CHURCH'S CHICKEN # 478.

Chicago Health Dept

101 E 35TH ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2011.

8 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected May 2011.

Last inspected May 2011. Records may not reflect current conditions.

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2011

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 9

2011

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Plumbing & Waste

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

FOUND TOILET IN WOMENS STAFF TOILET ROOM NOT FLUSHING AND OVERFLOWING TO RIM WITH TOILET PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO UNCLOG TOILET AND REPAIR TO PROPERLY FLUSH. ALSO, NO PAPER TOWELS IN MENS STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MAINTAINANCE EMPLOYEE UNCLOGGED TOILET, TOILET FLUSHING AT THIS TIME, AND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED IN MENS STAFF TOILET ROOM. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.

Serious Documentation & Training

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

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED IE FRIED CHICKEN. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND MUST POST CERTIFICATE OR VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

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. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER FRYERS,COUNTER TOPS,PREP STATION AND SINKS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS,IN DISH WASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND STANDING WATER.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE EXTENDED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO GREASE TRAP IN OFFICE TO PREVENT INSECT HARBORAGE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MAR 31

2011

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

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

FOUND NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA AND NO PAPER TOWELS IN MENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

Serious Documentation & Training

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

NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND MUST POST CERTIFICATE OR VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER FRYERS,COUNTER TOPS,PREP STATION AND SINKS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS,IN DISH WASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND STANDING WATER.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE EXTENDED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO GREASE TRAP IN OFFICE TO PREVENT INSECT HARBORAGE.

Minor Facility Condition

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

MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN MENS WASHROOM AND REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

DEC 7

2010

PASS · 0 violations

SEP 14

2010

PASS · 0 violations

MAY 19

2010

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

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

FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS NOR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT WASH BOWLS INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN STAFF TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES TO DRY HANDS AFTER HAND WASHING PER CITY CODE. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.

Serious Documentation & Training

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

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NOR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT NOR VALID CITY CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING SERVED, HANDLED, AND PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME. SERIOUS 7-38-012 ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS TO REMOVE BUILDUP, REMOVE STANDING WATER AROUND FLOOR DRAIN BY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, REPLACE CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES AT PREP AREA, AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND REROUTE WASTE LINE FROM ICE MACHINE INTO FLOOR DRAIN.

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MAR 25

2010

PASS · 0 violations

JAN 28

2010

FAIL 8 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW

In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago. FOUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING UP WASTE WATER INTO FIRST AND THIRD COMPARTMENT WHEN FAUCET TURNED ON AND WATER RUNNING INTO MIDDLE COMPARTMENT. BROWNISH SUBSTANCE WITH FOOD DEBRIS COMING UP SAID DRAINS AT THIS TIME AND STRONG SEWER ODOR NOTED WHEN WATER TURNED ON AT SAID SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY CLEAN DRAINS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND CONTACT PLUMBER TO REPAIR SAID SINK. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

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. FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AT MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS PER CITY CODE. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

Critical Pest Activity

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

The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA NOT CLEAN NOR MAINTAINED. EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON TOP, SIDES, AND SPILLS SURROUNDING GROUND AROUND RECEPTICLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

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. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEDGE AROUND FRONT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

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. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: UNDER, AROUND DEEP FRYERS, WALLS AROUND FRONT PREP AREA, BISCUIT TRAYS WITH HEAVY, BLACK BUILDUP, INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

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. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES THROUGH OUT PREMISES, REGROUT FLOOR SECTIONS AT PREP, WALK-IN COOLER, AND AROUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER AROUND TOILET IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM, AROUND ICE MACHINE, AND HOT WATER TANK. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED AND WATER STAINED CEILING PANELS, CLEAN CEILING SECTIONS AT FRONT PREP AREA. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

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. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR COLD WATER HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, LEAKS AT FAUCET CONNECTIONS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, LEAK AT DRAIN LINE AT ICE MACHINE, AND CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS AT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LICENSE SUSPENDED.

JAN 6

2010

PASS · 0 violations

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