BLUE PLATE CATERING LTD..

Chicago Health Dept

1061 W VAN BUREN ST · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2015.

10 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Oct 2015.

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

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

OCT 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 7

2015

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIORS OF ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ON COOK LINE(DEEP FRYERS, COOKING OVENS, AND GRILLS), EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR STORAGE AREA, DUST BUILD-UP ON COILS IN WALK-IN COOLER, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND STORAGE RACKS WHERE DRT AND DUST BUILD-UP IS PRESENT.

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL STOCK, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS).

Minor Sanitation

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

: REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT MADE OF AN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL UNCLEAN SMOOTH CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN ALL GREASE BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUSTS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Pest Activity

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

: ALL FOOD/LIQUOR STORAGE AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED FREE OF CLUTTER WITH FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL.

SEP 30

2015

FAIL 8 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. CENTER DUMPSTER IN COMPOST DUMPSTER AREA HAS A BROKEN LID THAT CANNOT CLOSE. MUST HAVE UNIT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. LARGE GARBAGE DUMPSTER USED FOR REGULAR TRASH OVERFLOWING WITH LID EXTENDED UP 3-4 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM OF THE RECEPTACLE. LID MUST BE KEPT CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM COILS IN WALK-IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL STOCK, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS).

Minor Sanitation

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

REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT MADE OF AN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL UNCLEAN SMOOTH CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN ALL GREASE BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUSTS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Facility Condition

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

REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL BROKEN LIGHTS IN THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.

Minor Pest Activity

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

ALL FOOD/LIQUOR STORAGE AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED FREE OF CLUTTER WITH FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL EMPLOYEE(S) WITH BEARD(S) MUST WEAR BEARD RESTRAINT(S). ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

AUG 15

2014

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE VENTILATION HOOD AS NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND REMOVE RUST.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH SHELVING RACKS IN STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE COLD FOOD PREP LINE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE MAIN PREP AREA. (MUST INSTALL A SINK THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE PERP AREA AND THE WEST END OF THE PREP AREA.) MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE MOP SINK.

AUG 6

2014

FAIL 6 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

NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35-40 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES RESTING ON WALLS AND CEILINGS AND FLYING THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREA,UNDER SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH SHELVING RACKS IN STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE COLD FOOD PREP LINE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH SINKS,PREP TABLES, THE DISHMACHINE AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE COLD FOOD PREP LINE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OCT 15

2013

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPLACE THE MISSING LID AT THE OUTSIDE RECYCLING RECEPTACLE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES IN THE LOADING DOCK AREA. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPAIR THE BROKEN TILES IN THE MOP SINK BASIN. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN THE DISH WASHING AREAS.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPLACE THE BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE MENS KITCHEN EMPLOYEE WASH ROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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JUL 17

2012

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRYER AT KITCHEN.ALSO MUST DEFROST WALK-IN FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP.MUST DETAIL CLEAN UPRIGHT FAN AT KITCHEN TO REMOVE EXCESS DUST BUILD. ALSO REMOVE DUST FROM VENT COVERS AT ALL STAFF RESTROOMS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT AT KITCHEN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE DRY STORAGE AREA.

OCT 7

2011

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. SOME FOOD AND GREASE BUILDUP FOUND BENEATH THE HOT LINE EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED.

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE ICE MACHINE HAS A DIRTY DOOR INTERIOR AND SOME RUST ON THE METAL INTERIOR LIP; WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AND REPAIR THE ABOVE ITEMS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH, SANITARY AND EASY TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. THE WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE KITCHEN AND AROUND THE WALK IN COOLER COILS ARE DUSTY AND DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE WALLS AND CEILINGS. RESET AND/OR REPLACE THE THE LOOSE AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS A SMALL LEAK, REPAIR THE PIPE.

OCT 29

2010

PASS · 0 violations

OCT 22

2010

FAIL 6 violations

Serious Plumbing & Waste

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

All dish washing facilities must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. The three compartment sink is leaking due to two cracks in the sink, re weld the stainless steel with the same metal or replace the sink so it is smooth, sanitary and no longer leaks.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. Air dry all multi-use dispensing and cutting equipment after sanitizing. A copy of the related I.D.P.H. technical bulletin was left on premises.

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Seal the raw wood above the pastry sink.

Minor Sanitation

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Regrout the floors under the steam kettle and dish machine so they are smooth and sanitary, and clean the grout throughout the kitchen until it comes clean from corner to corner.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Repair the damaged wall behind the pastry sink.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. Clean and maintain the ice scoop holder.

JAN 5

2010

PASS · 0 violations

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