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Chicago Health Dept

2723 N HARLEM AVE · ELMWOOD PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2021.

8 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Jan 2021.

Last inspected Jan 2021. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
8
VIOLATIONS
19
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
JAN 2021

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 15
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A CERTIFIED MANAGER AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED DIRECTLY IN ICE CHEST. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OUTSIDE OF ICE CHEST.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTER ON ESPRESSO MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED UNSHIELDED LIGHTBULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation
COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

OBSERVED ONE ASHTRAY IN REAR ROOM CONTAINING VIDEO GAMBLING EQUIPMENT. FACILITY SMELLED OF CIGARETTE SMOKED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF INDOOR SMOKING. VIOLATION 7-32-020(C). CITATION ISSUED. MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE.

NOV 2
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

OBSERVED ASHTRAYS, WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE,THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MUST REMOVE ALL ASHTRAYS FROM PREMISES. SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE ANY CHICAGO BUSINESS. ASHTRAYS ARE NOT PERMITTED INSDIE ANY CHICAGO BUSINESS. OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-32-020 (C). 2ND OFFENSE.

APR 28
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CURRENT, VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE, POSTED AT ALL TIMES. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

OBSERVED ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE, LIGHTER AND PACK OF CIGARETTES ON A TABLE INSIDE REAR SITTING AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST REMOVE ALL ASHTRAYS FROM PREMISES. INSTRUCTED SMOKING NOT PERMITTED INSIDE ANY CHICAGO BUSINESS. OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-32-020.

DEC 30
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 27
2017
PASS 1 violation
Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Must provide backflow preventer to the mop sink faucet.

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AUG 3
2016
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR COUNTER AREA WHERE COFFEE CABINET IS LOCATER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

OCT 9
2015
PASS 2 violations
Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHTS MUST BE SHIELDED ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

FEB 18
2014
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

REMOVE WORNED-OUT CAULK ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

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

MUST PROVIDE GREASE TRAP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO THE MOP SINK AT REAR.

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