Chicago Health Dept
7452-7454 N WESTERN AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Jun 2025).
16 inspections on record since 2015 · Last inspected Jun 2025.
OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE BAR GUN HOLDER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS/CORNERS AT KEG STORAGE ROOM ON 1ST FLOOR AND FOOD/GREASE ON BASEMENT FLOOR UNDER GREASE TRAP. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE.
OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST UPDATE FOOD HANLDERS CERTIFICATES.
4-601.11(C)-- ACCUMULATED STANDING WATER AND DEBRIS AT BOTTOM OF BEER COOLER. MUST DRY, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.12--ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
6-202.11-- BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT ABOVE REACH IN FREEZER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. SINK BLOCKED FOR USE BY A LARGE PLASTIC FOOD/DRINK STRAINER. REVIEWED HAND SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED NO SOAP LOCATED AT THE BASEMENT PREP HAND WASHING SINK WHILE DOUGH WAS PREPARED. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE BASEMENT PREP HAND WASHING SINK WHILE DOUGH WAS PREPARED. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
OBSERVED BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE IN THE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE FOR CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL ICE CONTACT AREAS INSIDE THE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED A METAL CONTAINER OF TCS CHEESE SPREAD BEING SLOWLY REHEATED FOR A SECOND SERVICE ON THE FLAT TOP GRILL AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 93.7F. INSTRUCTED ALL PREVIOUSLY PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST BE RAPIDLY REHEATED TO 165. F FOR HOT HOLDING PURPOSES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE COOK'S LINE THREE-DOOR COOLER HELD AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. CHICKEN WINGS AT 44.6F, CHICKEN AT 48.2F, AND COOKED CHICKEN AT 55.4F. A COOLER TEMPERATURE WAS NOTED AT 57.7F. APPROXIMATELY LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $ WAS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #19 FOR CITATION.
OBSERVED THE COOLER MENTIONED ABOVE AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 57.7F WITH FOOD SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AT 55.2F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. C.D.P.H WAS CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON CUTTING BOARD IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST STORE PROPERLY.
OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS AT SEVERAL DOORS IN FOOD PREP COOLER. REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA. REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN.
ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PIZZA OVEN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
ACCUMULATED STANDING WATER AND DEBRIS AT BOTTOM OF BEER COOLER. MUST DRY, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
DUST AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATED ON WALL NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN---ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND MAIN PREP AREA NEAR PIZZA OVEN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL OF THE ABOVE.
BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT ABOVE REACH IN FREEZER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
MUST NOT STORE CLEAN HANGING UTENSILS ABOVE THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE THREE DOOR COOLER ACROSS FROM THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.
DOOR OF BOX COOLER BEHIND THE BAR IN POOR REPAIR AND SEALED WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES.
NOTED DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES OVERFLOWING WITH BAGS OF FOOD WASTE AND DEBRIS. LIDS OF CONTAINERS UNABLE TO CLOSE AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE SURROUNDING GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL OVERFLOWING WASTE, REMOVE DEBRIS AND MATTRESS FROM SURROUNDING GROUNDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED DAMAGED TILE FLOORING THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA WITH LARGE DIVOTS AND MISSING TILE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----FLOOR BEHIND THE BASEMENT METAL PREP TABLE WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
BASEBOARD FLOOR COVING IN THE BAR WEST SIDE WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR NOTED WITH OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/REPAIR.
NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY.(VOMIT SPILL KIT WITH DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.
FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
FOUND FOOD INSIDE COOLERS WITH NO SEVEN DAY CONSUME BY DATE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005.MUST LABEL PROPERLY.
FOUND FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE SOLD UNDERCOOKED INSIDE MENUS NOT DISCLOSED WITH ASTERISK. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.
FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT PREPARATION AREAS/FOOD STORAGE AREAS. MUST REPAIR.
