AMERICA'S DOG.

Chicago Health Dept

21 E ADAMS ST · LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2014.

7 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Aug 2014.

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

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 13

2014

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MISSING AND BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS AT PREP/ WALK-IN COOLER DOORS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS STUCK ON BLADE HOUSING, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

CHIPPED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE IN FRONT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE.

Minor Facility Condition

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

INADEQUATE LIGHING IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

DEC 12

2013

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. DETAIL CLEAN MICROWAVE IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR IN DISHWASHING AREA AND UNDRNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA ALONG WALLBASE. MUST REMOVE DIRT/DEBRIS.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE SALAD COOLER IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA.

AUG 22

2013

PASS 6 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAINT RUSTY GREASE TRAP COVER UNDER 3-COMP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR CORNERS IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOOR DRAINS ON PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR AREA ABOVE STORAGE SHELVING.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ICE CHUTE AT SODA DISPENSING MACHINE TO REMOVE SLIGHT GRIME BUILD-UP AND WALL EDGE UNDER THE SNEEZE GUARDS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GRIME AND FOOD SPLASHES.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ALL WASH CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT TIMES UNTIL USED.

AUG 7

2012

PASS · 0 violations

JUL 31

2012

FAIL 11 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WIPING DOWN CUTTING BOARDS WITH GLOVES ON, THROWING GARBAGE AWAY AND PUSHING THE TRASH DOWN IN THE GARBAGE CAN WITH GLOVES ON AND THEN WENT TO FINISH PREPARING CUSTOMER'S FOOD WITH OUT WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS BEFORE/AFTER MULTI-TASKING, CHANGING GLOVES, TOUCHING BODY, HANDLING MONEY, CLEANING ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)

Critical Pest Activity

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

FOUND OVER 100 SMALL LIVE FLIES IN THE REAR AROUND THE MOP AND 3-COMP. SINK, ON THE CLEAN DISHES/RACKS, IN THE REAR/FRONT PREP ON THE WALLS AND IN THE FRONT BY THE GARBAGE CANS. ALSO, FRONT/REAR DOOR (TO THE BUILDING AND TO THE RESTAURANT)NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. 1/4"-1/2" GAPS NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL SMALL FLIES, CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS AND RODENT/INSECT PROOF DOORS. RECOMMENDED CALLING PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE IN INSECT ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY DATE/LABEL FOOD ITEMS IN WALK IN COOLER THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGE, REPACKAGED, COOKED/PREPARED, ETC.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE MEAT SLICER, ALL STORAGE RACKS/PREP TABLES AND KNIVES/KNIFE RACK.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS THROUGH OUT-REMOVE DIRT/DUST.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST FIX HOLE IN WALL BY REAR EXIT DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK.

Minor Pest Activity

LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROPERLY STORE SOILED LINEN/WASH CLOTHS IN A BIN/CONTAINER THAT DOES NOT EXPOSE SUCH ITEMS TO HELP IN THE ELIMINATION OF FLY ACTIVITY.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROPERLY STORE WET MOPS HANGING UPRIGHT TO DRY.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL UNUSED WASH CLOTHS IN A BUCKET OF SANITIZING SOLUTION.

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JAN 24

2011

PASS 1 violation

Minor Food Temperature

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. ICE BUILD-UP ON COOLING UNIT INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN COOLER.

FEB 25

2010

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN AROUND BLADE COVER, ALSO FOOD DEBRIS NOTED IN NHAND SINK, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

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. PREP COOLER MISSING THERMOMETER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ONE IN THE WARMEST PART OF COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST ORGANIZE YOU DRY FOOD STORAGE AND KEEP BOXES OF PAPER GOODS OFF THE FLOOR.

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