SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

HOTEL MONACO.

YOUR CALL. 58/100

225 N WABASH AVE · LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected December 7, 2023 · passed

3 of 7 inspections passed, 4 passed with conditions. 7 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
3 passed · 4 w/ conditions
VIOLATIONS
36
includes 7 critical
RECORDS COVER
5 YEARS
since May 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 7
2023
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11 OBSERVED AN EXPOSED SEWER PIPE DUE TO MISSING CEILING TILES IN BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILES.

OCT 26
2022
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
12 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. (CORRECTED ON SITE-MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0PPM OF CHLORINE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID EQUIPMENT MUST PROPERLY SANITIZE AT 50PPM-100PPM OF CHLORINE ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.

MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED PECANS, SALT AND SUGAR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.

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WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.

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FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD ON MAIN COOK LINE COVERED WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES.

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NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE CONDENSOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

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NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT IN THE BASEMENT SINKS NOT CLEAN, WATER STAINED, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP,UTILITY AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED, UNNECSSARY EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

OCT 28
2021
PASSED
5 violations
DETAILS
MINOROther
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

MISSING THERMOMETER IN SEVERAL COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN WARMEST PART OF COOLER.

MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MISSING LABELES, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

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IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE CUBES AT BAR AREA, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OFF CUBES.

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

DELI CUPS NOT AIR DRIED AFTER WASHING, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY ALL UTENSILS.

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NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

BOTTOM OF ICE SCOOP HOLDER NOT CLEAN, ASLO SCOOP HOLDER NOT REMOVABLE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND KEEP ALL HOLDERS EASY TO REMOVE FOR BETTER WASHING.

DEC 13
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
8 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TOUCH READY TO EAT FOOD (RAW RED ONION) WITH BARE HAND WHILE CUTTING FOR PREP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT FOOD HANDLER SHOULD PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHEN HANDLING FOOD AND USE OF SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS, TONGS, SINGLE-USE GLOVES, OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE UTILIZED. 1LBS OF RED ONION VALUED AT $1 WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALOther
REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

MUST PROVIDE THE DATE ON ALL SHELLFISH TAGS, WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED; AND STORE ALL SHELLFISH TAGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS FROM THE SALE DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

NOTED IN-USE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE LOCATED IN THE MAIN DISH AREA AND ONE IN THE BAR AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING AT A MINIMUM OF 50 PPM. TAGGED BOTH UNITS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

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FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED THE TOP WHITE PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD NOT MEETING REQUIRE TEMPERATURE OF 135F DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE DESIGNATED HOT-HOLDING STATION: COOKED SAUSAGE AT 117F AND BACON AT 121F STORED IN A METAL PAN ON TOP OF THE GRILL STOVE TOP IN PREP AREA. PERSON IN CHARGE IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 3LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $20.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON COUNTER SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

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

OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE AT ALL DINING TABLES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PRESET TABLEWARE (UTENSILS AND GLASSWARE) SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED, OR SET TABLES UPON CUSTOMER ARRIVAL AND MAINTAIN.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
GLOVES USED PROPERLY

OBSERVED NO USE OF GLOVES BY THE FOOD HANDLERS AT THE START OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ENFORCE FOOD HANDLERS TO UTILIZE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING OR PREPPING FOODS.

DEC 13
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALOther
REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

3-203.12 MUST PROVIDE THE DATE ON ALL SHELLFISH TAGS, WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED; AND STORE ALL SHELLFISH TAGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS FROM THE SALE DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

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WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

3-304.14 OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON COUNTER SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

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AUG 24
2018
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14 (A) NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111. FOUND 5 LIVE COCKROACHES BEHIND BASEMENT COOK LINE AND AROUND ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED MGR TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) PEST CONTROL TECH ARRIVED ON SITE AND STARTED TREATMENT.

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.11, FLOORS NOT CLEAN UNDER COOK LINE AT FIRST FLOOR, FOOD DEBRIS AND OIL SPILLS NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

PA 100-0367. NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MGRS TO OBTAN

MAY 29
2018
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS ( WHITE POWDER ) NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

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

CLEAR SMALL PLASTIC TUBS NOT AIR DRIED PROPERLY BEFORE STORING, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY UTENSILS AFTER WASHING.

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FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

LOWER LEVEL KITCHEN HAND SINK TOO CLOSE TO CLEAN UTENSILS RACK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BARRIER. ICE BINS ACROSS FROM CUSTOMERS SEATING AREA MISSING A LID, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ICE SCOOP NEXT TO LOWER LEVEL ICE MAKER STORED IN STANDING WATER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL UTENSILS IN A CLEAN DRY CONTAINER.

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