DROP IN LOUNGE.

Chicago Health Dept

551 E 79TH ST · CHATHAM, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

4 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Mar 2013.

Last inspected Mar 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 26

2013

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES IN STORAGE ROOMS. REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS BEHIND THE BAR.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL SHELVES, COUNTERS, SINKS, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

CONTINUE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING ALL STORAGE & FURNACE ROOMS).

Minor Sanitation

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

REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS & CEILING TILES, AND ALL WALLS WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL CRACKS IN THE CORNERS OF THE WALLS(INCLUDING BASEBOARDS).

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

A MOP SINK SINK MUST BE INSTALLED ON PREMISES. PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

MAR 19

2013

FAIL 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

20 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON FLOOR IN LIQUOR/POP STORAGE ROOM MUST ELIMINATE ALL HARBORAGE AREAS FROM STORAGE ROOMS(ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR)CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILINGS. NO CITATION ISUUED.

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES IN STORAGE ROOMS. REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS BEHIND THE BAR.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL SHELVES, COUNTERS, SINKS, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING ALL STORAGE & FURNACE ROOMS).

Minor Sanitation

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

REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS & CEILING TILES, AND ALL WALLS WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL CRACKS IN THE CORNERS OF THE WALLS(INCLUDING BASEBOARDS). SEAL HOLE IN LOWER SECTION OF WALL IN STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO WASHROOM.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

A MOP SINK SINK MUST BE INSTALLED ON PREMISES. PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

Minor Sanitation

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

ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE ROOMS.

MAR 11

2013

FAIL 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

20-30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON FLOOR IN LIQUOR/POP STORAGE ROOM AND IN FURNACE ROOM ALONG THE WOODEN LEDGES AND ON FLOOR. MUST ELIMINATE ALL HARBORAGE AREAS FROM STORAGE ROOMS(ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR)CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILINGS AND REQUEST ENCLOSED BAIT STATIONS FROM PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES IN STORAGE ROOMS. REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS BEHIND THE BAR.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL SHELVES, COUNTERS, SINKS, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING ALL STORAGE & FURNACE ROOMS).

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

A MOP SINK SINK MUST BE INSTALLED ON PREMISES. PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

Minor Sanitation

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

ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE ROOMS.

JAN 24

2013

FAIL 10 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

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

MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAR. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

BLACK SLIMY RESIDUE NOTED ON UPPER REAR PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE, MUST HAVE MACHINE BROKEN DOWN AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED. NO CITATION ISSUED.

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 ON PREMISES, MUST BE PROVIDED BY A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. REPAIR THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR WHICH HAS A 1/4 INCH GAP UNDERNEATH IT. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

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

PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES IN STORAGE ROOMS. REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS BEHIND THE BAR.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL SHELVES, COUNTERS, SINKS, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING ALL STORAGE & FURNACE ROOMS).

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DEVICES TO BOTH WASHROOM DOORS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

A MOP SINK SINK MUST BE INSTALLED ON PREMISES. PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

Minor Sanitation

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

ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE ROOMS.

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