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144 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60603 · Loop · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 5 inspections
Last Inspected
2016-06-24
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2016-06-24
✓ No failures across all 5 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
Inspection History
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2015-01-29 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 1 ▾
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
OBSERVED NO ONE ON THE PREMISES WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (MILK) IS BEING HANDLED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON THE PREMISES ...
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
GASKETS FOR STAND UP COOLER NOT CLEAN BETWEEN FOLDS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
CHIPPED WALL NEXT TO PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
4 ▾
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST REPAIR WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT BOTH STAFF RESTROOMS.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST PROVIDED MISSING SINK STOPPER AT 3COMP SINK.
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN THE REAR ROOM 6INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
2011-02-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 2 ▾
serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED FOOD AND SANITATION MGR ON SITE WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS( SEAMING MILK AND SMOOTHIES ), ...
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
STANDING WATER UNDER 3 COMP SINK, CASES OF SODA STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP FLOOR DRY AS POSSIBLE, AND KEEP ALL FOOD ITEMS STORED OFF FLOOR.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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