Chicago
52
YOUR CALL

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · Low risk
YOUR CALL
52/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 3 inspections for sanitation, food temperature

Inspections
3
1 passed
Last Inspected
2022-10-14
Pass Rate
33%
2 failures
Score
52/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2022-10-14)
Failed 2 inspections (2022, 2021)
Sanitation issues found across 6 inspections
Food Temperature issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical
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Food Temperature critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other minor
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Plumbing & Waste critical
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Pest Activity critical
2022-10-14 Pass License Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2022-09-30 Fail License
5
serious Food Temperature

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED PREMISE USING A HIGH-TEMPERATURE WAREWASHER WITH GAUGE READING 171F; HOWEVER, NOTED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR, SUCH STRIPS/STICKERS OR THERMOMETER....

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED NO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR DISHWASHING MACHINE AT THE COFFEE PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DRAIN BOARDS OR A DISHWASHING MACHINE TO WASH AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. VIOLATION #7-38-025. NO...

serious Food Temperature

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE AT THE BAR NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE HOT WATER WAS 171F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZED WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 180F OR ABOVE. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED TODAY

serious Food Temperature

HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. HOT WATER TEMPERATURES WERE AS FOLLOWS:-HAND WASH SINKS 85.1F/84.2.3F/85.5F, ONE COMPARTMENT SINK 84.6F, BATHROOM HAND WASHES SINKS 82.5F/84.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER OF A...

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS OVERLOADED AND PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. ALSO NOTED IS A MISSING LID IN ONE OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LID, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020...

2021-10-21 Fail License
CRITICAL 15
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMIT/DIAHREA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO HANDWASHING SINKS ARE LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OR AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BAR. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST REMOVE THE SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS LOCATED AT BOTH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE BAR AND PREP.

critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO HOT WATER IN BOTH THE MEN AND LADY'S 2ND FLOOR WASHROOM WASHBOWLS. WATER TEMPERATURE WAS NOTED AT 72.1 IN THE LADIES AND 68.3F IN THE MEN. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL WASHROOM WASHBOWLS WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION.

critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED HOT WATER AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WASHBOWL TOO HOT. TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 121.5F HOT WATER MUST BE A MAXIMUM OF 120F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FIXING FAUCET THAT RUNS HOT AND COLD WATER BETWEEN 100F AND 120F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY CHEMICAL SANITIZER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE TO MONITOR ANY DAIRY PRODUCTS USED FOR COFFEE MAKING.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK AND ALL REQUIRED LOG DOCUMENTATION ON THE PREMISES FOR REVIEW. MUST HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

minor Other

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NO DRAIN BOARD IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR WHICH SANITIZER IS TO BE USED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

INOPERABLE FAUCETS AT BOTH THE FAR-RIGHT WASHBOWLS IN BOTH THE MEN AND LADIES ' 2ND FLOOR WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.----LEAK AT THE NOZZLE OF THE BAR THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

NOTED NO GREASE TRAPS LOCATED AT BOTH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Documentation & Training

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

NO OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE ABOVE LICENSEE. MUST PROVIDE AN OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE OR DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ADJACENT CHURCH STATING THE FACILITY HAS APPROVAL FOR USAGE OF THEIR COMMERCIAL WASTE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION ...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM SEALANT USED TO SEAL OPENINGS IN THE WALL NEXT THE THE PREP THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

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