Artango Center
4217-4219 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2016-05-19
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2016-05-19
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2014, 2013)
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
Inspection History
4 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN FRONT KITCHEN PREP AREA.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVE DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP ON REAR FOOD STPRAGE SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Facility Condition
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY SORE ICE SCOOPS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
3-DOOR REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS AROUND BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ROD OUT HANDWASH BOWL DRAIN PIPE.
minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
2014-07-17 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
3 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. FOUND PINK, BROWN, AND BLACK SLIMY DISCOLORATION IN THE UPPER AND LOWER COMPARTMENT IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DISCOLORATION FROM T...
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
INSTRUCTED TO WRAP THE SILVERWARE SET OUT AT THE DINING ROOM TABLES TO PROTECT FOOD CONTACT SURFACES FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND A LEAKY FAUCET HEAD AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPALCE GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
2013-05-07 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
NOTED NO EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN BAR AREA. MUST INSTALL. NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
MUST COVER GAP UNDER KITCHEN REAR EXIT DOOR TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. NO CITATION ISSUED
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH FLOOR SURFACES AT THE ACCESS AREA TO THE BASEMENT.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
KITCHEN WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST PROVIDE BASEBOARDS IN KITCHEN AND BAR AREAS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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