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Restaurant: The Local Option Tavern
Address: 1102 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 2
Last inspection: Nov 14, 2012

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All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. ALL PREPARED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
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. KNIVES STORED IMPROPERLY BETWEEN PREP TABLES. MUST PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
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. MUST INSTALL SODA GUN HOLDERS WITH PROPER DRAINAGE LINES.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST SHIELD ALL LIGHTS IN KITCHEN (1ST FLOOR) AND ABOVE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER OR PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULBS.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST NOT USE ELECTRICAL TAPE AS REPAIR FOR SHELVING ON COOKS LINE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. HOLE IN WALL BEHIND COOKS GRILL. MUST SEAL. MUST PROVIDE CEILING ABOVE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE AND MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER CEILING SEWER PIPING. WALL IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE WITH OPEN SEAMS/CREVICES, MUST SEAL.

FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 48.0F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS MEATS AND CHEESES. THE MANAGER TURNED DOWN THE TEMPERATURE TO THE THERMOMSTAT AND THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS AT 35.6F BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED EGGS AT 47.3F, CRABCAKES AT 45.8F, CHEESE AT 47.4F, YOGURT AT 47.4F, SALAMI AT 47.4F, BUTTER AT 47.8F, MORTEDELLA AT 47.1F, FLANK STEAK AT 46.7F, CHICKEN AT 47.3F, AND SAUSAGE AT 46.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 60# OF FOOD WORTH $250. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE LEAK UNDERNEATH THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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