Acappella Bistro
1301 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605 · South Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Strong record across 5 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2012-10-29
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2012-10-29
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2010)
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
FOUND WASHCLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT FROM WALL BY STEAMTABLE. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT.
minor Facility Condition
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO THERMOMETER INSIDE STAND UP 2-DOOR REACH IN PREP C...
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
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. Found pots and pans not stored properly on shelv...
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
Found no backflow prevention device at ice machine.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. Observed foodhandler not wearing hair restraint.
2010-03-04 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. Found 4 reach in coolers that are turned off. critical violation. no citation issued. 7-38-005a
serious Other
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
Found 2 2compartment sinks made of plastic that must be removed or replaced with stainless steel sinks. (front of kitchen)
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
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 Rul...
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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