2 SPARROWS.

Chicago Health Dept

553-555 W DIVERSEY PKWY · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2014.

6 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Mar 2014.

Last inspected Mar 2014. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 21

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED EGGS AT 61.7F, YOGURT AT 45.5F, CHICKEN SALAD AT 45.6F, AND CREAM PEA SAUCE AT 50.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $36. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GRILL.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.

SEP 4

2013

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

ALL EXPOSED TABLEWARE MUST BE COVERED/WRAPPED AND CUPS INVERTED. KNIVES FOUND IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND ONE COMPARTMENT COOKS LINE SINK. MANAGEMENT CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR TALL REACH-IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MISSING AND GREASE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT REAR KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE. MISSING/DAMAGED WALL BASEBOARD TILE AT REAR KITCHEN EXIT DOOR. MUST REPLACE. WALLS AT REAR EXIT DOOR WITH GREASE SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN. CHIPPING PLASTER AND PEELING PAINT ON WALL AT ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

OBSERVED INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS IN THREE COOLERS. MUST REPLACE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

FEB 21

2013

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

DID OBSERVE APPROXIMATELY 12 LBS PREPARED DUCK HASH IN A DEEP PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH SEALED LID INSIDE COOKS LINE COOLER AT 78.2F. DUCK HASH WAS LABELED WITH BEING PREPARED ON TODAYS DATE HOWEVER, NO TEMPERATURE LOGS FOUND OR MAINTAINED OF COOKED PREPARED FOODS. REVIEWED WITH MANAGER PROPER COOLING METHODS OF USING SHALLOW PANS, ICE BATHS, QUICK CHILLS IN FREEZERS AND COOLING FOODS MUST REACH 70F WITHIN 2 HOURS, THEN TO 40F WITHIN AN ADDITIONAL 4 HOURS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). FOOD DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES APPROXIMATE VALUE TO BE $140.00

Minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

DIRTY FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.LEAK UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR COOKS LINE COOLER WHERE DUCK HASH IS STORED.

DEC 14

2012

PASS · 0 violations

DEC 12

2012

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations

Serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE. OBSERVED BACON AND SALMON BEING CURED IN THE REFRIGERATOR WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM CDPH. MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN HACCP PLAN TO CDPH AND RECEIVE APPROVAL BEFORE MEATS CAN BE CURED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGER WAS TOLD THAT THE FOOD COULD BE TAGGED UNTIL THE HACCP PLAN WAS APPROVED, BUT HE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 38# OF FOOD WORTH $215. ALSO OBSERVED ICE IN THE ICE MACHINE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED DISCOLORATION AND A SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. ICE MACHINE WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. DO NOT USE THE MACHINE UNTIL THE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

OBSERVED EXPOSED SILVERWARE ON THE TABLES NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE UNUSED SILVERWARE FROM THE TABLES DURING THE INSPECTION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE PREP TABLE BELOW THE GRILL.

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OCT 3

2011

PASS · 0 violations

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