BORDEAUX LOUNGE BY TURQUOISE.
2147 W ROSCOE ST · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO
4 of 9 inspections passed, 1 failed, 4 passed with conditions. 5 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
APR 142025PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT, INSTRCUTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WITHOUT ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
SEP 132024PASS W/ CONDITIONS7 violationsDETAILS
NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER:-SLICED CABBAGE 46.6F/45.3F, MEAT FOR PIZZA 46F, ONOIN SOUP 45.5F, EGGS 45.8F, CABBAGE SALAD46.8/45/4F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 47 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $285.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.
NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES AND FOIL PAPER USED TO LINE SHELVES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP TABLE AND WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY VENTS ON WALL AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
JAN 42023PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOM DOOR (BORDEAUX SIDE)
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE ENCLOSURE AREA. NOTED SOME LITTER ON GROUND.
INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT FLOOR TILES WITH DEEP SEAMS IN BASEMENT PREP DISHWASHING AREA.
FOOD HANDLERS WITH INCOMPLETE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
FOUND INCOMPLETE APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE . INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
OCT 132021PASS W/ CONDITIONS12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE BETWEEN 12:35PM AND 1:30PM WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS BEEF AND CHICKEN WERE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AND INSIDE TOILET ROOMS.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS HELD AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN 2 LOCATIONS. IN THE WALK IN COOLER: HOMEMADE YOGURT HELD AT 78.9F. IN 3 DOOR PREP COOLER: CHICKEN AT 48.7F, LAMB AT 45.8F, BEEF AT 45.5F, AND YOGURT AT 51.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 40LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $1,300. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED HOMEMADE YOGURT ON SITE WITHOUT APPROVED VARIANCE. INSTRUCTED TO HALT ACTIVITY AND APPLY FOR VARIANCE FROM CITY OF CHICAGO. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO DOCUMENTATION FOR VARIANCE REQUIRED TO MAKE YOGURT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO APPLY TO CITY OF CHICAGO FOR VARIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION COMBINED WITH CITATION FOR VIOLATION #29.
OBSERVED 3 DOOR PREP COOLER CONTAINING TCS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN, LAMB, BEEF, AND YOGURT MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 45.5F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
OBSERVED UNUSED OVEN AND OTHER RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT STORED IN EAST SIDE OF BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND GRIME ON INTERIOR OF FRYER CABINET. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON LIGHTS AND NOZZLES IN HOOD OVER COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
SEP 42020PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL AT 2:00 PM AND ARRIVED AT 2:20 PM. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES THAT FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
OBSERVED BADLY STAINED, BLACKENED PLASTIC DISH RACKS FOR THE DIRTY/CLEAN DISHES AT THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
RAW PRESSED WOODEN SHELVING AT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----EXCESSIVE DIRT AND RUST ON THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. MUST REMOVE.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE BASEMENT HALLWAY CEILING LEADING TO THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE---- BLACK MOLD ALONG WALL AND CAULKING BEHIND BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST REMOVE.----HOLES IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST SEAL.---- ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IE: MIXERS, SLICERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES OR PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
OBSERVED THE COOK NOT WEARING A MASK AND SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA PULLING THEIR MASKS UP FROM AROUND THEIR NECKS UPON MY ENTRY TO THE ROOM. EMPLOYEES NOTED WORKING CLOSER THAN 6 FEET TO ONE ANOTHER. CITATION ISSUED 7-28-060
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JUL 212020PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
OBSERVED BADLY STAINED, BLACKENED PLASTIC DISH RACKS FOR THE DIRTY/CLEAN DISHES AT THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
RAW PRESSED WOODEN SHELVING AT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----EXCESSIVE DIRT AND RUST ON THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. MUST REMOVE.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE BASEMENT HALLWAY CEILING LEADING TO THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE---- BLACK MOLD ALONG WALL AND CAULKING BEHIND BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST REMOVE.----HOLES IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST SEAL.---- ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IE: MIXERS, SLICERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES OR PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
JUL 142020FAILED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE FIRST 25 MINUTES OF THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND CUSTOMERS ON SITE BEING SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL AT 11:40 AM AND ARRIVED AT 12:05 PM. REVIEWED, A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCTS COMMON NAME.
WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
OBSERVED BADLY STAINED, BLACKENED PLASTIC DISH RACKS FOR THE DIRTY/CLEAN DISHES AT THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
RAW PRESSED WOODEN SHELVING AT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----EXCESSIVE DIRT AND RUST ON THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. MUST REMOVE.-----EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS ON THE BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BAGS WITH FOOD DEBRIS SPILLING OUT OF THE OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES. BAGS OF GARBAGE NOTED ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE CONTAINER AND LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE DUE TO THE OVERFLOWING GARBAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL GARBAGE, CLEAN SURROUNDING GROUNDS AND RECOMMEND OBTAINING MORE FREQUENT PICK-UPS OR MORE/LARGER CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE BASEMENT HALLWAY CEILING LEADING TO THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE---- BLACK MOLD ALONG WALL AND CAULKING BEHIND BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST REMOVE.----HOLES IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST SEAL.---- ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IE: MIXERS, SLICERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES OR PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
JUL 132020PASS W/ CONDITIONS12 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO PAPER TOWELS AT ANY PREP/BAR/REAR WASHROOMS HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED TWO CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINES (BAR & BASEMENT DISH ROOM) NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT BOTH MACHINES. ALSO OBSERVED EMPTY DISH DETERGENT BUCKET AT THE BASEMENT DISH MACHINE WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISH DETERGENT. BOTH MACHINES TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AN PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS FOR ALL WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING OF DISH WARES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCTS COMMON NAME.
WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER AT THE ICE MACHINE.
MILK CRATE USED AS A MEANS TO PROP LEGS OF THE DISH MACHINE DRAIN BOARD. MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF REPAIR.
OBSERVED BADLY STAINED, BLACKENED PLASTIC DISH RACKS FOR THE DIRTY/CLEAN DISHES AT THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
OBSERVED FOOD ENCRUSTED WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.----EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS ON THE BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PEELING TINFOIL AS LINER FOR THE BOTTOM SHELVING OF THE BASEMENT PREP TABLE. MUST REMOVE TO BE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE.----RAW PRESSED WOODEN SHELVING AT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----EXCESSIVE DIRT AND RUST ON THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. MUST REMOVE.
OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK INTO A BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE BASEMENT HALLWAY CEILING LEADING TO THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE---- BLACK MOLD ALONG WALL AND CAULKING BEHIND BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST REMOVE.----HOLES IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST SEAL.
ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IE: MIXERS, SLICERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES OR PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
MAY 72019PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
BASEMENT DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE MISSING STOPPER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE STOPPER FOR SAID 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
OBSERVED SMALL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND BASEMENT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS.
BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED ALONG NORTH WALL. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.
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