ARMITAGE ALE HOUSE.
1000 W ARMITAGE AVE · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
Failed 2 of 6 inspections. 4 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
OCT 222025PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED MUSSELS HELD IN CONTAINER WITH NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED IN PREP COOLER MAIN KITCHEN. MUST HAVE SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL LAST ITEM IS SOLD AND THEN MUST BE KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED SPICES HELD IN WORKING CONTAINERS WITHOUT A LABEL. MUST PROVIDE COMMON NAME ON CONTAINER TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY ITEMS.
OBSERVED WET CONTAINERS STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER ON DRY RACK. INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY CONTAINERS SEPERATELY BEFORE STACKING CONTAINERS.
OBSERVED DOOR ON GLASSWARE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT FULLY CLOSING. MUST REPAIR.
NOV 192024PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NOTED NO ACCESS TO COFFEE MACHINE WATERLINE TO VERIFY BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
NOV 122024FAILED4 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED ICE MACHINES LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AROUND CHUTE AND BROWN, AND PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF FULL ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE BIN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PERSON IN CHARGE TURNED OFF MACHINE AND REMOVED ALL ICE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
NOTED NO ACCESS TO COFFEE MACHINE WATERLINE TO VERIFY BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
NOTED ENCLOSED AREA WITH DEBRIS ON THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED FLOOR UNDERNEATH BOTTOM SHELF OF SERVICE STATION IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 312023PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
3-302.12--- ALL STORED BULK FOODS, INCLUDING SPICES ON THE COOKS LINE, NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
3-307.11--- OPEN/UNCOVERED PITCHERS OF WATER IN THE DINING ROOM MUST BE PROTECTED FROM THE PUBLIC.---NOTED A COCKTAIL GLASS AUTOMATIC RINSER AND METAL STORAGE CONTAINER FOR BAR UTENSILS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. ALSO NOTED COCKTAIL UTENSILS BEING STORED ON THE BAR WITH CUSTOMER ACCESS. MUST REMOVE ALL TO PREVENT ANY CONTAMINATION.-----MUST PROVIDE A LARGER SPLASH GUARD/SHIELD AT THE 1ST FLOOR REAR KITCHEN PREP HAND SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE OPEN PREP TABLE.
3-304.12---- NOTED COOKS LINE IN USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED IN A CONTAINER OF STILL WATER WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 80.4F. INSTRUCTED IF USING A STILL WATER METHOD OF STORAGE MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE TO PREVENT BACTERIAL GROWTH AND MUST NOT CO-MINGLE RAW MEAT CONTACT UTENSILS WITH RTE CONTACT UTENSILS.
: 4-903.11(A;C)--- ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM AND ALL STORAGE CLOSETS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
4-301.16---- INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK ON THE 1ST FLOOR COOKS LINE FOR PREP PURPOSES AS NEEDED.
6-201.11--- NOTED BRICK WALLS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP, DRY FOOD STORAGE, CLEAN DISH STORAGE WITH PEELING PAINT. MUST RE-SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. : 6-501.113---- SOILED MOP HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK.
ALL WATER LINES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE ENCASED WITH A NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DISH, PREP, DRY FOOD AND STORAGE OF FOOD CONTACT ITEMS AND AREAS WHERE FOOD TRAVELS FROM WALK-IN COOLERS TO PREP AREAS ALL FIRE SUPPRESSION WATER LINES.
AUG 232023FAILED13 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK BEING USED FOR PREP PURPOSES. A CONTAINER FILLED WITH IN USE UTENSILS BEING STORED INSIDE THE SINK. ALSO NOTED A STRAINER INSIDE THE HAND WASHING SINK AT THE BAR TO BE USED AS A DUMP SINK. MANAGER REMOVED ALL. REVIEWED THE HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED RAW CHOPPED CHICKEN IN SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINERS STORED ON THE TOP SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER DIRECTLY ABOVE PREPARED FRESH READY TO EAT LETTUCE AND DIRECTLY NEXT TO PREPARED READY TO PASTA COOKED PEAS. NOTED CHICKEN LIQUID FROM PLASTIC CONTAINERS LEAKING OUT ONTO THE SHELF. MANAGEMENT REMOVED. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD PROTECTION OF FOOD DURING STORAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
ALL STORED BULK FOODS, INCLUDING SPICES ON THE COOKS LINE, NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
OPEN/UNCOVERED PITCHERS OF WATER IN THE DINING ROOM MUST BE PROTECTED FROM THE PUBLIC.---NOTED A COCKTAIL GLASS AUTOMATIC RINSER AND METAL STORAGE CONTAINER FOR BAR UTENSILS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. ALSO NOTED COCKTAIL UTENSILS BEING STORED ON THE BAR WITH CUSTOMER ACCESS. MUST REMOVE ALL TO PREVENT ANY CONTAMINATION.-----MUST PROVIDE A LARGER SPLASH GUARD/SHIELD AT THE 1ST FLOOR REAR KITCHEN PREP HAND SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE OPEN PREP TABLE.
NOTED COOKS LINE IN USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED IN A CONTAINER OF STILL WATER WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 80.4F. INSTRUCTED IF USING A STILL WATER METHOD OF STORAGE MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE TO PREVENT BACTERIAL GROWTH AND MUST NOT CO-MINGLE RAW MEAT CONTACT UTENSILS WITH RTE CONTACT UTENSILS.
ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM AND ALL STORAGE CLOSETS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
CRACKED/BROKEN PLASTIC LIDS ON THE BASEMENT PREP BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS. MUST REPLACE.
NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR BOTH HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINES ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK ON THE 1ST FLOOR COOKS LINE FOR PREP PURPOSES AS NEEDED.
NOTED BRICK WALLS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP, DRY FOOD STORAGE, CLEAN DISH STORAGE WITH PEELING PAINT. MUST RE-SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
SOILED MOP HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-18-21 REPORT #2509870 #39-: ALL SEWAGE LINES WHERE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING WILL BE STORED MUST BE SHIELDED. NOTED SOME LINES NOT SHIELDED, OTHERS WRAPPED IN POROUS FOAM OR PAPER THAT IS PEELING PAINT AND NOTED DIRECTLY OVER FOOD PREP TABLES, ICE MACHINES, FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE ALL PIPING WITH A SOLID NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DISH, PREP, DRY FOOD AND STORAGE OF FOOD CONTACT ITEMS AND AREAS WHERE FOOD TRAVELS FROM WALK-IN COOLERS TO PREP AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED ON 5-18-21 FROM REPORT #2509870 NOT POSTED ON THE PREMISES FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.
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MAY 182021PASSED3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
ALL SEWAGE LINES WHERE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING WILL BE STORED MUST BE SHEILDED.
ALL RAW WOOD THROUGHOUT FACILITY DINING ROOM AND BEHIND BAR NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY SEALED.
OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFED FOOD MANAGER NEEDS ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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