Bobijoa

Restaurant

1140 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Pilsen

Mar 9, 2022 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Food handler prepared ready-to-eat rolls with bare hands; refrigerator failed to keep raw meats cold.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

A worker prepared gimbap rolls (ready-to-eat food) with bare hands instead of using gloves, tongs, or utensils.
Raw chicken, beef, shrimp, and calamari stored in a refrigerator were between 49–51°F instead of the required 41°F or below; about $311 worth of food was discarded.
A cold storage unit was tagged and removed from service for maintaining unsafe temperatures of 49.8°F.
The handwashing sink in the food prep area was blocked by a prep table and inaccessible to staff.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #9 — NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED

Inspector's Notes:

3-301.11(B) OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING READY TO EAT FOODS (GIMBAP ROLL) WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER HAVE BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS, INSTRUCTED TO USE TONGS SPOONS OF FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE GLOVES TO PREPARE ALL READY TO EAT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO REVIEW WITH FOOD HANDLERS PROPER GLOVE USEAGE, WHEN TO CHANGE GLOVES AND ALWAYS WASH HANDS IN BETWEEN GLOVE USEAGE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.

Violation code #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

Inspector's Notes:

3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (RAW BEEF, RAW CHICKEN, RAW SHRIMP) AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 50.9F, ABOUT 2 LBS OF RAW BEEF AT 49.3F, ABOUT 1 LB OF RAW CALAMARI AT 49F AND ABOUT 1 LBS OF RAW SHRIMP AT 49.6F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS DISCARDED TOTALED ABOUT $311 PER MANAGER. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.