CLIFTON GRILL,INC..
6410-12 N CLAREMONT AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO
8 of 11 inspections passed, 3 failed. 5 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 72018PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED BROKEN INTERIOR PLASTIC COVER TO REACH IN FREEZER NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. REPAIR COVER AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED: UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN MOP ROOM, IN FURNACE ROOM, IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
OBSERVED LOW COLD WATER PRESSURE AT MOP SINK. RESTORE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED UNUSABLE EQUIPMENT IN FRONT CASH REGISTER AREA INCLUDING NON WORKING REFRIGERATOR/COLD HOLD UNIT, WARMING UNIT, AND BAKERY STORAGE CASE. ALL ITEMS WERE REMOVED DURING ISNPECTION.
JAN 42018PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC ON ALL SIDES OF THE BBQ OVEN ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST BE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE. SHELVING UNDER THE COOKS LINE FLAT GRILL WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
HOLES IN WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:LARGE HOLE BEHIND REAR PREP TABLE. HOLE BEHIND ICE MACHINE, GREASE TRAP AT THE REAR PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN WALL ABOVE AND BEHIND THE HOT WATER TANK. SMALL HOLES AND OPEN CREVICES ALONG BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT REAR AND MAIN PREP AREAS, UNDER ALL SINKS AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST INSTALL BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE METAL SCREEN ON WALL MOUNTED FAN ABOVE THE EXIT DOOR WITH A MESH SCREEN TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY AND REPLACE MISSING FAN GUARD. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE AND REPAIR ANY LEAKS/DAMAGED CEILING AND MAINTAIN.
MAY 152017PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
NOTED PAPER LINERS ON SPICE SHELVING IN KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE AND THAT ONLY SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES MAY BE USED.
NOTED BURNERS NEXT TO RANGE IN KITCHEN ARE DIRTY.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN.
NOTED LEAK AT FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED AT DRY STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR. NOTED SOME HOOD FILTERS GREASY AT HOT LINE IN KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN.
AUG 92016FAILED10 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT 194858, DATED 8/2/2016. VIOLATION #18; OBSERVED 20 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON THE WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; PREP AREA AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND 3- COMP SINK; THE SMALL PREP AREA IN THE REAR, WHERE THE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ROACHES. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. ALSO REAR EXIT DOOR IN KITCHEN IS NOT RODENT PROOFED. 1/4 " GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPER THRESHOLD TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY AND MAINTAIN ALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. UPON INSPECTIONS, PREMISES DID NOT HAVE PEST CONTROL PROVIDER DO AN INSPECTION, PRIOR TO THIS RE INSPECTION. ALSO FOUND MORE ROACH ACTIVITY (200) FOUND IN WALL CRACKS, UNDER 3-COMP SINK, AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND COMING OUT OF BASEBOARDS, IN THE TOILET ROOM, AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, PULL EQUIPMENT WAY FROM WALLS IN THE ENTIRE KITCHEN/PREP AREA, DRY STORAGE, AND TOILET ROOM. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
OBSERVED WATER BACKING UP IN ONE OF THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE PREP AREA, WHEN THE WATER IS RUNNING. ALSO, THE 3-COMP SINK MUST BE REPLACED WITH LARGER SINK, DUE TO LARGE POTS AND PAN BEING USED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SINK AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
OBSERVED FOOD IN REACH IN COOLER IN PREP AREA ON WEST WALL, WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INGREDIENT AND USE BY LABELS ON PACKAGING AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSILS BEING STORED ON THE PREP TABLE NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON THE 2-DOOR FREEZER ON THE EAST WALL IN THE PREP AREA. OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND PLASTIC BEING USED ON KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED RUST ON THE STORAGE RACK LOCATED ON THE NORTH WALL IN THE PREP AREA, ADJACENT TO THE 3-COMP SINK, AND ON RACKS IN THE DRY STORAGE. DEFROST ALL DEEP FREEZERS LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY AND THE PREP AREA. DISCONTINUE USE OF ALUMINUM FOIL ON KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN; STOVE; OVEN, SHELVES BY THE STOVE,UNDER AND AROUND THE SHELVES,DRY STORAGE AREA SHELFS,BEHIND AND ON SIDE OF EQUIPMENT,IN DINNING AREA CHAIRS IN DINING AREA ARE STICKY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; PREP AREAS, MOP CLOSET, FURNACE ROOM, AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN. ALSO, CLEAN AND SEAL ALONG FLOOR BASE BEHIND STOVE AND GRILL NEEDS TO SANITIZE DUE TO ROACHES IN THE SIDE AND INSIDE OF BASEBOARD.