Bernie'S Restaurant
6643 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 1 prior failure on record
Last Inspected
2015-08-17
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2015-08-17)
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2014)
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
4 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN GROCERY BAGS, AT THE TWO COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS, IE. ZIP-LOCK,BAGGIES ETC.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED THE REAR CEILING LIGHT SHIELD NOT CLEAN OVER PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN NORTH WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE.
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELD MISSING OVER REAR PREP/DISH AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING SHIELD.
minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
OBSERVED 5 EMPLOYEES, 3 EMPLOYEES MISSING FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
2014-12-16 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FREEZER AND DEEP FRYER.
3 ▾
serious Other
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
FOUND THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. IT LEAKS PROFUSELY FROM THE FAUCET, SPRAYING WATER EVERYWHERE. ALSO, WHEN WATER IS RAN IN TO ONE COMPARTMENT, IT BACKS UP INTO THE OTHER TWO AND THEN SLOWLY DRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE SINK FIXED AND MA...
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FREEZER AND DEEP FRYER.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
4 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND RUSTY RACKS INSIDE THE TALL REACH IN COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, MUST MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
FOUND STAINED CEILING TILES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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