BROKEN ENGLISH TACO PUB - LINCOLN PARK.

Chicago Health Dept

2574-2580 N LINCOLN AVE · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

8 inspections on record since 2015 · Last inspected Dec 2024.

Last inspected Dec 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

DEC 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 17

2024

PASS 6 violations

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

4-602.11(B-E)// NOTED TOP INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TRAY IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

4-901.12// OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD.

Minor Sanitation

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

4-501.12: **C** Cutting Surfaces NOTED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA/ PIZZA STATION WITH DEEP CUTS AND BLACK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C)// NOTED RUSTED LID TO GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PIZZA PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH AND SEAL WITH PAINT AND SEALANT, RESTORING A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.11// NOTED HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE REAR KITCHEN FRYER AND BROKEN/UNEVEN FLOORING IN HALL IN DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, RESTORING A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13// OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

NOV 15

2024

FAIL 10 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED NO HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS IN REAR FRYING AND DISHROOM.

Critical Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE, & UNADULTERATED

NOTED DEAD ANT IN COOKED PASTA STORED IN FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN PREP AREA COOLER. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCARDED AND DENATURED PRODUCT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-40-050(A) CITATION ISSUED

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

NOTED TOP INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TRAY IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY WITH APPROX. 30 SMALL FLIES NOTED DURING INSPECTION. SMALL FLY ACTIVITY WAS NOTED AROUND FRONT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT PEST CONTROL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY PRIOR TO RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD.

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA/ PIZZA STATION WITH DEEP CUTS AND BLACK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

NOTED RUSTED LID TO GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PIZZA PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH AND SEAL WITH PAINT AND SEALANT, RESTORING A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE REAR KITCHEN FRYER AND BROKEN/UNEVEN FLOORING IN HALL IN DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, RESTORING A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON THAT HOLD THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

SEP 15

2023

PASS 5 violations

Minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST NOT STORE/HANG CLEAN UTENSILS NEXT TO THE PREP HAND WASHING SINK.

Minor Sanitation

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN BARRIER BETWEEN READY TO EAT CHIPS AND CHIP BASKETS IN PRE-FILLED BASKETS.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

LEAK UNDER BAR #1 HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS: UNDER SINKS AT BAR #1 AND #2, UNDER THE LARGE DISH MACHINE, BEHIND THE ICE BIN AND METAL RACK SHELVING IN THE DISH ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.---BROKEN AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED EXPOSED RAW BRICK WALLS NEXT TO TOILETS IN BOTH THE MEN AND LADIES WASHROOM. MUST SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 18

2021

PASS 4 violations

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED DIPPER WELL WITH ICE CREAM SCOOPS UNCLEAN. CLEAN DIPPER WELL WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY. OBSEVED INTERIOR OF ICE CREAM FREEZER UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED BROKEN THERMOMTER WITHIN COOLER IN PREP AREA. REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED ICE STORAGE BIN BEHIND SOUTH BAR UNDERNEATH DRAIN LINE. ICE STORAGE BIN TOP CAN NOT CLOSE PROPERLY TO PROTECT ICE AND ICE STOAGE UNIT CAN NOT BE STORED UNDER DRAIN LINE. RELOCATE ICE STORAGE BIN FROM UNDER DRAIN LINE.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED BROKEN GASKET ON REACH IN COOLER IN PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.

DEC 23

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

- NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED. -

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

- OBSERVED SLIGHT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE PREP ROOM ADJACENT TO THE OFFICE. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN/HAVE SERVICED, AND MAINTAIN MACHINE AT ALL TIMES. -

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

- OBSERVED EQUIPMENT AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER LINE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL EQUIPMENT, FOOD, AND ARTICLES AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. -

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

- UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE MOP SINK IN THE DISH PIT AREA. MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE LOCATION OF THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR VISIBLE INSPECTION. -

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

- OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE FAUCET OF THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN COOK LINE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

- OBSERVED CORK CEILING TILES USED ON THE CEILING IN THE DISH PIT AND IN THE PREP AREA ADJACENT TO THE OFFICE. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE CEILING TILES THAT ARE NON-CORROSIVE, NON-ABSORBENT, SMOOTH,AND EASILY CLEANABLE. -

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

- OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL BY THE DISH MACHINE. OBSERVED THE COVING PEELING FROM THE WALL IN THE DISH PIT AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -

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JUL 24

2018

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 11 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A HEALTH EMPLOYEE POLICY.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO SOAP AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA AND REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK LOCATED NEXT TO DISHMACHINE MUST PROVIDE SOAP IN ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP IN BOTH EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030. CITATION ISSUED. COS

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN SLIMY SUBSTANCE IN THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINES LOCATED IN REAR SOUTH SIDE OF BUSINESS. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINES AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINES HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.COS

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF KITCHEN. FOUND A CONTAINER OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 67.5F A CONTAINER OF GREEN SAUCE AT 53.5F AND CONTAINER OF GINGER SAUCE AT 53.3F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41.0F OR BELOW. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 13LBS VALUE OF 115. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)-COS

Minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED IN NORT SIDE OF KITCHEN WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 50.9F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW. COOLER HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND NOW MAINTAINS TEMPERATURE OF 38.6F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED. COS

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTIONS WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHENAREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITH REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367. NO CITATION ISSUED.

MAY 30

2017

PASS 9 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON THE SALAD COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. ALSO, REPAIR BROKEN TOP COOLER DOOR ON SAID COOLER, AND ADJUST DOOR SWEEPS AT REAR EXIT REAR EXIT DOOR. DISCONTINUE USE OF MILK CRATES FOR STORAGE RACKS, INSTALL PROPER RISER, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN STOVE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER, CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS, DRIED FOOD AND GREASE PRESENT. SEAL HOLES IN WALL IN MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOM. MUST SEAL EXPOSE BRICK WALLS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS, SO SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

VENTILATION HOOD IN PREP AREA MUST COVER ALL FRYERS, STOVES, AND BURNERS IN KITCHEN. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREAS, NEXT TO ANY EXPOSED FOOD STORAGE. MUST INSTALL HAND SINK WITH SPLASH GUARD, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTALL DUMP SINK BEHIND BAR 2. ALSO INSTALL HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT BOTH TOP LOADING BEVERAGE MACHINES BEHIND BAR 1 AND BAR 2, TO ENSURE PROPER CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL.

Minor Sanitation

LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE SOILED LINENS IN SANITIZING WATER WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST INSTALL WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM SMALL STORAGE HALL CLOSET. ALSO, REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM COMMON AREA HALLWAY NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Employee Hygiene

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

EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING OR COOKING FOOD IN PREP AREAS.

MAY 19

2015

PASS 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON REACH IN REFRIGERATION UNIT NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE TORN GASKET AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

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

ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INCLUDING: AROUND MOP SINK, IN MOP OFF OF KITCHEN,IN FOOD STORAGE ROOM OFF OF KITHCEN CONTAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN DISH MACHINE ROOM, AND IN BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. RESTORE ALL FLOOR TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

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

ALL LIGHTS IN BASEMENT LIQUOR ROOM MUST BE SHILDED AND MAINTAINED.

Critical Pest Activity

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

BASEMENT MUST BE FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL OLD EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ALL RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT. BASEMENT NEEDS TO KEPT CLEAN TO ALLOW ACCESS TO PEST CONTROL AND ELIMINATE ALL INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE.

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