Chicago Health Dept
2328 S MICHIGAN AVE · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2012.
8 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected May 2012.
Last inspected May 2012. Records may not reflect current conditions.
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY.MUST STORE INVERTED.
FOUND TOP OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN.
FOUND FLOORS WET BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
FOUND SMALL WATER LEAK AT CEILING DRIPPING ONTO FLOOR BR REAR DOOR BY RESTROOMS.
All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER PREPARING FOOD WITH PLASTIC GLOVES(PUTTING LETTUCE, ONIONS, TOMATOES ON HAMBURGER BUN) THEN SWITCH TO CLEANING PREP TABLE WITH WIPING CLOTH WHICH WAS STORED IN RED BUCKET NEXT TO SAID PREP TABLE, AFTER WIPING DOWN PREP TABLE, MALE FOOD HANDLER PROCEEDED TO PREPARE FOOD AGAIN (HANDLE HAMBURGER BUNS AND PLACE LETTUCE, TOMATO, ONIONS ON BUN) WITHOUT PROPERLY WASHING HANDS AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK PER CITY CODE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS PER CITY CODE WHEN CHANGING TASKS AND BEFORE SWITCHING GLOVES WHEN MULTI TASKING. ALSO, OBSERVED FEMALE FOOD HANDLER TOUCHING BACK OF MALE FOOD HANDLER SHIRT AND THEN PROCEED TO HANDLE READY TO EAT HAMBURGER BUNS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AFTER TOUCHING EMPLOYEE CLOTHING. FOOD HANDLERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL 7-38-010 (A) ISSUED.
REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AT PIPING AND GASKET INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER
REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET NECK AND COLD WATER HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT LEFT SIDE FAUCET. REPAIR LEAK AT PIPING UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND REPAIR LEAKY LINES BEHIND SODA FOUNTAIN UNIT AT DRIVE-THRU.
REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AT PIPING AND GASKET INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
MUST CLEAN AROUND SODA FOUNTAIN DISPENSERS/COFFEE UNIT AT FRONT SERVICE AREA AND BY DRIVE THRU WINDOW AREA. CLEAN VENT COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN BEHIND ICEE MACHINE.
REPLACE LIGHT BULB AT HOT HOLDING UNIT.
REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET NECK AND COLD WATER HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT LEFT SIDE FAUCET. REPAIR LEAK AT PIPING UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND REPAIR LEAKY LINES BEHIND SODA FOUNTAIN UNIT AT DRIVE-THRU.
OBSERVED COUNTER TOP STYLE TOP LOADING TAYLOR UNIT USED FOR SHAKES WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER NOT ACCESSIBLE TO SAID UNIT. MANAGER STATES TAYLOR SHAKE UNIT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. HEIGHT OF NEW TAYLOR UNIT BLOCKS EXISTING FAUCET WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND UNABLE TO ACCESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ABOVE TOP LOADING UNIT WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE FOR WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING NON-REMOVABLE FREEZER PARTS. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT. FAX LETTER TO 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AT PIPING AND GASKET INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
MUST CLEAN AROUND SODA FOUNTAIN DISPENSERS/COFFEE UNIT AT FRONT SERVICE AREA AND BY DRIVE THRU WINDOW AREA. CLEAN TOILETS IN WOMENS AND MENS TOILET ROOMS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT SOME FLOOR TILES ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND STORAGE RACKS AND EQUIPMENT.
REMOVE STANDING WATER SECTIONS NEXT TO ICEE UNIT, NEXT TO COFFEE COUNTER AT FRONT SERVICE AREA, REAR BY SODA SYRUP LINES, AND PROVIDE FLOOR TILE FOR MISSING SECTION NEXT TO COFFEE COUNTER. CLEAN FLOORS TO REMOVE SPILLS AT REAR AROUND SODA SYRUP LINES. REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS BEHIND FRONT SERVICE AREA, BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, REMOVE STAINS FROM CEILING SECTIONS AT PREP AREAS, SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING/CONDUITS, AND WALL SECTIONS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, PREP AREAS, STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES AT WALLBASE AT PREP AREAS AND REPAIR CRACKED WALL COVING AT REAR AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET CONNECTIONS AND HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
REPAIR LEAKS AT REAR BY SODA SYRUP LINES. NEWLY INSTALLED COFFEE UNITS AT FRONT DRIVE THRU AND SERVICE AREA-INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT SAID WATER LINES.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT SOME FLOOR TILES ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND STORAGE RACKS AND EQUIPMENT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS BEHIND FRONT SERVICE AREA, BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, REMOVE STAINS FROM CEILING SECTIONS AT PREP AREAS, SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING/CONDUITS, AND WALL SECTIONS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, PREP AREAS, STORAGE AREAS, AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES AT WALLBASE AT PREP AREAS AND REPAIR CRACKED WALL COVING AT REAR AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR LIGHT BULB INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET CONNECTIONS AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE HANDLING FOODS.
All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND ONE LIVE MEDIUM SIZED COCKROACH CRAWLING ON WALL BEHIND ICEE MACHINE AND SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. OBSERVED GREASE ON GROUND AND EXTERIOR OF MAHONEY WASTE RECEPTACLE LOCATED OUTSIDE PREMISES NEXT TO REAR EXIT DOOR. ALSO, OBSERVED ONE OF THREE CHICAGO DISPOSAL GARBAGE DUMPSTERS NOT TIGHT FITTING DUE TO EXCESS GARBAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID AREA, REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP, MAKE DUMPSTER LID TIGHT FITTING,AND RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL GARBAGE PICK-UP TO ACCOMMODATE FLOW OF GARBAGE FROM OPERATION TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT RUSTY BOTTOM SHELF AND RACKS AT REAR STORAGE AND SODA SYRUP DISPENSOR UNITS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN UNDER, AROUND DEEP FRYERS, COFFEE UNITS AT FRONT SERVICE AREA, AND BY DRIVE THRU WINDOW AREA.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT SOME FLOOR TILES ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND STORAGE RACKS AND EQUIPMENT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS BEHIND FRONT SERVICE AREA, BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, REMOVE STAINS FROM CEILING SECTIONS AT PREP AREAS, SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING/CONDUITS, AND WALL SECTIONS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, PREP AREAS, STORAGE AREAS, AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES AT WALLBASE AT PREP AREAS AND REPAIR CRACKED WALL COVING AT REAR AREA.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR LIGHT BULB INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT HOT HOLDING UNITS AND CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE PREP AREA.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET CONNECTIONS AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS, HAND WASH SINK, AND UNDER HAND WASH SINK AT PREP AREA.
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