Humboldt Haus Deli & Liquor
Mostly clean — 3 of 5 passed, one prior failure
2025-10-17 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection CRITICAL 9 ▾
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
4-204.112(B): **C** Temperature Measuring Devices (NO THERMOMETER IN EQUIPMENT) OBSERVED NO ABIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN REACH COOLERS THROUGHOUT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
4-904.11: **C** Kitchenware and Tableware- Preventing Contamination OBSERVED IN BASEMENT STORAGE EQUIPMENT NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
4-903.12: **C** Prohibitions OBSERVED SEWAGE LINES OVER FOOD AND SINGLE-USE ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. NOTED BASEMENT STORAGE ALSO HAS OPEN EXPOSED BRICK WALLS AND EXPOSED BREAKING WOOD CEILING THAT ARE CRUM...
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-501.12: **C** Cutting Surfaces OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AND BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED MILK CRATES AND PALLETS BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQ...
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
-202.16: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces CARDBOARD AND UNTREATED WOOD USED AS LINER ON STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT STORAGE RACKS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-501.13: **C** Microwave Ovens OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE AND QUICK OVENS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17: **C** Toilet Room Receptacles, Covered OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.16: **C** Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AND PREP AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AS WALLS SHOULD BE SEALED,SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
2025-10-10 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 11 ▾
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED BELOW ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CI...
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO ABIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN REACH COOLERS THROUGHOUT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED GRAB & GO FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, LIST MAJOR ALLERGENS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED, AND ...
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED IN BASEMENT STORAGE EQUIPMENT NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SEWAGE LINES OVER FOOD AND SINGLE-USE ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. NOTED BASEMENT STORAGE ALSO HAS OPEN EXPOSED BRICK WALLS AND EXPOSED BREAKING WOOD CEILING THAT ARE CRUMBLING ONTO SINGLE USE ITEMS M...
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED MILK CRATES AND PALLETS BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
CARDBOARD AND UNTREATED WOOD USED AS LINER ON STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT STORAGE RACKS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE AND QUICK OVENS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AND BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AND PREP AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AS WALLS SHOULD BE SEALED,SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
2024-11-29 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection CRITICAL 1 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINKS AT PREPARATION AREAS.MUST PROVIDE.
2024-11-26 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
PERSON IN CHARGE WITH NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES.MUST PROVIDE.
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS.(HANDLES ROAST BEEF, TURKEY,ETC.)PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012.MUST PROVIDE.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINKS AT PREPARATION AREAS.MUST PROVIDE.
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
FOUND TCS FOODS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. 2 POUNDS TUNA AT 53.2F, 5 POUNDS SLICED TOMATOES AT 56.3F, 30 POUNDS SLICED CHEESE AT 55.8F, 15 POUNDS ROAST BEEF AT 52.2F, 5 POUNDS TURKEY AT 51.8F, AND 5 POUNDS SALAMI AT...
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
FOUND REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES.COOLER AT 52.3F.PRIORITY VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.TAGGED REACH IN COOLER.
2023-09-19 Pass License CRITICAL 3 ▾
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED BOXES OF POTATO CHIPS STORED BENEATH SEWAGE LINES IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOOD BENEATH THE SEWAGE LINES OR SHIELD THE LINES TO PREVENT POTENTIAL DRIPS. ALSO OBSERVED UNKNOWN PIPES ABOVE THE COFFEE PREP AREA. M...
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
SEAL THE WALL OPENING IN THE FRP BOARD ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN.
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