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; KITCHEN, FRONT DINING AREA, REAR PREP, TOILET ROOM. MISSING AND DIRTY FILTERS AND DIRTY HOOD. ALSO, WALLS IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. CEILING JOINT ABOVE THE STOVE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND SEALED. CEILING VENT IN HALLWAY IS DETACHED AND TILES AROUND IT NEED TO BE SEALED. CEILING VENT IN TOILET ROOM HAS EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. MESH COVERING OVER THE TOP OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE 1/4" THICK TO PREVENT BUG AND FLY ENTRY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON MOP SINK LOCATED IN MOP CLOSET. INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK ON THE EAST WALL. LEAKY PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK ON SAME WALL.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE FURNACE ROOM AND BEHIND THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER, INSIDE THE STORAGE CABINETS. ALSO, CLUTTER IN THE NON WORKING COOLER NEXT TO THE BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
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AUG 22016FAILED10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED 20 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON THE WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; PREP AREA AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND 3- COMP SINK; THE SMALL PREP AREA IN THE REAR, WHERE THE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ROACHES. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. ALSO REAR EXIT DOOR IN KITCHEN IS NOT RODENT PROOFED. 1/4 " GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPER THRESHOLD TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY AND MAINTAIN ALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
OBSERVED FOOD IN REACH IN COOLER IN PREP AREA ON WEST WALL, WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INGREDIENT AND USE BY LABELS ON PACKAGING AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSILS BEING STORED ON THE PREP TABLE NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON THE 2-DOOR FREEZER ON THE EAST WALL IN THE PREP AREA. OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND PLASTIC BEING USED ON KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED RUST ON THE STORAGE RACK LOCATED ON THE NORTH WALL IN THE PREP AREA, ADJACENT TO THE 3-COMP SINK. DEFROST ALL DEEP FREEZERS LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY AND THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL, DEFROST FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; PREP AREAS, MOP CLOSET, FURNACE ROOM, AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; KITCHEN, FRONT DINING AREA, REAR PREP, TOILET ROOM. MISSING AND DIRTY FILTERS AND DIRTY HOOD. ALSO, WALLS IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN AND CEILING VENT IN TOILET ROOM HAS EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE; PREP AREA, TOILET ROOM, SMALL PREP AREA IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON MOP SINK LOCATED IN MOP CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
OCT 12014PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
FOUND COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN/EXCESSIVE GREASE.(STOVE)
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT DRY STORAGE AREAS. (EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS)
FOUND EXHAUST HOOD NOT CLEAN.
FOUND CLUTTER STORED UNDER FRONT COUNTER.(TOOLS, ETC.)
FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT STORED PROPERLY.
OCT 162013PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE STOVE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
DEBRIS AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS,AND UNDER THE SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE AREA,ALONG BASEBOARD AND CORNERS.
DEAD INSECTS AND DUST INSIDE THE LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND KEEP IT CLEAN.
SEP 242012PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS TO STORE FOOD IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
THE SIX BURNER STOVE MUST BE COMPLETELY UNDER THE HOOD/VENTILATION.
REMOVE BROKEN CAULK AND RE CAULK BETWEEN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL AT MAIN PREP AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT LIGHT AT SECOND PREP/DISH ROOM
PROVIDE UN THREAD FAUCET AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN REAR DISH ROOM/PREP AREA
CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP AT VENT COVER,MAIN KITCHEN.
REPAIR LEAKING HOT WATER HANDLE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK.
JUL 122012FAILED5 violationsDETAILS
REPLACE MISSING FILTER UNDER THE HOOD OF UNUSED HOOD, BY THE PREP TABLE.
PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM BETWEEN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP SINK.
REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER THE COOLER BY THE EXPOSED HAND SINK, PREP AREA.
REPLACE MISSING WALL TILE UNDER THE WASH BOWL INSIDE THE CABINET INN WASHROOM. REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALL AND CEILING AT MOP STORAGE AREA.
OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED SIDE WAY, UNABLE TO WASH HANDS,INSTRUCTED TO RE-INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM.
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