Chicago
42
BEAT

Carol'S Pub

4659 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 · Uptown · Restaurant · Medium risk
BEAT
42/100

Passed most recently but 3 prior failures on record

Inspections
9
5 passed
Last Inspected
2021-07-20
Pass Rate
56%
3 failures
Score
42/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2021-07-20)
Failed 3 inspections (2021, 2014, 2010)
Sanitation issues found across 28 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 28×
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Other serious
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Temperature serious
2021-07-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2021-05-27 Fail Canvass
5
serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

MUST INDICATE ON MENU "COOK TO ORDER" PHRASE FOR EGGS,HAMBURGERS ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUE

minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

minor Sanitation

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

SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

GRIME AND BUILD-UP DUST INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER AND WHEEL OF UNITS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

serious Employee Hygiene

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 7-5-2019,2300714 #39) 3-305.12 BEVERAGE BOTTLES (LIQUOR) STORED UNDERNEATH THE WASTE WATER PIPE LINES AT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR RELOCATE ITEMS FROM UNDER PIPES OR ENCASE PIPES. ...

2019-07-05 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 14
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NOTED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED AT ALL TIMES AND ALSO THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

SIGNS INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS NOT POSTED IN WASHROOMS. MUST POST SIGNAGE.

serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

NOTED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005(A). NO C...

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

NOTED ESTABLISHMENT SERVING UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS (HAMBURGERS, EGGS) WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FO...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

NOTED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING NOT RODENT PROOF WITH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR (ABOUT 1/4 INCH) ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

BEVERAGE BOTTLES (LIQUOR) STORED UNDERNEATH THE WASTE WATER PIPE LINES AT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR RELOCATE ITEMS FROM UNDER PIPES OR ENCASE PIPES.

minor Sanitation

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

NOTED EQUIPMENT (FREEZER), UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED UNDERNEATH THE WASTE WATER PIPE LINES AT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR RELOCATE ITEMS FROM UNDER PIPES OR ENCASE PIPES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT WATER LINE TO ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL DEVICE SO IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH NO GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS.

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND SURROUNDING NOT MAINTAINED WITH THICK GREASE ON TOP OF CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GREASE CONTAINER AND ITS SURROUNDING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(B).

serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED ROUGH AND UNFINISHED BRICK WALLS BEHIND THE HAND WASH SINK, IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CEILING IN BASEMENT FOOD/DRINK AND SUPPLY STORAGE AREA IS ROUGH AND UNEVEN. MUST REPAIR ...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ACCUMULATED DUST ON DUCT VENT ABOVE COOKING/PREP AREA AND ON WASHROOM EXHAUST VENT COVERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

LIGHTS ABOVE FOOD PREPARATION/UTENSIL WASHING AREA AND BAR ARE NOT SHIELDED OR SHATTER RESISTANT. MUST CORRECT.

2014-08-29 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
7
minor Sanitation

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

NO LID PROVIDED FOR THE ICE BINS BEHIND BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. RUBBER GASKET AROUND THE WALK-IN DOOR BROKEN AND DIRTY INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND PREP TABLE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE KNIFE RACK TO...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED POP HOSES ATTACHED ATTACHED TO METAL PLATES WHICH IS STORED INSIDE THE ICE BINS,INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AWAY FROM ICE BINS.ALSO RELOCATE POP GUN HOLDER FOR THE SAME REASON

minor Sanitation

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

GREASE BUILD UP AT EXTERIOR OF CHARCOAL GRILL AND THE RACKS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RUST AND DEBRIS AT INTERIOR OF COOLER WERE THE CLEAN GLASS ARE STORED INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GRIMES INSIDE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INSTRUCTED T...

minor Sanitation

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

RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR ARE IN POOR REPAIR(BROKEN,A LOT OF DEBRIS STUCK ON THEM) IN KITCHEN /BAR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. DEBRIS ,DUST AND GREASE ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES:BEHIND BAR AREA,KITCHEN, STORAGE AND UNDER THE EQUIPMENTS.INSTRUCTED TO ...

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

WOMEN'S WASHROOM AT NORTH SIDE OF THE HALLWAY IS BROKEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

NO VENTILATION PROVIDED INSIDE THE THREE WASHROOMS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED BEHIND THE BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAID SINK UNDER THE CITY PLUMBING CODE AND PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS/HAND DRYING DEVICE

minor Sanitation

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

STORAGE BY THE STAGE IS CLUTTERED,INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE WHAT IS NEEDED AND REMOVE NOT NEEDED ITEMS.

