CITI BELLES.

Chicago Health Dept

6221 N CLARK ST · EDGEWATER, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

6 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected May 2016.

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

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
VIOLATIONS
18
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAY 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 26
2016
PASS 1 violation
Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND NO DRAINBOARD ATTACHED/OR SHELF ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

MAY 19
2016
FAIL 2 violations
Serious Chemical Safety
DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND NO DRAINBOARD ATTACHED/OR SHELF ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 23
2015
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT PREP AREA AND OFFICE ALONG WALS/CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

MAR 20
2015
FAIL 4 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL NOT MAINTAINED, WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON AT PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL, CLEAR WATER FROM FLOOR UNDERNEATH SAID SINK BACKS UP. HOWEVER WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON AT ALL OTHER SINKS NO WATER WILL BACK UP ONTO PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TEMPORARILY WASH HANDS AT FRONT PREP COUNTER EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL LOCATED 10 FT AWAY FROM PREP AREA. ESTABLISHMENT IS PUT ON 48 HOUR NOTICE BY CDPH AT THIS TIME AND PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL MUST BE REPAIRED BY (03/23/15). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HANDLED (FISH, GOAT, ETC.). INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER WITH ORGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AREA HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

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

OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT PREP AREA AND OFFICE ALONG WALS/CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

APR 10
2014
PASS · 0 violations
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APR 7
2014
FAIL 9 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE WASHBOWLS SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST. INFORMED MANAGER THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON PREMISES MUST BE PROVIDED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES.

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 FOR FACILITY. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO HAVE AN ILLINOIS LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE FACILITY. UPON REINSPECTION REQUIRE PROOF OF SERVICE/CONTRACT AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY LICENSE.

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

OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED CLEAN. UNABLE TO PROPERLY CLOSE DUMPSTER LID DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE INSIDE THE DUMPSTER THAT IS STARTING TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE GROUND. ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL BOXES STORED ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PICKUP SERVICE IF NEEDED AND TO MAINTAIN CLEAN AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST/RODENT ISSUES.

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

OBSERVED NO STOPPER DEVICES FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE 3 SEPERATE STOPPERS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO ALLOW PROPER WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZER TO REMOVE FROST BUILDUP ALONG THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE DEEP FREEZER.

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

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, RUST, AND GRIME.

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

PROVIDE LIGHT SHEILDS FOR THE BULBS ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND COOKING EQUIPEMENT IN THE REAR KITCHEN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET HEAD AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED BOWLS INSIDE DRY BULK FOODS INTENDED FOR DISPENSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE HANDLED SCOOPS FOR DRY BULK FOODS WITH THE HANDLE OUT OF THE FOOD OR STORED IN A SEPERATE CONTAINER BETWEEN USE.

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