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Chicago Health Dept

3251 N WESTERN AVE · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

3 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Sep 2016.

Last inspected Sep 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

SEP 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 19

2016

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST PAINT/SEAL HAND RAIL AT WALL LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PROVIDE ICE BOX COVERS FOR THE ICE BOXES LOCATED AT THE BAR AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE PIPES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER NEXT TO THE COMPRESSOR IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE CALCIUM BUILD-UP.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR CORNERS IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRI.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST SEAL SMALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS AT WALLS IN BOTH LADIES NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO MUST SEAL SMALL HOLES AT WALLS IN THE BASEMENT ACROSS FROM THE ICE MACHINE IN THE CEILING.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR BROKEN HOT AND COLD FAUCET HANDLES FOR THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT. ALSO MUST PROVIDE FOR ABOVE SAID MOP SINK AT BACK FLOW PREVENTOR.

MAR 17

2014

PASS 1 violation

Minor Employee Hygiene

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

MUST PROVIDE A EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND REAR BAR AREA, FOR HAND WASHING,

FEB 27

2014

FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA AND INTERIOR PANELS, HAVE BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO FAX A LETTER TO CDPH ONCE MACHINE IS PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, ALONG RECEIPTS FROM COMPANY WHO CLEANED MACHINE, FAX #312746-4240, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)

Critical Pest Activity

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

NO UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC., AND FRONT AND REAR EXIT DOORS IN POOR REPAIR NOT RODENT PROOF APPROX., 1/4 GAP OPENING AT BOTTOM OF DOORS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020

Minor Sanitation

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

PIZZA OVEN IN BASEMENT NEEDS DETAILED CLEANING,

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR, SURFACES NOT SMOOTH AND AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN REAR FIRST FLOOR AREA, AND IN NEED OF CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISE, FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT,

Minor Employee Hygiene

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

MUST PROVIDE A EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND REAR BAR AREA, FOR HAND WASHING,

Minor Sanitation

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

MEN BATHROOM HAS A SMELLY ODOR, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, TO REMOVE SMELLY ODORS,

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