EPPYS CAFE & DELI.
162 N FRANKLIN ST · LOOP, CHICAGO
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 242014PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
CLEAN FLOORS AT PREP AREA AND MEAT SLICING AREA.
REMOVE CLUTTER AT EXIT DOOR IN THE REAR IN THE FORM OF EMPTY BOXES. REMOVE/PROPELY STORE UNUSED EQUIPMENT (ICE MAKER) AT REAR.
PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
JUL 172013PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF PREP COOLER BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
FLOORS NEED CLEANING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER ALONG WALL BASE AND IN CORNER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
NOTED LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
MAY 102012FAILED6 violationsDETAILS
(7-38-005A) FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOOD ITEMS IN STEAMTABLE: RICE AT 129.9F; MACARONI & CHEESE AT 99.6F; MASHED POTATOES AT 128.6F, WITHOUT ADEQUATELY RE-HEATING SAID FOOD ITEMS AT A STOVE TOP OR MICROWAVE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY RE-HEAT THEM, OBTAINING AN INTERNAL TEMP. OF 165F, FOR 15 SECONDS, BEFORE SERVICE. All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.
(7-42-090) MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 1/20/11 VISIT, NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. (#32-DOOR GASKET OF REACH-IN MEAT COOLER IS RIPPED; #33-GASKETS OF COOLER DOORS NEED DETAILED CLEANING; #34-FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 2-COMP SINK IS ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD/DEBRIS). A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.
MISSING FAN GUARD AT LEFT FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, MUST PROVIDE. CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
EXTERIOR SIDES OF PREP COOLERS, BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES IN REAR, FAN GUARDS OF COOLERS, INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE-MUST BE FREE OF DIRT, DUST. FOOD STAINS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
FLOORS ALONG WALLBASES UNDER & AROUND SINKS, PREP TABLES, OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT MUST BE FREE OF ACCUMULATED FOOD/DEBRIS BUILD-UP. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
ANY OLD/UNUSED EQUIPMENT OR UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR KITCHEN MUST BE REMOVED, OR CLEANED & COVERED (IF NEEDED), TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.
JAN 202011PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MEAT REACH IN PREP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER(UNUSED COOLER). MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOLER AND COOLER GASKETS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 2-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REAR EXPOSED HANDWASHBOWL (BY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK) DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
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JUN 222010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Must fix splashguards of handsink that's in poor repair.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Instructed to clean bottom of prep tables on rear & interior panel of ice machine.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Dusty fan guards of walk-in cooler & bathroom vents must be kept clean.
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