Cafe Salimon

Chicago Health Dept

5809 N LINCOLN AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

2 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Dec 2017.

Last inspected Dec 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS
2
VIOLATIONS
9
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2017

Inspection history

DEC 1
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

NOTED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AND IN THE TOILET HAND SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES PUT SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND PREPARED BY DATE....ALSO NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

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

NOTED ICE MACHINE WITH NO LID (USES A PLASTIC COVER AS LID). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVER FOE THE ICE MACHINE....NOTED ICE SCOOP HOLDER STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE SCOOP FROM THE ICE MACHINE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER...NOTED KNIVES STORED UNDERNEATH THE PANINI MACHINE AT THE PREP TABLE.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PROPERLY STORE ALL KNIVES IN A KNIFE RACK AND MAINTAIN....NOTED CUSTOMERS GOING THE TO FOOD PREP AREA FOR WATER AND COFFEE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT NO CUSTOMERS ARE ALLOWED BEHIND THE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A BARRIER AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE KITCHEN TO PREVENT ENTRY.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA....ALSO NOTED MISSING TILES AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE BY THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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

NOTED LARGE OPENING ON WALL AT THE DRY STORAGE AREA BY THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES ON CEILINGS AT THE DINING AREA, BATHROOMS AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT AND/OR REPLACE.

Minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NOTED EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK BY THE PREP TABLE AT THE KITCHEN AREA WITH NO SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND WASH SINK

JAN 30
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Pest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

NOTED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED, OVERLOADED AND PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE LIDS CLOSED AND CONTAINED TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020.

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS IN APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES AND COUNTER TOPS AT THE REAR STORAGE/FURNACE ROOM WITH OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT.

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