CHICAGO SIGNATURE SERVICES.
700 E GRAND AVE · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO
Failed 2 of 12 inspections. 7 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
OCT 152019PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO HAND WASH SIGN NEAR HAND WASH SINK IN SATELLITE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES FOR USE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF BLACK DUST ON VENTS IN BOTH EMPLOYEE RESTROOMS AND ON VENT AND CEILING PANELS ABOVE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 22018PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
FOUND NO PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO DISH WASHING AREA IN MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO DISH WASHING AREAS, TO ENSURE PROPER HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL. NO CITATIONS ISSUED.
OBSERVED TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOOD, AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, IN WALK IN COOLER, #2: 53.3 F, 12 LBS OF MARINARA SAUCE, AT VALUE $25.00: DATE 7/31/18 MANAGER VOLUNTARY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 12LBS, AT A TOTAL COST OF $25.00 INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR LESS FOR COLD FOOD AND 135F OR MORE FOR HOT FOODS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MAKER IN DISTRO KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FOUND PEELING PAINT AT CEILING NEXT TO THE LARGE ICE MACHINE IN THE GRAND BALLROOM KITCHEN.MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT, REPAINT AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
JUN 262017PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
FOUND LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER FOUND IN THE CORNER OF THE MAIN BALLROOM KITCHEN ACROSS FROM THE LARGE DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AS SO TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
FOUND PEELING PAINT AT CEILING NEXT TO THE LARGE ICE MACHINE IN THE GRAND BALLROOM KITCHEN.MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT, REPAINT AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
SEP 302016PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
REMOVE DUST BUILDUP FROM THE CEILING, CONDENSER, FAN VENT COVER AND FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE DUST BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS BEHIND THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER AND MAINTAIN.
DETAIL CLEAN THE MEAT SLICER IN THE PREP AREA TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 32015PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS OF WALK-IN COOLERS/FREEZERS UNDER SHELVING OF DEBRIS AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES.
DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN DISH ROOM, PREP AREA AND WITHIN WALK-IN COOLER ON 2ND FLOOR OF DUST BUILD UP.
LIGHT BLOWN IN 2ND FLOOR WALK-IN FREEZER IN HALLWAY. MUST REPLACE.
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JUN 172014PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED INSIDE DOOR OF FRYERS ON THE 2ND FLOOR IN THE MAIN KITCHEN WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE FRYERS.
OBSERVED FOOD SPILLED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER #4 ON THE 2ND FLOOR IN THE HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CEILING VENTS WITH ACCUMULATED DUST: 2ND FLOOR EMPLOYEE MEN AND WOMEN RESTROOMS, THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN AND PREP AREA, 2ND FLOOR HOOD VENTS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING VENTS.
OBSERVED INSIDE OF THE 2ND FLOOR EMPLOYEE WOMENS RESTROOM LIGHT SHIELD DETACHED FROM THE CEILING AND THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE OF THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER #3 UNSHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SHIELDS FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING BLOWN LIGHT BULBS: INSIDE OF THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER #4 IN THE HALLWAY, AND THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER #3 IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
OBSERVED NO COLD WATER AT THE 2ND FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN 1 COMPARTMENT SINK ON THE SOUTH WALL, THE PLUMBING LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE 2ND FLOOR DISH WASHING ROOM AND THE 1ST FLOOR BALLROOM KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT FAUCET BASE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD WATER AND TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
JUN 112014FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND THE TUBING OF THE ICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR IN THE BALLROOM KITCHEN WITH A MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPLACE HOSES AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. ICE MACHINE IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
OBSERVED SEVERAL EXTERIOR DOORS AROSS FROM THE GRAND BALLROOM ENTRANCE AND HALLWAYS WITH 1/4-1 INCH OPENINGS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE RODENT PROOF EXTERIOR DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
OBSERVED INSIDE DOOR OF FRYERS ON THE 2ND FLOOR IN THE MAIN KITCHEN WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE FRYERS.
