SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

BARBARA'S SOUL FOOD.

BEAT. 18/100

353 1/2 E 51ST ST · HYDE PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected February 21, 2014 · failed

Failed 4 of 6 inspections. 7 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
2 passed · 4 failed
VIOLATIONS
28
includes 7 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Aug 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 21
2014
FAILED
7 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPlumbing & Waste
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

TOILET, URINAL AND HANDSINK IN STAFF WASHROOM NOT OPERABLE AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO WATER SO URINAL AND TOILET DON'T FLUSH AND SINK DOESN'T WORK. EMPLOYEES ARE UNABLE TO USE FACILITIES. PER OWNER PIPES ARE FROZEN THAT SUPPLY WATER FOR THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED THAT WASHROOM MUST BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITH ALL EQUIPMENT WORKING. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

OBSERVED OVER 200 MOUSE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES; IN PREP AREA UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN CLOSET INSIDE OF KITCHEN, NEXT TO THREE COMP SINK, BEHIND REFERIGERATION UNITS, INSIDE OF FRYER, INSIDE OF UTILITY CLOSET IN HALLWAY ON FLOOR, IN HALLWAY ON FLOOR AND IN WASHROOM ON FLOOR. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNIT, UNDERNEATH GRILL, MICROWAVE EXTERIOR, STORAGE CABINET, STORAGE CART AND STORAGE SHELVES, ETC.

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS WHERE MOUSE DROPPINGS OBSERVED UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, UTILITY CLOSET AND WASHROOM.

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

MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM AND REAR HALLWAY. SOME MISSING IN WASHROOM; REPLACE. REPAIR WALL IN WASHROOM WHERE OPEN TO GET TO FROZEN PIPES. MUST CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR REFRIGERATION UNIT.

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

REMOVE CLUTTER OF ITEMS INSIDE OF UTILITY SINK IN CLOSET; REMOVE SO THAT SINK IS ACCESSIBLE.

FEB 7
2013
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM AND IN REAR HALLWAY.

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

MUST REPAIR LOW WATER PRESSURE AT TOILET SO THAT WATER FLUSHES MORE FORCEFULLY.

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

MUST REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM REAR OUTSIDE STORAGE AREAS AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN.

JAN 29
2013
FAILED
9 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AND FLYING IN PREP AREA AND IN REAR HALLWAY. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 20 MICE DROPPINGS IN CORNERS IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED

TOILET AND HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTED URINAL IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WITH STANDING URINE ON THE INSIDE AND NOT FLUSHING PROPERLY. MUST REPAIR SO THAT URINAL FLUSHES PROPERLY. ALSO NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AND VERY LOW COLD WATER PRESSURE AT THE FRONT HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA. MUST INCREASE LOW COLD WATER PRESSURE AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT FRONT HAND SINK. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030

SERIOUSFacility Condition
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1234569 ON 8-13-2012 NOT CORRECTED. (38)MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK. NOTED A GARDEN HOSE BEING USED AS A DRAIN PIPE AT THE FURNACE/AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, MUST REMOVE AND PROPERLY EXTEND A WASTE LINE TO THE FLOOR DRAIN. MUST CORRECT MINOR VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090

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

MUST SEAL SMALL OPENING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS,SINKS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND ALL PREP TABLES. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET AND SINK IN WASHROOM.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE REAR HALLWAY,IN THE PREP AREA UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT AND IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS,DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS.

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

MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM AND IN REAR HALLWAY.

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

MUST REPAIR HEAVILY LEAKING PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

MUST REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM REAR OUTSIDE STORAGE AREAS AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN.

AUG 17
2012
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.NEED TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR MOP SINK, AND REMOVE GARDEN HOSE FROM FURNACE/AIRCONDITIONER PROPERLY EXTEND THE WASTE LINE TO THE FLOOR DRAIN AS PER REPORT 1234569 8/13/12.

AUG 13
2012
FAILED
8 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

INADEQUATE REFRIGERATION. PREMISES HAS ONE RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATOR,ONE UPRIGHT FREEZER AND TWO SMALL SANDWICH COOLERS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REFRIGERATION TO SUPPORT BUSINESS OPERATION.

CRITICALFood Storage & Handling
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

IMPROPER WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK. WASTE WATER STANDING IN SINK BASIN WHEN WATER TURNED ON AT SINK AND NOT PROPERLY DRAINING. ALSO, DRAIN PIPES GOING INTO FLOOR DRAIN AND LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR. ALSO, HAND SINK OBSTRUCTED BY STORAGE CART. MUST REMOVE SO THAT HAND SINK IS READILY ACCESSIBLE.

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

NOTED EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MICE DROPPING BEHIND THE FURNACE. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE.

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

MUST REPAIR WORN BASEBOARD IN CORNER NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. MUST SEAL OPENINGS BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE WALL BASE BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP AND ALSO REPAIR FLOOR TILES.

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

MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM. MUST CREATE AN ACCESS PANEL OR SEAL THE HOLE IN THE WALL IN THE HOT WATER HEATER CLOSET. ALSO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND PLUMBING FIXTURES THROUGHOUT.

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

MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK AND THE ICE MACHINE. MUST ALSO REPAIR SLOW DRAIN AT THE MOP SINK. NOTED A GARDEN HOSE BEING USED AS A DRAIN PIPE AT THE FURNACE/AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, MUST REMOVE AND PROPERLY EXTEND A WASTE LINE TO THE FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE THE ICE SCOOP AT THE ICE MACHINE. MUST STORE ALL SOILED WASH TOWELS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

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AUG 1
2012
FAILED
0 violations

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