EL ALEBRIJE.

Chicago Health Dept

4114 N KEDZIE AVE · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

7 inspections on record since 2020 · Last inspected Nov 2024.

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

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

NOV 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

NOV 21

2024

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AND DISH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNUSED FLAT TOP GRILL AND FRYERS IN REAR GARAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND GRIME ON FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED 1 OF 2 CERTIFIED MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE TO COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE.

DEC 13

2023

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH WHITE MOLDLIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING HANDSINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK IN THE BAR AREA.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS INSIDE REAR BOILER ROOM.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE AREA BY THE EXIT DOOR.

DEC 22

2022

PASS 2 violations

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT COFFEE MACHINE WATERLINE LOCATED AT BAR.MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

FOUND NO LIDS FOR TRASH CANS AT WOMEN RESTROOMS.MUST PROVIDE.

DEC 1

2021

PASS 4 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED PAINTED BROWN CERAMIC CUPS WITH HANDLES STORED IN BASEMENT AND PAINTED CERAMIC BOWLS USED TO SERVE CORN IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES AND USE ONLY FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING HAND SINK IN BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SO THAT SINK DRAINS PROPERLY.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT IN GARAGE LOCATED BEHIND PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS IN MEN'S ROOM AND 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS IN WOMEN'S ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

NOV 16

2020

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

-MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING IN WALLS AND CEILING AT THE BASEMENT WEST WALL NEAR HOT WATER TANKS.

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OCT 30

2020

FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

THE HAND WASHING SINK PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN WAS REMOVED AND MOVED TO THE DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN IN ADDITION TO THE DISH WASHING AREA HAND SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON THE BASEMENT UTILITY SERVICE SINK TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. MUST PROVIDE BACKFLOW DEVICE ON SINK.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST NOT USE UNEVEN, EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM AS SEALANTS FOR OPENINGS IN WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE WALK-IN COOLER. ALL SEALS FOR OPENINGS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING IN WALLS AND CIELING AT THE BASEMENT POT/PAN STORAGE AND HOT WATER TANKS.

OCT 15

2020

FAIL 9 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

AFTER EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED, MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT THE DISH AREA THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA OR REMOVE ALL PREP TABLES AND FOOD PREPPING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR BEHIND THE BAR LEADING TO THE UPSTAIRS APARTMENTS AND EXIT/ENTRANCE DOOR OF BUILDING.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST REMOVE ALL POROUS STONE FOOD MORTARS FROM THE PREMISES. FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, POTS PANS MUST BE NON-POROUS AND CLEANABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL RAW WOOD ABOVE THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT FACILITY MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST REMOVE ALL PLASTIC PROTECTANT ON ALL METAL EQUIPMENT.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW DEVICES NOT LOCATED ON BOTH CLOSET AND BASEMENT UTILITY SERVICE SINKS TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. MUST PROVIDE BACKFLOW DEVICES ON BOTH SINKS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

EXTREMELY LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE IN THE MENS WASHROOM AT BOTH WASHBOWLS. MUST PROVIDE GREATER WATER PRESSURE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

HOLE IN THE WALL BEHIND THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL.----OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR PIPING AT THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE SEALED.----MUST NOT USE UNEVEN, EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM AS SEALANTS FOR OPENINGS IN WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE WALK-IN COOLER. ALL SEALS FOR OPENINGS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP, ABOVE THE BOX FREEZERS, ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE, ABOVE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT.

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