OBSERVED FOOD SPILLED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER #4 ON THE 2ND FLOOR IN THE HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CEILING VENTS WITH ACCUMULATED DUST: 2ND FLOOR EMPLOYEE MEN AND WOMEN RESTROOMS, THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN AND PREP AREA, 2ND FLOOR HOOD VENTS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING VENTS.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING BLOWN LIGHT BULBS: INSIDE OF THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER #4 IN THE HALLWAY, AND THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER #3 IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
OBSERVED INSIDE OF THE 2ND FLOOR EMPLOYEE WOMENS RESTROOM LIGHT SHIELD DETACHED FROM THE CEILING AND THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE OF THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER #3 UNSHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SHIELDS FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.
OBSERVED NO COLD WATER AT THE 2ND FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN 1 COMPARTMENT SINK ON THE SOUTH WALL, THE PLUMBING LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE 2ND FLOOR DISH WASHING ROOM AND THE 1ST FLOOR BALLROOM KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT FAUCET BASE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD WATER AND TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
JUL 262013PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
CLEAN THE DUST FROM THE CEILING TILES IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
JUL 192013FAILED5 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED A LIVE BIRD ON THE PREMISES FLYING ABOVE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. SMITHEREEN PEST CONTROL TECHNICIANS WERE ONSITE TO TRAP AND REMOVE THE BIRD FROM THE PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES AND LIVE HOUSE FLIES IN THE 1ST FLOOR AND 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. 11 LIVE HOUSE FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND PREP TABLES OF THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND APPROXIMATELY 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
CLEAN THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME INSIDE OF THE SINK.
REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
CLEAN THE DUST FROM THE CEILING TILES IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
JUN 272012PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
BROKEN INSULATION AT WALK-IN COOLER COOLING LINES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. CONDENSATION NOTED AT WALK-IN COOLER CEILING, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE OR PROVIDE A DRIP PAN.
FAN COVERS IN SEVERAL WALK-IN COOLERS NOT CLEAN WITH DIRT AND DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAITNAIN.
ICEMAKER INTERIOR SURFACES NOT CLEAN, GRAY AND BLACK FILM NOTED ON UPPER PANELS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAITNAIN
CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN AREA ABOVE DISH MACHINE WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP,PEELING PAINT NOTED AT FIRST FLOOR DISH WASHING AREA CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
INADEQUATE LIGHT IN 2ND FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.
A HOSE ATTACHED TO WATER LINE WITHOUT A BACK-FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE UNDER 3-COMP SINK AT FIRST FLOOR DISH ROOM. INSTUCTED TO INSTALL.
JUL 182011PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE & MILK/CREAMER COOLER BESIDE THIS MACHINE (AT STAGING KITCHEN) MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
FLOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER, CLOSEST TO ENTRY DOOR (MAIN KITCHEN) MUST BE CLEANED-DUE TO SPILLS/FOOD DEBRIS. FLOOR UNDER ICE MACHINE (STAGING KITCHEN) MUST BE KEPT DRY. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
THE SEAMS OF THE WALK-IN COOLER CEILING (MAIN KITCHEN) IS PULLING APART & AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, & CONDENSATION WATER IS DRIPPING FROM THESE SEAMS-MUST ADDRESS. ANY DUSTY COMPRESSORS/FAN GUARDS OF WALK-IN COOLERS MUST BE CLEANED. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
LIGHT BULB MISSING IN WALK-IN COOLER (WEST WALL) OF STAGING KITCHEN & MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN W.I.C. AT MAIN KITCHEN HALLWAY (CLOSEST TO FENCED STORAGE AREA, MUST BE FIXED. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.
SLOW DRAINING HANDSINK AT SOUTH WALL OF STAGING KITCHEN MUST BE FIXED. WATER DRIPPING INSIDE THE RIGHT CORNER OF AN ICE MACHINE IN SAME KITCHEN MUST BE ADDRESSED. 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 and Regulations of the Board of Health.
NOV 292010PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ICE MACHINE AT 1ST FLOOR BALLROOM PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO ELIMINATE ALL FOOD SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS AT 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO ELIMAINATE ALL SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILING AT 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD OF SPLATTERS AND DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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 and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST CORRECT LEAK TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT 1ST FLOOR AND 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AT 2ND FLOOR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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