SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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7452-7454 N WESTERN AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

Last inspected June 11, 2025 · passed

9 of 16 inspections passed, 4 failed, 3 passed with conditions. 11 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
16
9 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 4 failed
VIOLATIONS
66
includes 11 critical
RECORDS COVER
9 YEARS
since Dec 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUN 11
2025
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE BAR GUN HOLDER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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.

SEP 16
2024
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST UPDATE FOOD HANLDERS CERTIFICATES.

JUL 28
2023
PASSED
0 violations
AUG 5
2022
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C)-- ACCUMULATED STANDING WATER AND DEBRIS AT BOTTOM OF BEER COOLER. MUST DRY, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12--ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFacility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-202.11-- BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT ABOVE REACH IN FREEZER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

JUL 28
2022
FAILED
15 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

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.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

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.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

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.

SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

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.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER REHEATING PROCEDURES FOR HOT HOLDING

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.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

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.

MINORFood Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

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.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON CUTTING BOARD IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST STORE PROPERLY.

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

OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS AT SEVERAL DOORS IN FOOD PREP COOLER. REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

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

MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA. REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PIZZA OVEN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ACCUMULATED STANDING WATER AND DEBRIS AT BOTTOM OF BEER COOLER. MUST DRY, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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.

MINORFacility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT ABOVE REACH IN FREEZER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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JAN 20
2022
PASSED
0 violations
JAN 13
2022
FAILED
9 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

MUST NOT STORE CLEAN HANGING UTENSILS ABOVE THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE THREE DOOR COOLER ACROSS FROM THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.

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

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.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

NOTED DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.

MINOROther
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

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.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

BASEBOARD FLOOR COVING IN THE BAR WEST SIDE WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR NOTED WITH OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/REPAIR.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

JAN 14
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
1 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

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.

JAN 11
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.

SERIOUSChemical Safety
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

FOUND FOOD INSIDE COOLERS WITH NO SEVEN DAY CONSUME BY DATE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005.MUST LABEL PROPERLY.

SERIOUSOther
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

FOUND FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE SOLD UNDERCOOKED INSIDE MENUS NOT DISCLOSED WITH ASTERISK. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT PREPARATION AREAS/FOOD STORAGE AREAS. MUST REPAIR.

MAY 2
2018
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

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)

CRITICALFood Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

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)

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

FOOD GRADE LIDS ARE NEEDED FOR HOT HOLDING UNIT. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN

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

DAMAGED, UNEVEN FLOOR TILES WITH LARGE DIVOTS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A DROP CEILING ABOVE ALL BASEMENT PREP AREA WASTE WATER PIPING OR PROVIDE HARD ENCASED PIPING COVERS.

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

OBSERVED MAIN COOLER ACCROSS FROM GRILL OUT OF ORDER. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE COOLER FROM PREMISES.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION

APR 17
2018
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

DAMAGED, UNEVEN FLOOR TILES WITH LARGE DIVOTS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A DROP CEILING ABOVE ALL BASEMENT PREP AREA WASTE WATER PIPING OR PROVIDE HARD ENCASED PIPING COVERS.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

APR 6
2018
FAILED
9 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

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).

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

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.

SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST PROVIDE LIGHTING INSIDE THE REAR BAR WOMANS WASHROOM.

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

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.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

MAY 11
2017
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

NOTED BULK CONTAIERS OF FOOD(FLOUR,RICE&ECT)NOT LABELED.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.

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

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.

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

NOTED LIGHT SHIELDS DIRTY IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MAANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

OCT 18
2016
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED PLASTIC HANDLES FOR REACH IN FREEZER ACCROSS FROM 3 COMPARTMETN SINK AND REACH IN COOLER ACCROSS FROM GRILL IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE PLASTIC HANDLES.

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

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.

JAN 12
2016
PASSED
0 violations
DEC 21
2015
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

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

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

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.

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

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE PIZZA OVEN TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER THE PIZZA PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT AND THE FLOORS UNDER THE BAR TO REMOVE BUILDUP.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS ON PREMISES.

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