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2258 W CHICAGO AVE · WICKER PARK, CHICAGO
6 of 11 inspections passed, with 10 critical violations on file.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
NOV 202025PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
Floors behind cook line not clean, food debris noted, Instructed to clean and maintain.
pipes for soda fountain running on floor behind cooking lining preventing proper floor cleaning, Instructed to elevate off floor.
JUN 52025PASSED13 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE(SQUEEZE BOTTLES AND BULK )
OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
MUST ELEVATE FOOD FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER AND PAPER GOODS FROM INSIDE FOOD & OUTSIDE STORAGE SHED.
OBSERVED CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST REMOVE AND STORE IN A PROPER MANNER.
MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON REAR GLASS REACH IN COOLER,WORN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER.
MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL COOLERS,FRYER CABINETS,SHELVING UNITS, PREP TABLES,SODA MACHINE & CABINETS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.MUST GROUT FLOORS AS WELL.
MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN DRY STORAGE AREA AND SHED.
OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 132024PASSED1 violationDETAILS
5-205.15 OBSERVED LEAK FROM NECK OF FAUCET OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FAUCET.
AUG 62024FAILED5 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED MILK HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 52 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD-HOLDING FOOD IS HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 1/2 GALLON MILK ( $3). A PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION WAS ISSUED.
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH DEEP SCRATCHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND REPLACE ANY CUTTING BOARD WITH DEEP SCRATCHES.
OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING UTILIZED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN DRY STORAGE AND IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL CARDBOARD SHELVING WITH A SHELVING THAT NON-ABSORBENT, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED LEAK FROM NECK OF FAUCET OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FAUCET.
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME. REPORT #2582200, DATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2023, INSTRUCTED THE FACILITY TO #39 STORE ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR, #47 TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL FROM GREASE TRAP NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND TO #55 CLEAN ALONG FLOORS, WALLS, AND BASINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND NEAR DISH AREA. OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL WRAPPED AROUND GREASE TRAP NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF DEBRIS AND SOILAGE ON FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS, PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
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SEP 222023PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
MUST LABEL ALL FOOD STROAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD ITEM IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA.
OBSERVED VARIOUS RAW MEATS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHLEVING OR PLACE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO PREVENT FROM CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED BROWN PAPER TRAYS FACING UP AT THE SERVING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TRAYS TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED AS A LINER ON THE GREASE TRAP IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND ON THE SHELVING IN ALL REACH-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR REPLACE WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON THE FAN GUARDS ABOVE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTER, DIRT, AND DEBRIS NOTED ON THE FOLLOWING: FLOORS UNDER AND BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHTOUT THE FACILITY, AND ON THE WALLS AND PIPING IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED WET MOP STORED IN THE BUCKET IN THE UTILITY CLOSET IN THE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HANG MOPS TO ALLOW TO DRY WHEN NOT IN USE.
MAR 152022PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT START TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE BURGERS, HOTDOGS, SLICED TOMATOES WERE BEING COOKED, HANDLED AND SERVED. THE DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE, WHO IS PHYSICALLY ON SITE, MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION LICENSE. VIOLATION CORRECTED ON SITE; THE CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER, SCOTT FLOERSHEIMER, ARRIVED ON SITE APPROX 40 MINS THROUGH INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.
JAN 292020PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVE THE COOK GRAB A SLICE OF CHEESE FROM THE COLD HOLDING UNIT WITH HER BARE HANDS AND PLACE IT ON TOP OF A BURGER. INSTRUCTED THAT THERE IS NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DISH WASHER NOT SANITIZING DISHES PROPERLY, WITH THE CHEMICAL SANITIZER AT OPPM. INSTRUCTED THAT PROPER PPM FOR QUATERNARY AMMONIUM IS BETWEEN 150-400 PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED. ECOLAB SHOWED UP ON SITE AND CORRECTED THE ISSUE. SANITIZER SOLUTION IS AT 200 PPM.
OBSERVED NO PROPER LABEL ON TCS FOODS (BACON, SLICED TOMATOES, BEYOND BURGERS, ETC.)) HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLERS AND PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS, PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND HAVE DISCARD DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
FEB 82019PASS W/ CONDITIONS17 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-8-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOPS, AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO PROPER LABEL ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLERS AND PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON MENU(HAMBURGERS) MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED REAR RECEIVING DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST REPAIR DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
OBSERVED DIRT IN THE INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC PAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING.
BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA AND SERVICE SINK INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICE AND MAINTAIN.
ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE FRONT PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LEAKING DRAIN PIPE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA AND INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA AND INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR WALL BY THE MOP SINK INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. MUST REGROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA AND MUST MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BURNOUT LIGHT INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS.
OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
FEB 92018PASS W/ CONDITIONS7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED: NOTED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER OVERLOADED PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE, ALLOWING POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED #7-38-020.
MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF FRONT REACH IN PREP COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.
FLOORS NEED CLEANING AROUND, BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE TOILET ROOM DOOR.
NOTED THE TOILET ROOM HAND SINK FIXTURE LOOSE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
MANAGER COULD NOT PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERITIFICATES AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
JUN 12017PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZER IN THE OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE DUSTBUILDUP FROM THE FAN VENT COVERS IN THE REACH-IN COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE POTATO SLICER AND THE INTERIOR REACH-IN FREEZER TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE/LATCH FOR THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM IN THE REAR.
MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING WATER FOR THE ICE CREAM SCOOPS IN THE REAR AND MAINTAIN.
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