OBSERVED COOLER CONTINING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING EGGS, CHILI, MUSSELS, BEEF AND CHICKEN AT AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52.4F. COOLER WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE WITHIN 2 DOOR STANDING COOLER 10LBS OF BEEF AT 53F VALUED AT $20, 5 LBS OF ROAST BEEF AT 53.6F VALUED AT $30, 10 LBS OF PULLED PORK VALUED AT $20 AT 56.1F, 2 LBS OF AU JUS AT 75F VALUED AT $5, 10 LBS OF CHICKEN VALUED AT $25 AT 64F, 10 LBS OF BEEF VALUED AT $25 AT 58F, 2 LBS OF SLICED TOMATO'S VALUED AT $5, 2 LBS OF CUT ROMAINE VALUED AT $3 AT 54F, .5 LB OF EGGS VALUED AT $2 AT 54.0F,5 LBS OF CHILI VALUED AT $15 AT 53.5F, 5 LBS OF MUSSELS AT 53.4F VALUED AT $30. ALL FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DESTROYED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
FOOD GRADE LIDS ARE NEEDED FOR HOT HOLDING UNIT. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
DAMAGED, UNEVEN FLOOR TILES WITH LARGE DIVOTS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
MUST INSTALL A DROP CEILING ABOVE ALL BASEMENT PREP AREA WASTE WATER PIPING OR PROVIDE HARD ENCASED PIPING COVERS.
OBSERVED MAIN COOLER ACCROSS FROM GRILL OUT OF ORDER. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE COOLER FROM PREMISES.
ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION
DAMAGED, UNEVEN FLOOR TILES WITH LARGE DIVOTS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
MUST INSTALL A DROP CEILING ABOVE ALL BASEMENT PREP AREA WASTE WATER PIPING OR PROVIDE HARD ENCASED PIPING COVERS.
ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING HELD HOT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS HELD IN METAL PANS WITH LIQUID ON FLAT GRILL AT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 127.4F TO 132.6F. 10 LBS TOTAL WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $15.00. ALL DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 T0 30 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP, MOP SINK AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. 10 TO 15 FLIES NOTED THROUGHOUT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FLIES TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY. RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR FLIES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED IE: CHICKEN AT 127.4F. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED AT THE INSPECTION 20 MINUTES LATER. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
EXTERIOR BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN COOLER FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND EXCESSIVE FLOUR DEBRIS. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SOME DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
DAMAGED, UNEVEN FLOOR TILES WITH LARGE DIVOTS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. FLOORS FOUND DIRTY WITH DIRT AND EXCESSIVE DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE DISH WASHING MACHINE. THROUGHOUT THE BAR UNDER ALL SINKS AND ICE BINS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
WALL BASEBOARD COVING WITH UNEVEN, HARDENED SPRAY FOAM AS SEALANT BEHIND THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE. MUST REMOVE UNEVEN SPRAY FOAM THAT IS UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST SEAL BASEBOARD WITH A CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST PROVIDE LIGHTING INSIDE THE REAR BAR WOMANS WASHROOM.
MUST INSTALL A DROP CEILING ABOVE ALL BASEMENT PREP AREA WASTE WATER PIPING OR PROVIDE HARD ENCASED PIPING COVERS. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ON THE COOKS LINE WHERE AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OR RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS ARE PREPARED OR PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK LOCATED NEXT TO THE KITCHEN DISH WASHING AREA.
ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
NOTED BULK CONTAIERS OF FOOD(FLOUR,RICE&ECT)NOT LABELED.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.
NOTED SMOKED AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN NEED TO BE REPLACED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPLACE CEILING TILES. WALL NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN IN KITCHEN DIRTY.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN WALL AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED LIGHT SHIELDS DIRTY IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MAANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PLASTIC HANDLES FOR REACH IN FREEZER ACCROSS FROM 3 COMPARTMETN SINK AND REACH IN COOLER ACCROSS FROM GRILL IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE PLASTIC HANDLES.
OBSERVED FRYERS UNCLEAN ON BACK AND SIDES. REMOVE ALL EXCESS GREASE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH DIRT ACCUMUALTION ON UPPER PORTION. CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR FOF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED: EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE IS SOILED WITH GREASE BUILDUP AND THE GROUND SURFACE BELOW HAS GREASE REMINANTS THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF THE EXTERIOR SURFACE ONTO THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
REPLACE THE RUSTED FOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN THE PIZZA PREP COOLER ON THE 1ST FLOOR, REMOVED DUST FROM THE EXTERIOR FOUNTAIN LINES AT THE BAR, AND CLEAN UNDER THE CONDENSER OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE PIZZA OVEN TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER THE PIZZA PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT AND THE FLOORS UNDER THE BAR TO REMOVE BUILDUP.
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS ON PREMISES.
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