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YOUR CALL

Chicago'S Grill Fish, Chicken

5607 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60636 · West Englewood · Restaurant · Medium risk
YOUR CALL
55/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
9
6 passed
Last Inspected
2017-07-05
Pass Rate
67%
2 failures
Score
55/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2017-07-05)
Failed 2 inspections (2017, 2017)
Pest Activity issues found across 6 inspections
Food Temperature issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 15×
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Food Temperature critical
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Facility Condition minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Employee Hygiene critical
Chemical Safety serious
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Other minor
2017-07-05 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
8
minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.

minor Facility Condition

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

REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM. REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

minor Pest Activity

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

REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZE SHELVING IN WASHROOM. STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

2017-06-20 Fail Short Form Complaint
CRITICAL 11
critical Employee Hygiene

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

OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS OR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT FRONT EXPOSED SINK IN PREP AREA, REAR EXPOSED SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA, AND WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS OR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL HAND SINK...

serious Sanitation

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

THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED, FAUCET DOES NOT REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL AN EXTENDING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. SERIOUS VIOL...

minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.

minor Facility Condition

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

REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

REAPIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR VENTILATIION FAN IN WASHROOM.

minor Pest Activity

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

REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZE SHELVING IN WASHROOM. STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

2017-03-14 Pass Short Form Complaint
3
minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, TOILET FIXTURES, STORAGE SHELVES)REMOVING ALL DIRT, GREASE, AND DEBRIS.

minor Pest Activity

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

CLEAN ALL DIRT, GREASE, AND SPILLS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL HEVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM ALL LIGHT SHLELDS WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN FRONT ...

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

2017-02-15 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
3
minor Sanitation

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

: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, TOILET FIXTURES, STORAGE SHELVES)REMOVING ALL DIRT, GREASE, AND DEBRIS.

minor Pest Activity

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

CLEAN ALL DIRT, GREASE, AND SPILLS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL HEVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM ALL LIGHT SHLELDS WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN FRONT ...

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

2017-02-08 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 7
critical Pest Activity

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

OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OBSERVED OVERFLOWING TRASH 10 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM WITH LIDS OPEN IN THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. MUST KEEP THE LIDS CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

serious Chemical Safety

DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR DISH WASHING AREA ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE-SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

minor Sanitation

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

REMOVE CARD BOARD FROM ALL SHELVES. REPLACE MISSING COVER TO DEEP FREEZER IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA.

minor Food Temperature

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING PREP TABLES, SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR ITALIAN BEEF, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, STORAGE SHELVES AND ALL SINKS.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, TOILET FIXTURES, STORAGE SHELVES)REMOVING ALL DIRT, GREASE, AND DEBRIS.

minor Pest Activity

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

CLEAN ALL DIRT, GREASE, AND SPILLS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL HEVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM ALL LIGHT SHILELDS WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN FRONT...

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

2016-11-17 Pass Short Form Complaint
1
minor Other

ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA

OBSERVED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WHO DO NOT WORK IN THE RESTAURANT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHOULD BE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.

2016-06-09 Pass Short Form Complaint

No violations found.

2016-03-09 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
CRITICAL 7
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 56.7F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD SUCH AS ITALIAN BEEF. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPA...

critical Food Temperature

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

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ITALIAN BEEF AT 55.4F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 120# OF FOOD WORTH $15...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN MEATS IN THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.

minor Food Temperature

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: INTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, TABLE TOP HOT HOLDING UNIT, EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS.

minor Facility Condition

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

REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE GRILL.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR THE LEAKING FAUCET AND REMOVE THE TAPE FROM THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

minor Food Temperature

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETERS WERE OBSERVED IN THE PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS. A METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER IS ALSO NEEDED TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES.

2014-12-26 Pass License
1
minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN THE CABINETS UNDERNEATH THE FRYERS HAS SOME GREASE BUILDUP. DEFROST AND CLEAN THE REACH-IN CHEST FREEZER HAS ICE BUILDUP.

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