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Chicago Health Dept

1522-1526 W MONTROSE AVE · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

8 inspections on record since 2012 · Last inspected Aug 2017.

Last inspected Aug 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 24

2017

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

FOUND TOP OF REFRIGERATOR NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Minor Sanitation

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

FOUND FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN AT BAR AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

FOUND LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED AT MAIN KITCHEN. MUST SHIELD.

DEC 1

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Employee Hygiene

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

MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

FEB 25

2016

PASS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.

Critical Pest Activity

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

OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

MAY 29

2015

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED ICE BUILD UP ON UPPER PORTION OF 3-DOOR PREP AREA REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ICE AND CLEAN/MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF COOLER.

Minor Employee Hygiene

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

PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL FAUCET LEAKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES NOT ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

JUL 22

2014

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

INVERT CLEAN DISHES ON THE STORAGE RACK TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION ON THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.

Minor Sanitation

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

FOUND THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE SOILED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALL FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA ARE SOILED WITH FOOD/DUST DEBRIS BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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NOV 13

2013

PASS 3 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

CONSUMER ADVISORY NOT POSTED. PROVIDED MANAGER WITH CONSUMER ADVISORY AND MUST POST IN PUBLIC VIEW.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FOOD STAINS/FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE SPRAYER SINK AND INTERIOR OF UNUSED REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND AND AROUND DISHMACHINE. MUST CLEAN WALLS.

DEC 10

2012

PASS 1 violation

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

UNUSED SMALL DISH MACHINE MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES.

DEC 7

2012

FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER AT THIS TIME. 0PPM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SUBMERGE COOKING AND FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT. GIVEN LICENSE RE-INSPECTION REQUEST FORM TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO C.D.P.H WHEN MACHINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING. WOODEN BLOCKS USED TO PROP UP DISH MACHINE DRYING RACK AND MICROWAVE OVEN ON COOKS LINE. MUST USE CLEANABLE, NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALS.

Minor Sanitation

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

INTERIOR ICE BIN OF ICE MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

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

WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN LADIES WASHROOM MUST BE REPLACED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST PROVIDE THREE (3) STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNUSED SMALL DISH MACHINE MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN TALL WHITE (LEFT SIDE) REACH-IN COOLER.

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