SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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BEAT. 43/100

10-20 E DELAWARE ST · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO

Last inspected March 26, 2019 · passed with conditions

Failed 3 of 10 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
10
4 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
40
includes 8 critical
RECORDS COVER
3 YEARS
since May 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 26
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
17 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

- NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

- 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.

CRITICALOther
FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE, & UNADULTERATED

- 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.

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FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

- OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

SERIOUSFood Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

- 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.

SERIOUSOther
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

- 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.

MINOROther
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

- 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.

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

- MUST INVERT GLASSES FOR ALL PRESET TABLEWARE.

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

- 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.

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

- OBSERVED CLEAN POTS, PANS, DISHES, GLASSES STORED ON SHELVES IN THE PREP AREAS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. MUST INVERT TO PROTECT FROM POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.

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FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

- OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARD IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH LARGE DEEP BLACK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE, OR RESURFACE AND MAINTAIN.

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WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

- 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.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

- OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF ICE BUILDUP INSIDE THE FREEZER IN THE BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

- MUST INSTALL A PREP SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

- OBSERVED THE DRAIN PIPE OF THE SINKS IN THE BAR AREA SLIGHTLY LEAKING ONTO FLOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN AND PIPE CONNECTION.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

- OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE FOOD.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

- MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.

JAN 11
2018
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

CHEST FREEZER DOOR HINDGE BROKEN. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE SAID CHEST FREEZER DOOR.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

OBSERVED 2 CEILING LIGHT COVERS NOT TIGHT FITTED ABOVE COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER CEILING LIGHT COVERS BE TIGHT FITTED.

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

BAR HANDWASH BOWL DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST MAINTAIN BAR HANDWASH BOWL.

AUG 10
2017
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

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.

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

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 16
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

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.

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

DISPOSABLE FOOD TRAYS NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT DUST COLLECTION.

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

FOUND A RACK OF CLEAN UTENSILS PLACED NEXT TO OPEN STAIR CASE LEADING TO BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

EMPLOYEES CLOTHING STORED AT DRY FOOD SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A WAY.

JUL 7
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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

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

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 29
2016
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

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

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT.

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

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.

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

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.

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

BROKEN WALL BEHIND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE WALL TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

JUN 9
2015
PASSED
0 violations
JUN 2
2015
FAILED
6 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

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).

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

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.

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

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.

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

DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGHOUT MAIN KITCHEN, BASEMENT PREP AREA, DISH ROOM AND REMOVE STANDING WATER ON FLOOR. KEEP DRY.

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

OBSERVED DAMAGED/MISSING FLOOR TILES IN MAIN KITCHEN BY STOVE UNDER FLOOR MAT WITH POOLING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE WALLS IN DISH ROOM AND MAIN KITCHEN OF FOOD SPLASHES.

MAY 12
2015
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN INTERIOR FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER OF FOOD DEBRIS.

MAY 5
2015
FAILED
0 violations

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