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Chicago Health Dept

1920 W IRVING PARK RD · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

4 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Dec 2016.

Last inspected Dec 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
18
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 1
2016
PASS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL
Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST PROPERLY STOTED MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

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

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR TO MEAT CHEST FREEZERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

: OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING INTO WALL BETWEEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

Minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

NOV 16
2016
FAIL 9 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

CHEMICAL DISHMACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. OPPM CHLORINE FOUND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSES CHLORINE TO 100PPM. MUST USE TREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

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

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE, INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR SURFACES CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ICE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. 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

EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA . DINING AREA AND IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA ON WALLS AND CEILING. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST PROPERLY STOTED MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

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

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR TO MEAT CHEST FREEZERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING INTO WALL BETWEEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

Minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

JUL 24
2013
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NO SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

WATER PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IS LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

MAY 21
2010
PASS 1 violation
Minor Food Temperature
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING, ABOVE HOT HOLDING UNIT.

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