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8431 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE · CHATHAM, CHICAGO
Failed 3 of 3 inspections. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
SEP 252013FAILED4 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
MICE ACTIVITY STILL NOTED THRU-OUT, OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS, SCATTERED ON FLOOR, STORAGE SHELVES AND DISPLAY SHELVES. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
SEE VIOLATION 14
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT
SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND ALL PIPE-FITTINGS.
JUN 192013FAILED7 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 6-11-13 NOT CORRECTED:- 18- IN EXCESS OF 50 MICE DROPPINGS (100) OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN CABINETS UNDERNEATH COUNTER IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WHERE UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED, ON SHELVES AND INSIDE WHITE CABINET AND ON STORAGE SHELVES IN SAME AREA, ON FLOOR AND LEDGES OF EQUIPMENT IN FURNACE ROOM, IN WINDOW LEDGE ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT IN KITCHEN AREA, ON WINDOW SILL IN DINING AREA, AND SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR REAR EXIT DOOR WHICH HAS 1 LARGE OPENING AT THE BOTTOM AND LOWER RIGHT SIDE, MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY(ALL ENTRY/EXIT DOORS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT). MUST ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM PREMISES WHICH WILL ELIMINATE ALL PEST HARBOR AGE AREAS FROM PREMISES, REQUEST SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING VIOLATION 7-42-090.
SEE # 14
Comments: PAINT RUSTY INTERIOR OF WHITE STORAGE CABINET IN FOOD STORAGE AREA, REPLACE GASKET ON DOORS TO 4-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, AND REMOVE FOIL FROM STORAGE SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES.
: CLEAN ALL STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT, COUNTERS, ALL CABINET INTERIORS, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, SINKS(USED AND UNUSED), AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
CLEAN ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT CLEAN. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND ALL PIPE-FITTINGS.
MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES.
JUN 112013FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
50 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN CABINETS UNDERNEATH COUNTER IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WHERE UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED, ON SHELVES AND INSIDE WHITE CABINET IN STORAGE AREA, ON FLOOR AND LEDGES OF EQUIPMENT IN FURNACE ROOM, IN WINDOW LEDGE ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT IN KITCHEN AREA, ON WINDOW SILL IN DINING AREA, AND SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR REAR EXIT DOOR WHICH HAS 3 LARGE OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM AND LOWER RIGHT SIDE, MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. MUST ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM PREMISES WHICH WILL ELIMINATE ALL PEST HARBOR AGE AREAS FROM PREMISES, REQUEST SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY(LAST VISIT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO, MAY 30, 2012). CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
PAINT RUSTY INTERIOR OF WHITE STORAGE CABINET IN FOOD STORAGE AREA, REPLACE GASKET ON DOORS TO 4-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, AND REMOVE FOIL FROM STORAGE SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES.
CLEAN ALL STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT, COUNTERS, ALL CABINET INTERIORS, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, SINKS(USED AND UNUSED), AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
REPAIR ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE CHIPPING, AND BUCKLING DUE TO LEAK UPSTAIRS, AND CLEAN ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT CLEAN. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND ALL PIPE-FITTINGS.
REMOVE ARTICLES FROM WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM, SINK MUST BE KEPT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES.
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