2014-08-18 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 10
critical Sanitation

SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC

SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED POP GUN HOLDER INSTALLED ABOVE THE OPENED ICE BINS AT BAR AREA. NO DISCHARGE HOSE ATTACHED TO POP GUN HOLDER, BROWN GRANULATED SLIME DRIPPING FROM HOLE INTO ICE CUBES.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.TEMPORAR...

serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED.WE OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE.BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE IN BOTTOM ICE STORAGE BIN BOTH SIDE PANELS.ALSO UNIT DOOR IS BROKE,REPEATEDLY REPAIRED ...

critical Pest Activity

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

OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED.FRONT MAIN DOOR WITH GAPS OF 1" TO 2" GAPS,INTERIOR DOOR IS A SWING DOOR WITH OPENING ON THE BOTTOM.SIDE FRONT DOOR AND SIDE REAR DOOR WITH A GAP OF 1/2".BROKEN FLOOR ON BOTH SIDE OF THE MAIN FRONT DOOR FOUND FEW HOUSE F...

serious Other

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH A WHITE UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE TO SEAL COMPARTMENT ,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND WELD SMOOTHLY WITH NON-RUST MATERIAL THE COMPARTMENT . SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030

minor Sanitation

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

NO LID PROVIDED FOR THE ICE BINS BEHIND BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. RUBBER GASKET AROUND THE WALK-IN DOOR BROKEN AND DIRTY INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND PREP TABLE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE KNIFE RACK T...

minor Sanitation

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

GREASE BUILD UP AT EXTERIOR OF CHARCOAL GRILL AND THE RACKS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RUST AND DEBRIS AT INTERIOR OF COOLER WERE THE CLEAN GLASS ARE STORED INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GRIMES INSIDE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INSTRUCTED T...

minor Sanitation

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

RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR ARE IN POOR REPAIR(BROKEN,A LOT OF DEBRIS STUCK ON THEM) IN KITCHEN /BAR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. DEBRIS ,DUST AND GREASE ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES:BEHIND BAR AREA,KITCHEN, STORAGE AND UNDER THE EQUIPMENTS.INSTRUCTED TO ...

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

WOMEN'S WASHROOM AT NORTH SIDE OF THE HALLWAY IS BROKEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

NO VENTILATION PROVIDED INSIDE THE THREE WASHROOMS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED BEHIND THE BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAID SINK UNDER THE CITY PLUMBING CODE AND PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS/HAND DRYING DEVICE

minor Sanitation

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

STORAGE BY THE STAGE IS CLUTTERED,INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE WHAT IS NEEDED AND REMOVE NOT NEEDED ITEMS.

2012-05-10 Pass Short Form Complaint
5
minor Sanitation

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

SEE REPORT DATED ON 04/05/12

minor Sanitation

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

SEE REPORT DATED ON 04/05/12

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

SEE REPORT DATED ON 04/05/12

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

SEE REPORTED DATED ON 04/05/12

minor Sanitation

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

SEE REPORT DATED ON 04/05/12

2012-04-05 Pass Complaint
5
minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- BAR GUN HOLDERS, REACH IN PREP COOLERS DOOR RAILS WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP...

minor Sanitation

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST/DIRT AND BOTTLE CAPS BUILD UP ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT BAR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BAR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. MENS WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE AND INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR.

minor Employee Hygiene

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

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...

minor Sanitation

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

All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED. MUST ELEVATE ALL I...

2010-10-25 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2010-10-15 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 5
critical Sanitation

SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC

All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. Critical violation: found black slimy substance on various surfaces of the ice ma...

critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. Critical violation: Found no hand soap and paper towels at the exposed hand wash station and in both men's and women's washrooms. Instructed to provide. Citation iss...

critical Pest Activity

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

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. Serio...

minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Minor violation: found cans of beverages stored in a potable ice bin that is used to serve cubed ice to customers. Instr...

minor Other

NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. Serious violation: Found an ashtray with four (4) cigarette butts sitting on top of a box in the food/beer utility room. Instructed that no smoking take place anywhe...

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