Epic Burger
227 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 10 inspections
Last Inspected
2019-10-04
What You Should Know
✓ 10 consecutive passes, most recently 2019-10-04
✓ No failures across all 10 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 6 inspections
⚠ Other issues found across 5 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
⚠ Chemical Safety critical 2×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 1×
Inspection History
2019-10-04 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO DIARRHEA AND VOMIT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROCEDURE AND KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION IS...
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT REAR HAND WASH SINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BATTERIES AND MAINTAIN WORKING SOAP DISPENSERS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED CHICKEN BREASTS IN REAR 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 44.1 AND 47.2F. ALSO A CARTON OF WHIPPING CREAM IN FRONT PREP COOLER AT 60.5 F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS OF CHICKEN AND A CARTON OF CREA...
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
OBSERVED MENU WITH IMPROPER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR POTENTIALLY UNDERCOOKED ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES ON SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES MUST MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
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minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
PREP AREA FLOOR PITTED AT COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOOR, FLOOR SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE AND MIDDLE COMPARTMENTS WATER STOPPERS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK, STOPPERS MUST BE ABLE TO HOLD WATER AT ALL 3-COMPARTMENTS.
2017-05-02 Pass Short Form Complaint ▾
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minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
CLEANINIG EQUIPMENT NOT STORED PROPERLY, BLEACH BOTTLES TOO CLOSE TO CLEAN POTS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ON FOOD SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO STORE SEPARATELY.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND DISCOLORATION.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
REPLACE BROKEN GASKET ON THE FAUCET HEAD OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT SERVICE AREA, PREP AREA AND AT REAR.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
REPLACE MISSING LIGHT PANEL AT CEILING IN REAR ABOVE 2DR COOLERS.
2014-02-07 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Chemical Safety
SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE
OBSERVED FIVE QUARTS OF WHOLE MILK BEING USED TO PREPARE SMOOTHIES WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 1-30-14, EIGHT DAYS FROM TODAYS DATE OF 2-7-14 AND APPEARED TO BE SPOILED. ALL MILK DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(B).
critical Other
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
NO COLD WATER AT FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK DURING INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT STATED THE SINK HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR TWO WEEKS. CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION BY TURNING ON COLD WATER VALVE UNDER SINK WASHBOWL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
critical Employee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED. MUST POST AT ALL TIMES VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS.
2013-06-28 Pass w/ Conditions Suspected Food Poisoning CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1138534 ON 10/3/12 NOT CORRECTED: 21/02 - NO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO OBTAIN. NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATIO...
serious Other
* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 10/3/12 WAS NOT VISIBLY POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. PREMISES WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO THERMOMETER WAS PROVIDED INSIDE OF THE CONDIMENT PREP COOLER LOCATED NEXT TO THE GRILL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
2012-10-03 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 1 ▾
serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CERTIFIED FOOD AND SNITAION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO OBTAIN.
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