DAT DONUT.

Chicago Health Dept

8251 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE · CHATHAM, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

2 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Dec 2024.

Last inspected Dec 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

DEC 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 11

2024

PASS 6 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

LARGE BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP NEEDS TO BE RELABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INSIDE ICE MACHINE HANDLE UP OR IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER. MAINTAIN SAME.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE REAR 2-COMPARTMENT SINKS IS LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

THE FLOORS UNDER THE SINK, IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE RACKS WITH FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. -LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR PREP WITH DEAD BUGS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHTSHIELDS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MECHANICAL VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN THE MEN/WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

LIGHT SHIELD MISSING FROM LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REAR 2-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN LIGHTSHIELD.

APR 4

2023

PASS 6 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONT SERVICE/FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED A BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINER STORED IN THE AREA WHERE THE DONUT DOUGH IS ROLLED AND PREPARED NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL, INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED ABOVE A FOOD PREP TABLES AND FOOD IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO RELOCATE SAID INSECT CONTROL DEVICES, SO THAT THE DEVICES ARE NOT LOCATED OVER A FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Temperature

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED A HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA, IN THE MIDDLE OF A COOLING RACK WITH DONUTS AND THE DRAINBOARD OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT A SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARD OR RELOCATE SAID COOLING RACK WITH THE DOUGHNUTS.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE WASHING COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID LEAK AND MAINTAIN.

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