaurant.
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. Install easy to read thermometers in all of your coolers.
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. Remove the high weeds from the rear of the premises and organize the clutter from the back of the store.

All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply.ABATED.
The 2 door reach in prep refrigerator is holding ground beef at 51.6 f, 3 door reach in prep refrigerator is holding chicken at 57 f and the walk in cooler is holding meats at 48.8 f to 50 f. The coolers must be able to hold potentially hazardous food at 40 f or less.
PROOF OF ENROLLMENT TO CITY COLLEGE FOR A SANITAION COURSE IS NOW PROVIDED.
The north door of the 2-door prep cooler does not close bacause the gasket is damaged, repair said door so it closes tight. The hood and all cooking and food storage equipment and coolers are full of grease and food buildup. Wash, rinse and sanitize all of the equipment until it is clean and sanitary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clean the grease buildup off of the floors.
ABATED.
ABATED.
Clean the grease buildup off of the kitchen walls and ceilings.
Install intact sheilds on all of the kithen lighting and clean the dirty sheilds.
The bathroom sink has very little water flow, restore adequate hot water pressure to the bathroom.

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.ABATED.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.ABATED.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.ABATED.
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.ABATED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.The north door of the 2-door prep cooler does not close bacause the gasket is damaged.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. The coolers must be able to hold potentially hazardous food at 40 f or less-FOOD PREP COOLER AMBIENT AIR MEASURED 52.7F DURING THIS INSPECTION.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. All food establishments that prepare, sell, or store hot food shall have adequate hot food storage facilities.ABATED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.ABATED.

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