EPIC BURGER.

Chicago Health Dept

227 E ONTARIO ST · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2019.

10 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Oct 2019.

Last inspected Oct 2019. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

OCT 2019

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 4

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 2 CRITICAL

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 ISSUED.

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 CREAM, VALUED AT $34. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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.

MAY 1

2018

PASS 2 violations

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.

MAY 2

2017

PASS · 0 violations

APR 5

2017

PASS 2 violations

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.

APR 7

2016

PASS 2 violations

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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JAN 23

2015

PASS 2 violations

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.

FEB 7

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 3 CRITICAL

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.

JUN 28

2013

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

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 SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES. PREMISES PREPARES AND SERVES HAMBURGERS AND CHICKEN SANDWICHES. TARA TERMINI ARRIVED AT 12:15PM WITH HER CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

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.

OCT 3

2012

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation

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.

DEC 9

2011

PASS · 0 violations

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