SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

EGGSPERIENCE.

BEAT. 33/100

30 S HALSTED ST · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected August 14, 2015 · passed

Failed 3 of 7 inspections. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
4 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
38
includes 5 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Sep 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 14
2015
PASSED
0 violations
AUG 13
2015
FAILED
9 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1561803 ON 8-4-15 NOT CORRECTED. (18)NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 150 LIVE SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREAS, IN THE DISHWASHING AREAS, IN THE FRONT BAR AREA, IN THE DINING AREA, UNDER PREP TABLES, UNDER SINKS, UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND ON CEILINGS AND WALLS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090

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

OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE TWO OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. ALSO NOTED 1/4 INCH GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOMS OF THE TWO INNER FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE DOORS COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

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

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. (EGGS,SOUP,ETC) MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

SERIOUSDocumentation & Training
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1561803 ON 08/04/2015 NOT CORRECTED. (45)MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED. MUST CORRECT VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090

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

PROVIDE SPLASH GUARDS BETWEEN PREP TABLES AND BOTH HAND SINKS IN THE REAR PREP AREA OUTSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS IN EACH WASHROOM. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND REMOVE BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT BAR AREA AND REMOVE DEAD FLIES AND OTHER DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE REAR FOOD STORAGE CLOSET. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE.

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

DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN DISHWASHING AREA, UNDER SINKS, UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, AND UNDER PREP TABLES AS NEEDED.

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

MUST REPAIR BROKEN COLD WATER HANDLE AT THE REAR HAND SINK NEXT TO THE COFFEE PREP AREA. MUST ALSO REPAIR SLOW DRAIN AT THE HAND SINK DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE LARGE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPES UNDERNEATH THE HAND SINK NEXT TO THE COFFEE PREP AREA.

AUG 4
2015
FAILED
7 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE AND NO WRITTEN PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREAS, IN THE DISHWASHING AREAS, IN THE FRONT BAR AREA, IN THE DINING AREA, UNDER PREP TABLES, UNDER SINKS, UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND ON CEILINGS AND WALLS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO, NO COMPLETE WRITTEN PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

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

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. (EGGS,SOUP,ETC) MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

SERIOUSDocumentation & Training
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1527717 ON 03/11/2015 NOT CORRECTED. (38)THE SPOUT AT THE BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROPERLY EXTEND OVER ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS. (45)MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED. MUST CORRECT MINOR VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS IN EACH WASHROOM.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT BAR AREA AND REMOVE DEAD FLIES AND OTHER DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE REAR FOOD STORAGE CLOSET.

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

DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN DISHWASHING AREA, UNDER SINKS, UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, AND UNDER PREP TABLES AS NEEDED.

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

MUST REPAIR BROKEN COLD WATER HANDLE AT THE REAR HAND SINK NEXT TO THE COFFEE PREP AREA. MUST ALSO REPAIR SLOW DRAIN AT THE HAND SINK DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE LARGE WALK IN COOLER.

MAR 18
2015
PASSED
6 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS. MUST ALSO CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS IN PREP,STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.

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

THE SPOUT AT THE BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROPERLY EXTEND OVER ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED.

MAR 11
2015
FAILED
9 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED THE PEPSI REACH IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A

CRITICALFood Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 111.8 LBS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE PEPSI REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 48.2-52.5 DEGREES F. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 43LBS OF MILK AT 48.2-52 DEGREES F. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 34.4LBS OF SOY MILK AT 52.5 DEGREES F. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 34.4LBS OF WHIPPING CREAM AT 52 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW OR 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATAION ISSUED 7-38-005A

SERIOUSFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINER OF ORANGE JUICE BEING STORED ON TOP OF CONSUMABLE ICE BEING STORED IN AN ICE BIN BEHIND THE FRONT BAR. ALSO, NO ICE BIN COVER PROVIDED. OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE PLACE ICE STORED IN SAID ICE BIN IN WATER PITCHERS TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMERS. ALSO OBSERVED AN AUXILLARY CORD LAYING INSIDE OF A CONTAINER OF BACON BITS AND A PHONE CHARGER CORD LAYING ON TOP OF A CONTAINER OF SLICED TOMATOES AND READY TO EAT SPINACH AT THE LARGE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROPER ICE BIN LIDS, TO REMOVE ICE AND FOOD ITEMS AND THAT FOOD AND ICE MUST BE PROPERLY PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 CONTAINERS OF LIQUID EGGS BEING STORED ABOVE COOKED POTATOES IN THE LEFT WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON PROPER FOOD STORAGE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS. MUST ALSO CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS IN PREP,STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.

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

THE SPOUT AT THE BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROPERLY EXTEND OVER ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS. MUST REPAIR LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED.

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AUG 5
2014
PASSED
7 violations
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED. ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

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

TABLE TOP CAN OPENER AT REAR PREP DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE AND MAINTAIN.

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

MUST REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES AT ENTRANCE TO THE COOKS LINE IN THE KITCHEN.

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

LEAK UNDER THE FRONT PREP AND REAR DISH WASHING THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. LEAK AT COLD HANDLE OF LEFT SIDE REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE FRONT PREP LEFT SIDE COOLER.

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

EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS MUST NOT BE STORED THE THE FOOD PREP OR FOOD CONTACT AREAS.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ALL WIPING CLOTHS ON COOKS LINE MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

SEP 5
2013
PASSED
0 violations

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