20 EAST.
10-20 E DELAWARE ST · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO
Failed 3 of 10 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 262019PASS W/ CONDITIONS17 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
- NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY AND PHYSICAL KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- OBSERVED AN OPEN QUART OF RANCID MILK IN A COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. THE MILK WAS SEPARATED, CURDLED, AND PRODUCED A SOUR SMELL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY VOLUNTARILY DISCARDING THE MILK WITH A VALUE OF $1.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-38.005. CITATION ISSUED.
- OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY (ON SITE), REMINDER (IN THE MENU), AND DISCLOSURE (BY THE FOOD ITEMS) FOR ALL UNDERCOOKED FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- OBSERVED PREP COOLERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITHOUT A THERMOMETER. MUST PROVIDE AN EASILY READABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED THERMOMETER INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND HOT HOLD UNITS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- MUST INVERT GLASSES FOR ALL PRESET TABLEWARE.
- OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES STORED DIRECTLY UNDER THE BASEMENT STAIRS. MUST REMOVE AND STORE IN A CLEAN, DRY PLACE, LOCATED AWAY FROM POTENTIAL CONTAMINATES.
- OBSERVED CLEAN POTS, PANS, DISHES, GLASSES STORED ON SHELVES IN THE PREP AREAS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. MUST INVERT TO PROTECT FROM POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.
- OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARD IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH LARGE DEEP BLACK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE, OR RESURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
- OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FULL OF QUATS SANITIZER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY PROVIDING CHLORINE TEST STRIPS AND CHANGING THE 3 COMP SINK SANITIZER TO BLEACH AT 100PPM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF ICE BUILDUP INSIDE THE FREEZER IN THE BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
- MUST INSTALL A PREP SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
- OBSERVED THE DRAIN PIPE OF THE SINKS IN THE BAR AREA SLIGHTLY LEAKING ONTO FLOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN AND PIPE CONNECTION.
- OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE FOOD.
- MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
JAN 112018PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
CHEST FREEZER DOOR HINDGE BROKEN. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE SAID CHEST FREEZER DOOR.
OBSERVED 2 CEILING LIGHT COVERS NOT TIGHT FITTED ABOVE COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER CEILING LIGHT COVERS BE TIGHT FITTED.
BAR HANDWASH BOWL DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST MAINTAIN BAR HANDWASH BOWL.
AUG 102017PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
FOUND FOUR TALL PLASTIC SQUIRT BOTTLES HOLDING OILS, SAUCES, AND OTHER LIQUID INGREDIENTS NOT LABELED. All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST PROVIDE.
FOUND SMALL PLASTIC BOWLS BEING USED AS SCOOPERS WITHOUT HANDLES. MUST PROVIDE MULTI-USE UTENSILS WITH PROPER HOLDERS OR SCOOPERS AT THE LARGE PLASTIC BULK FOOD CONTAINERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE.
JUN 162017PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violationsDETAILS
FOUND A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN KITCHEN WITHOUT A WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF CDPH, MACHINE IS TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE. MACHINE WAS NOT BEING USED AND NO VACUUM PACKAGED FOOD FOUND. NO CITATION ISSUED.
DISPOSABLE FOOD TRAYS NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT DUST COLLECTION.
FOUND A RACK OF CLEAN UTENSILS PLACED NEXT TO OPEN STAIR CASE LEADING TO BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
EMPLOYEES CLOTHING STORED AT DRY FOOD SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A WAY.
JUL 72016PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JUNE 29, 2016 ON REPORT #1937788: OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 ACTIVE FRUIT FLIES AROUND THE SODA DISPENERS IN THE KITCHEN AND APPPROXIMATELY 10 FRUIT FLIES AT THE BAR. NO ADDTIONAL SERVICE WAS PROVIDED FROM THE LAST INSPECTION. MANAGER CONTACTED PEST CONTROL SERVICE WHO CAME OUT AND TREATED AREAS DURING THE INSPECTION. PEST CONTROL SERVICE WAS ABLE TO MINIMIZE ACTIVITY DURING THE INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
FOUND A COLD HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNIT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH CONDENSATION ACCUMULATION ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR REFRIGERATION UNIT TO PREVENT CONDENSATION FROM POOLING ON THE INTEIROR OF THE COOLER. NO FOOD ITEMS ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF UNIT.
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JUN 292016FAILED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 ACTIVE FRUIT FLIES AROUND THE SODA DISPENERS IN THE KITCHEN AND APPPROXIMATELY 10 FRUIT FLIES AT THE BAR. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT.
FOUND A COLD HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNIT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH CONDENSATION ACCUMULATION ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR REFRIGERATION UNIT TO PREVENT CONDENSATION FROM POOLING ON THE INTEIROR OF THE COOLER. NO FOOD ITEMS ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF UNIT.
MUST REPLACE THE FIRE DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE CORNER OF THE BASEMENT WHERE THE FIRE TOOK PLACE. CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS ONSITE REPLACING ABOVE MENTIONED WALLS AND CEILINGS AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
BROKEN WALL BEHIND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE WALL TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
JUN 22015FAILED6 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING HIS HANDS IN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK WITHOUT USING SOAP AND CONTINUE WITH PREPARING/HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
OBSERVED NO SOAP AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN DISH ROOM OR AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
OBSERVED 40 SMALL FLYING INSECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AT REAR RESTING ON STORAGE RACK WHERE FRUITS ARE STORED, IN MAIN KITCHEN, AND DISH ROOM ON WALLS AND CEILING. MUST REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGHOUT MAIN KITCHEN, BASEMENT PREP AREA, DISH ROOM AND REMOVE STANDING WATER ON FLOOR. KEEP DRY.
OBSERVED DAMAGED/MISSING FLOOR TILES IN MAIN KITCHEN BY STOVE UNDER FLOOR MAT WITH POOLING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE WALLS IN DISH ROOM AND MAIN KITCHEN OF FOOD SPLASHES.
MAY 122015PASSED1 violationDETAILS
CLEAN INTERIOR FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER OF FOOD DEBRIS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →