FURIOUS SPOON.

Chicago Health Dept

5406 N CLARK ST · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2019.

4 inspections on record since 2018 · Last inspected Feb 2019.

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

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2019

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 1

2019

PASS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

JAN 16

2019

FAIL 12 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Food Storage & Handling

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE SURROUNDING TCS AND READY TO EAT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSEERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERBVICE MANAGER ON PREMESIS WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

Critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED A BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TIME AND TCS READY TO EAT FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE (SOFT BOILED EGGS, 67.0 F.) ON THE PREP/ COOK TABLE. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD. APPROX. 1LB OF FOOD AND $5.00 IN VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

WASH WATER GUAGE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED LARGE POTS, PANS, AND DISHES STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTD THAT ALL EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED FOR PROPER AIR DRYING.

Serious Food Temperature

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY FO CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN.

APR 19

2018

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

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

WALLS THROUGH-OUT BASEMENT FOOD PREP/STORAGE AND UTENSIL WASHING AREAS ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALL HOLES AND UNEVEN SURFACES MUST BE REPAIRED AND FINISHED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE

MAR 20

2018

FAIL 11 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

NO EXPOSED HANDSINK, WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND DISPOSABLE TOWELS, AT EAST SIDE BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Serious Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

NO SNEEZEGUARD OR BARRIER BETWEEN SERVING/PREP LINE AND CUSTOMER HALLWAY TO WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE PROTECTIVE BARRIER. PREP TABLES, FREEZER AND SINKS (PREP SINKS AND EXPOSED HAND SINK) UNDER WASTE WATER PIPES IN BASEMENT PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE ITEMS FROM UNDER SAID PIPES OR ENCASE PIPES TO PROTECT FROM LEAKS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

REAR DOOR NOT INSECT/RODENT PROOF. MUST SEAL OPENING TO OUTSIDE AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Serious Other

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

DISHMACHINE ON SITE BUT NOT INSTALLED. MUST INSTALL TO VERIFY CODE COMPLIANCE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Minor Chemical Safety

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

CONSUMER ADVISORY, REGARDING CONSUMPTION OF UNDER COOKED ANIMAL FOODS, NOT POSTED. MUST POST ADVISORY.

Minor Sanitation

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

BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS IN SINK. MUST CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

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

LITTER AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER COOKING LINE AND IN 1ST AND SECOND FLOOR UTILITY CLOSETS. MUST CLEAN FLOORS. NO COVING IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP/UTENSIL WASHING AREAS. MUST INSTALL COVING THROUGH-OUT. EXPANDING FOAM SEALANT USED ON PIPE CHASES UNDER 1ST FLOOR EXPOSED HANDSINK. MUST REMOVE FOAM AND HAVE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

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

EXPOSED DUCTS AND INSULATION ABOVE 1ST FLOOR PREP LINE. MUST INSTALL WASHABLE CEILING BETWEEN DUCTS AND PREP SPACE BELOW. WALLS THROUGH-OUT BASEMENT FOOD PREP/STORAGE AND UTENSIL WASHING AREAS ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALL HOLES AND UNEVEN SURFACES MUST BE REPAIRED AND FINISHED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. MUST INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

NO PREP SINK AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, ONLY AN EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST INSTALL A MINIMUM OF A 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK, WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, IN PREP AREA. ICE MACHINE DRAIN PIPE MUST EXTEND TO ABOVE FLOOR DRAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA

POST DOOR SIGNAGE FOR AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY ON PREP AREA DOORS IN BASEMENT NEAR MEN'S WASHROOM.

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