CHICAGO GRIND.
5256 N BROADWAY · UPTOWN, CHICAGO
Failed 3 of 9 inspections. 7 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JAN 252019PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED PREPACKAGED YOGURT, COOKIES AND ALL PREPACKAGED BAKED GOODS IN FRONT SELF SERVICE DISPLAY COOLER IN NEED OF LABELS CONTAINING NAME OF PRODUCT, NAME AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY AND INGREDIENT LIST.
OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT DUMP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NEED TO BE CLEANED : VENTS ON DOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, VENTS ON DOORS AND CEILING IN WASHROOMS, VENTS IN FURNACE ROOMS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE, ESPRESSO MACHINE AND COFFEE BREWER WATER SUPPLIES. ALSO, NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK FAUCET (SPRAYER/HOSE). MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
5-205.15: **C** System Maintained in Good Repair (In Good Repair) OBSERVED RIGHT COMPARTMENT ON 3 COMPARTMENT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INCLUDING: NORTH WALL OF KITCHEN WALL IN DISREPAIR AND RAW WOOD GOING UP WALL AND ON CEILING. RESTORE WALL AND PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WALLS BEHIND TOILET AND SINK
OBSERVED FLOOR NEAR ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GRIME. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT.
OBSERVED VENTILATION IN WASHROOM NOT WORKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN
JAN 232019FAILED11 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED PREPACKAGED YOGURT, COOKIES AND ALL PREPACKAGED BAKED GOODS IN FRONT SELF SERVICE DISPLAY COOLER IN NEED OF LABELS CONTAINING NAME OF PRODUCT, NAME AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY AND INGREDIENT LIST.
OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD AT FRONT DUMP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NEED TO BE CLEANED : VENTS ON DOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, VENTS ON DOORS AND CEILING IN WASHROOMS, VENTS IN FURNACE ROOMS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-204.12 BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE, ESPRESSO MACHINE AND COFFEE BREWER WATER SUPPLIES. ALSO, NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK FAUCET (SPRAYER/HOSE). MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
OBSERVED RIGHT COMPARTMENT ON 3 COMPARTMENT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LEFT COMPARTMENT BACKING UP INTO MIDDLE COMPARTMENT WHEN DRAINED. MUST ABATE BACK UP AND MAINTAIN SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C)
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INCLUDING: NORTH WALL OF KITCHEN WALL IN DISREPAIR AND RAW WOOD GOING UP WALL AND ON CEILING. RESTORE WALL AND PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WALLS BEHIND TOILET AND SINK.
OBSERVED FLOOR NEAR ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GRIME. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT.
OBSERVED VENTILATION IN WASHROOM NOT WORKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN
OCT 132017PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR PREP PRODUCE COOLER NOT SHIELDED OR SHATTER PROOF. MUST PROVIDE SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB.
LEAKING UTILITY MOP SINK IN THE WASHROOM CLOSET HAS BEEN REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE MOP SINK IN THE FACILITY WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TEMPERATURE CHECKS OF FOODS.
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OCT 62017FAILED14 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. TWO COOLERS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. THE FRONT PREP DRAWER COOLER FOUND RANGING BETWEEN 46.8F TO 50F WITH FOOD SUCH AS HAM AT 49.3F. THE REAR PREP COOLER FOUND AT 42.8F WITH HUMMUS AT 47.8F. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLERS. IN THE FRONT PREP DRAWER COOLER FOUND CHICKEN SALAD AT 46.8F, TURKEY AT 46.4F, PROSCIUTTO AT 52.7F, COOKED PORK AT 46F, HAM AT 49.3F, COLE SLAW AT 48.2F. IN THE REAR COOLER FOUND CREAM CHEESE AT 46.8F, LIQUID WHOLE EGGS AT 46.9F AND HUMMUS AT 47.8F. ALL ABOVE FOODS DISCARDED AND DENATURED. TOTAL ESTIMATED POUND DISCARDED TO BE 75 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $200.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE THE ABOVE FOODS WERE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO CHECK SANITATION CONCENTRATION AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
THE FOLLOWING MINOR VIOLATION FROM 11-15-16 #195458 NOT CORRECTED. #36 ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA MUST BE SHIELDED. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COFFEE STATION EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND COFFEE CUPS, CONDIMENTS OR ANY OTHER ITEMS POSSIBLY STORED ON THE PREP SURFACE. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS OR THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER.
REAR METAL PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR WITH CHIPPING METAL. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
FLOORS OF THE MOP CLOSET AND THE UNUSED WASHROOM FOUND WITH CLUTTER AND DEBRIS. ALL ITEMS MUST BE STORED ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED. ALL DEBRIS REMOVED AND FLOORS CLEANED.
MISSING AND PEELING BASEBOARD COVING IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR PREP PRODUCE COOLER NOT SHIELDED OR SHATTER PROOF. MUST PROVIDE SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB.
UNUSED WASHROOM IN THE REAR PREP AREA HALLWAY MUST BE FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL OR REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. EXCESSIVE LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE WASHROOM CLOSET MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR. MISSING VENTILATION IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS FOUND WITHOUT. MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TEMPERATURE CHECKS OF FOODS.
ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND HANDLING AND PREPARING FOOD MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 152016PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL COVING/BASEBOARD 4" THRU-OUT THE REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
ALL LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR PREP AREA MUST BE SHIELDED. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
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NOV 42016FAILED10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WASHING HANDS AFTER HANDLING MONEY, AFTER REMOVING THE GLOVES AND BEFORE WEARING THE GLOVES. EMPLOYEES STATED THEY WASH THEIR HANDS IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO TELL THE EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS BEFORE WEARING THE GLOVES AND AFTER REMOVING THE GLOVES. ALSO AFTER HANDLING MONEY AND EVERY OTHER TASK. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH HANDS. WASH HANDS IN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH WARM WATER AND HAND SOAP. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS FOR WASHING,RINSING AND SANITIZING DISHES.UTENSILS,ETC ONLY.
FOUND NO HAND SOAP IN BOTH EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP/SERVING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE WITH HAND SOAP, WHICH SHE PROVIDED IT ON BOTH HAND SINK DURING INSPECTION.
NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING TUNA SALAD, CHICKEN SALAD, HAM SANDWICH, SCRAMBLED EGG,ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012. PATRICIA SOSA CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 9:25AM,DURING INSPECTION.
NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIP FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
DEFROST THE SMALL REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA BY COFFEE STATION WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED, AND MAINTAIN.
MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR THRU OUT THE REAR PREP AREA/DISH WASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL COVING/BASEBOARD 4" THRU-OUT THE REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN. WALL VENT COVER ON THE HALLWAY GOING TO THE WASHROOM WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
ALL LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR PREP AREA MUST BE SHIELDED. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
MUST INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA. PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE, HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL.
NO FOOD HANDLER SCERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
SEP 142015PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMTERS FOR THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA, 3-DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT IN THE REAR, AND REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR IN THE REAR AT ALL TIMES.
DEC 82014PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
FOUND ICE AND FROST BUILUDP INSIDE THE 3-DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE COUNTER UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK NEAR THE BARISTA STATION TO REMOVE COFFEE GROUNDS AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP.
FOUND NO INTERIOR THERMOMETER FOR THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER IN THE REAR. PROVIDE INTERIOR THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS ON PREMISES.
MAY 202014PASSED1 violationDETAILS
FLOOR AT REAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR:BROKEN,UNEVEN.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE FLOOR TILE WITH SMOOTH,CLEANBLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL,STOCK STORED ON FLOOR AT REAR STORAGE,INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR
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