ARTISAN BREAD SHOPPE CO..

Chicago Health Dept

1461 W CHICAGO AVE · GOOSE ISLAND, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2015.

5 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected May 2015.

Last inspected May 2015. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
19
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAY 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 14
2015
PASS 1 violation
Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAIN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

MAY 11
2015
FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

STILL OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS UNDER BAKING RACKS, THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST STILL BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHERS ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED.HOLES IN ALL BASEBOARDS, WALLS MUST BE SEALED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

PERMANENT ATTACHED DRAIN PLUG AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK (MIDDLE COMPARTMENT) NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR PROVIDE PROPER DRAIN PLUG. LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAIN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

MAY 6
2015
FAIL 10 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOUND NOT MAINTAINED. REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND WASHING HAS NO HOT WATER. COLD WATER ONLY. NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE SINK AND SINK OBSERVED OBSTRUCTED/NOT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO BEING BLOCKED BY RACKS OF BAGGED, PREPARED BREADS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE SOAP, PAPER TOWELS, HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, MAKE SINKS ACCESSIBLE AND USE FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK UNTIL CORRECTED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

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

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 RAT DROPPINGS BEHIND PROOFING BOX AND 50 DROPPINGS BEHIND OVENS. 20 DROPPINGS ALONG BASE BOARD ACROSS FROM OVENS BEHIND STORED BAKING PANS. 75 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT ALONG THE BASE BOARDS AND A DEAD RAT ON A BASEMENT SNAP TRAP. NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE WITH THE CURRENT BUSINESS' NAME ON REPORT. SERVICE REPORT PROVIDED WAS DATED FROM MARCH OF 2014 WITH A DIFFERENT BUSINESS NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SERVICE FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. AND PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZES ALL EFFECTED AREAS AND SEAL ANY HOLES/OPENINGS IN ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT AND ALL OTHER ARTICLES STORE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Serious Other
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 9-18-14 NOT CORRECTED. #36-INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PROOFER AND LARGE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

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

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.

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

ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT AND PREP TABLES FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

DIRTY SHEET PANS WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS ON STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE AFTER EACH USE. DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PROOFING BOXES DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

DIRTY FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RAW WOODEN FLOORING AT THE SLICER/PROOFING BOX AREA. MUST PROPERLY SEAL TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

PERMANENT ATTACHED DRAIN PLUG AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK (MIDDLE COMPARTMENT) NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR PROVIDE PROPER DRAIN PLUG. LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.

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

EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAIN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

SEP 18
2014
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

FOUND LARGE REAR DOUBLE DOORS THAT LEAD TO GARAGE UNSEALED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

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

INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PROOFER AND LARGE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.

SEP 16
2014
FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Other
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

FOUND NO ACCESSIBLE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE BREADS WILL BE PACKAGED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

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

FOUND LARGE REAR DOUBLE DOORS THAT LEAD TO GARAGE UNSEALED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

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

INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PROOFER AND LARGE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.

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