BOCA LOCA CANTINA AVILLE.

Chicago Health Dept

1477 W WINNEMAC AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2023.

9 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Jul 2023.

Last inspected Jul 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JUL 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUL 14

2023

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF COOLERS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES)

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MULTIPLE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 4

2022

PASS 5 violations

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILDUP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN IT.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE 3 DOORS OF THE REACH-IN COOLER IN THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE SAID COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BASEMENT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE COMPARTMENT PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS IN THE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN WALLS AT BAR AND MAINTAIN.

DEC 2

2021

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

3-603.11 MUST INDICATE ON MENU "COOK TO ORDER" PHRASE FOR EGGS, STEAKS, ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE 5 DOORS OF REACH-IN COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN.LAST DOOR BY SOUTH WALL. REPAIR/REPLACE

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BROKEN HOT WATER HANDLE AT HANDWASHING IN BASEMENT DISHROOM.REPAIR CAUSE.INSTRUCTED TO USE THE OTHER HANDWASHING SINK CLOSE BY AT SAME AREA FOR HANDWASHING.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

ADDITIONAL STOPPERS IS NEEDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA. REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT AREA

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

COVER IS NEEDED AT RECPTACLES INSIDE THE STAFF WASHROM/LOCKER IN BASEMENT AREA

SEP 10

2019

PASS 1 violation

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED BACKFLOW DEVICE ON WATER INLET LINE OF ESPRESSO MACHINE OR COFFEE MACHINE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. INSTALL EXTERNAL BACK FLOW PREVETION DEVICE ON WATER LINE OF ESPRESSO MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.

SEP 3

2019

FAIL 8 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO ONE IN CHARGE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED NO CERTIFICATE POSTED. FACILITY OPENS FOR BRUNCH AT 10:30 AM. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 1PM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED DISHWASHER ACTIVELY WASHING DISHES WHERE ONLY AVAILABLE HANDWASHING SINK TO DISHWASHING AREA INACCESSIBLE BY CART WITH DIRTY DISHES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED UNCLEAN WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCENTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE ON TUBES AND IN AREA WHERE ICE IS MADE AND STORED. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE AND REPLACE TUBES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

OBSERVED NO PROPER CONSUMER ADVISORY ON MENU. REFER TO EXAMPLE PROVIDED FOR PROPER CONSUMER ADVISORY, REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE. PRIOIRTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON WATER INLET LINE OF ESPRESSO MACHINE. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED STANDING WATER BEHIND BAR AT WEST END.

Minor Other

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 2285627 DATED 4/23/19 NOT CORRECTED # 56 LIGHTS OUT AND BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090

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APR 23

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

BOTH THE REMINDER OF: [ * “CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS " ] AND THE DISCLOSURE OF AN ASTERISK IS NEEDED ON MENUS TO INDICATE THE REMINDER AND IDENTIFY THE ITEMS OF RISK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED

Minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN SMALL REACH IN COOLERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS WITHIN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED LIGHTS BURNT OUT ABOVE MAIN COOKING LINE. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED 2 BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN

MAR 8

2018

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED DIRTY FLOW DRAINS AT THE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT BY THE DISHWASHING AREA. ALSO NOTED DIRTY FLOORS BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE OF SAME. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS.

DEC 22

2017

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

FOUND WALLS NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT RESTROOMS LOWER LEVEL AT STALLS. ALSO, RESTROOM AT 1ST FLOOR WOMAN RESTROOM WALL NOT SMOOTH EASY TO CLEAN(EXPOSED BRICK). MUST MAKE WALLS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT RESTROOMS MENTIONED. FOUND HOLE AT WALL BEHIND 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AT 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN. MUST SEAL.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

NO PREP/DUMP SINK AT REAR COFFEE STATION. MUST PROVIDE. ALSO, FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES FOR 1 ESPRESSO MACHINE, COFFEE DRIP, AND TEA MACHINE WATERLINES. MUST PROVIDE.

DEC 21

2017

FAIL 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

NO EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH SPLASHGUARDS AT BAR/3COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Serious Food Storage & Handling

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

FOUND VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE AT LOWER LEVEL KITCHEN. TAGGED MACHINE. 7-38-005A. SERIOUS VIOLATION. MUST CONTACT FOOD PROTECTION DIVISION TO OBTAIN APPROVAL.

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

NO PREP/DUMP SINK AT REAR COFFEE STATION. MUST PROVIDE. ALSO, FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES FOR 1 ESPRESSO MACHINE, COFFEE DRIP, AND TEA MACHINE WATERLINES. MUST PROVIDE.

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