Chicago Health Dept
4356 W ARMITAGE AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2024.
12 inspections on record since 2015 · Last inspected Jul 2024.
Last inspected Jul 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING HANDS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO WASH HANDS PROPERLY AT HANDWASHING SINK ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOODS (FISH AND CRAB PASTE) STORED OUTSIDE OF THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINER NOT LABELED IN THE PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
OBSERVED A SMALL COUNTERTOP RESIDENTIAL DISH WASHER STORED IN THE UTILITY CLOSET. MANAGER STATES THAT THE MACHINE IS NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY A COMMERCIAL GRADE DISH WASHER OR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES AND UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005(A).
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005(A)
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
MUST REPAIR LEAK AT THE HOT WATER HANDLE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MUST MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE PREP COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
REMOVED NON WORKING REFRIGERATOR AND MILK CRATES FROM FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS ABOVE PREP COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MJUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
PRVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION#2252336 ON 01/10/2019 #56. REPLACE THE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090.
3-307.11 OBSERVED THE DIPPER WELL DRAINING INTO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE THE DRAIN LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
6-303.11 REPLACE THE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
PA 100-0367 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
OBSERVED THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT MAINTAINED. THE LAST PEST CONTROL INSPECTION WAS FROM 8/21/18 AND THE PREVIOUS PEST INSPECTION WAS FROM 8/27/17. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL INSPECTION AT A MINIMUM OF TWICE A YEAR. AN ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL INSPECTION IS NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED THE DIPPER WELL DRAINING INTO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE THE DRAIN LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
OBSERVED THE WASHROOM DOOR LOCATED NEXT TO THE KITCHEN PROPPED OPEN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO KEEP THE WASHROOM DOOR CLOSED.
REPLACE THE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM REACH IN FREEZER,UNDERSIDE OF BROILER.
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA.
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE THRESHOLD ON REAR EXIT DOOR.
MUST INSTALL A DIPPING WELL FOR BULK ICE CREAM SCOOPS
MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA AND MOP SINK CLOSET.
MUST PROVIDE HOOKS TO HANG WET MOPS.
OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME ALSO /WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING REHEATED AND SERVED TOMATO SOUP 155*F. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.
OBSERVED THE FRONT HOOD, AND LIGHT SHIELDS UNDER HOOD NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
OBSERVED HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM, NO DIPPER WELL, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL DIPPER WELL PROPERLY CONNECTED TO COLD WATER LINE/DRAIN TO PROPER PLUMBING LINE.
FOUND NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREPARATION COUNTER.
FOUND NO SEPARATION BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES. MUST INSTALL BARRIER AT FRONT COUNTER AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-005A.
FOUND NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREPARATION COUNTER.
Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →
Report an error on this page →