CHECKERS #6358.

Chicago Health Dept

4320 W NORTH AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

9 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Aug 2016.

Last inspected Aug 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 4

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED/NOR MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN HAMBERGERS BEING COOKED 168*F, ICECREAM SOFT SERVE 38*F. AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED THE FRONT SMALL BOX FREEZER NOT CLEAN (EXCESSIVE ICE), INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN REAR DISH AREA, AND IN FRONT OF THE ICE MACHINE.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS.

NOV 9

2015

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations

Serious Other

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

FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD.( HANDLES BEEF, CHICKEN, DICED TOMATOES. SERIOUS VIOLATION.) 7-38-012.

Minor Sanitation

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

FOUND CHEMICAL STORAGE ROOM NOT CLEAN AND ORGANIZED. MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOUND FOOD HANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOODHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE.

AUG 26

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (HAMBURGERS,CHICKEN,FISH,CHILI,ETC.)MUST PROVIDE AND POST AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP ON LOWER SHELF IN REACH IN FREEZER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI AND DUST BUILD UP FROM SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER,DEEP FRYERS,ICE DISPENSER AT SODA MACHINE,INTERIOR PART OF ICE MACHINE

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR DRAINS AND WALK IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE STANDING MILKY WATER FROM ALONG WALLBASES IN DISH WASHING AREA AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND KEEP DRY.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS,GAP IN BETWEEN WALL BASE AND WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULKING AT MOP SINK.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.

Minor Facility Condition

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURE IN WALK IN FREEZER THAT IS SITTING ONTO OF FOOD PRODUCT

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE,ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BOXES AND EQUIPMENT OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR CLOSET

AUG 22

2014

FAIL 12 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

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

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF COOKED FOODS STORED IN HOT HOLDING UNIT SUCH AS FISH FILLETS 113.4F-115.9F,CHICKEN TENDERS 90.1F-91.9F,CHICKEN BITES 85.9F,CHICKEN WINGS 86.4F- 90.5F.NO TIME AND TEMPEARTURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW. PRODUCT WAS DUMPED AND DENATURED.MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING AT 140.0F OR ABOVE.20LBS. $110.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED.OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED FROM WALL WHERE EXISTING PLUMBING IS NOTICED,LAYING ON FLOOR IN REAR AREA UNDER ARTICLES AND BOXES.MUST REINSTALL HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.INSTRUCTED TO USE ADDITIONAL SINK IN PREP AREA FOR HAND WASHING.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA AND GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED.OBSERVED MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE ON GROUND UNDER AND AROUND GREASE CONTAINER AND FOOD DEBRI AND GREASE ENCRUSTED ON LID OF GREASE CONTAINER.MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM LID AND GROUND AROUND CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)

Serious Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (FISH,CHICKEN,HAMBURGERS,ETC).MUST PROVIDE AND POST CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)

Serious Other

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 11/13/13 REPORT #1375380.MUST PROVIDE AND POST AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B)

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP ON LOWER SHELF IN REACH IN FREEZER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI AND DUST BUILD UP FROM SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER,DEEP FRYERS,ICE DISPENSER AT SODA MACHINE,INTERIOR PART OF ICE MACHINE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR DRAINS AND WALK IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE STANDING MILKY WATER FROM ALONG WALLBASES IN DISH WASHING AREA AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND KEEP DRY.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS,GAP IN BETWEEN WALL BASE AND WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULKING AT MOP SINK.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.

Minor Facility Condition

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURE IN WALK IN FREEZER THAT IS SITTING ONTO OF FOOD PRODUCT.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE,ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BOXES AND EQUIPMENT OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR CLOSET.

NOV 13

2013

PASS · 0 violations

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NOV 12

2013

FAIL 7 violations 5 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER READING 55'F, NOT MAINTAINING COOLER TEMP 40'F AND BELOW, IN POOR REPAIR, CORTICAL CITATION ISSUED:7-38-005(A)

Critical Food Temperature

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

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINING FOOD TEMP 40'F AND BELOW, CHEESE SAUCE READING 60'F, SLICE TOMATOES, 2 BAGS OF PHILLY STEAK SAUCE, SLICE CHEESE, SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM MIX, ALL READING 55'F-60'F, A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1000 POUNDS AT A COST OF ABOUT 3,000.00, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)

Critical Employee Hygiene

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

NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK FRONT AREA,FRONT AREA, MUST PROVIDE PROVIDE, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030

Critical Pest Activity

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDERS ISSUED 11/04/2013, FOR VIOLATIONS NUMBERS, 18 OBSERVED APPROX., 5 SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL, TO ELIMINATE, 21 NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, POSTED OR AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE ACTUAL CERT. OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-090

Critical Pest Activity

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

VIOLATION UPGRADED SEE VIOLATION #14,

Serious Other

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

VIOLATION UPGRADED SEE VIOLATION #14,

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR LEAK AND INSTALL EQUIPMENT PROPERLY AT FRONT POP MACHINE, AND MOVE SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM MACHINE UNDER THE RUNNING HOT AND COLD FAUCET,

NOV 4

2013

FAIL 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

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

OBSERVED APPROX., 20 SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL, TO ELIMINATE, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020

Serious Documentation & Training

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

NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, POSTED OR AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE ACTUAL CERT. OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012

JUN 11

2013

PASS · 0 violations

JUN 10

2013

FAIL 3 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

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

NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH PEST CONTROL REPORTS, AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC.,

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN, MUST REMOVE TRASH AND DEBRI FROM GROUND AREA, AND BETTER MAINTAIN

Serious Documentation & Training

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

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