SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

I-CAFE SUKUR'S PLACE/PIDE VE LAHMACUN.

BEAT. 29/100

1812-1814 W IRVING PARK RD · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected May 17, 2021 · passed with conditions

Failed 2 of 6 inspections. 12 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
1 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
45
includes 12 critical
RECORDS COVER
2 YEARS
since Nov 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 17
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE

MINORSanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

NOTED SERVING PLATES AT THE WAITERS STATION NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AND CUTLERY DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.

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

NOTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS WITH NO STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING STOPPERS.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN POOR REPAIRS AND NOT IN USE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY CEILING FANS AT THE REAR HALL WAY LEADING TO THE CUSTOMER BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

NOV 17
2020
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED HEAVY DIRT BUILD UP ON VENT ON WALL LEADING TO REAR EXIT DOOR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENT ON WALL.

OCT 19
2020
FAILED
9 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO ONE IN CHARGE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED AT INITIAL INSPECTION AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS IN KITCHEN INACCESSIBLE. ONE SINK WAS BLOCKED BY PIECES OF A MEAT GRINDER FILLING SINK AND OTHER SINK WAS BLOCKED BY LARGE FLOOR MIXER AND OTHER DEBRIS IN SINK. BOTH SINKS WERE MADE FULLY ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).

SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS UNCLEAN WITH DARK GROOVES IN FRONT OF STOVE AND ON PREP LINE. MUST REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS THAT DARK GROOVES CAN NOT COME CLEAN.

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

OBSERVED BAGS OF ONIONS IN BACK DRY STORAGE BUILDING. MUST STORE ALL FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.

MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS. MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR 3 COMPARTEMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST KIT. OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE WATERPROOF THERMOMTER OR HIGH TEMPERATURE TEST STRIPS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SANITIZING DISH MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

HANG MOPS TO DRY AFTER USE.

MINORSanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED HEAVY DIRT BUILD UP ON VENT ON WALL LEADING TO REAR EXIT DOOR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENT ON WALL.

SEP 17
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
1 violation
DETAILS
SERIOUSOther
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD SUCH AS BREAKFAST EGGS COOKED TO ORDER AND STEAKS. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR MENU AND DISCLOSE AND REMIND OF ALL ITEMS PERTAINING TO ADVISORY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

SEP 10
2019
FAILED
21 violations6 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO PERSON IN CHARGE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION. A PERSON IN CHARGE MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED AT INITIAL INSPECTION AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. GIVEN SAMPLE WRITTEN POLICY. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE WEST FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

HAND WASHING SINK AT THE BAKING/OVEN AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. FOUND BLOCKED BY A CHAIR AND WITH CLEANING ITEMS STORED INSIDE IE: TOWELS AND RUBBER GLOVES. ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND PROVIDED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.

SERIOUSFood Storage & Handling
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED

OBSERVED ANIMAL ORIGIN RAW EGGS AND RAW MEATS BEING STORED IN TWO SEPARATE COOLERS ON TOP SHELVING DIRECTLY OVER COOKED, PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH VEGETABLES SUCH AS COOKED BEEF, RAW CARROTS AND UNCOVERED RAW PEPPERS. INSTRUCTED ALL RAW AND PREPARED FOODS, FRESH VEGETABLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSOther
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD SUCH AS BREAKFAST EGGS COOKED TO ORDER AND STEAKS. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR MENU AND DISCLOSE AND REMIND OF ALL ITEMS PERTAINING TO ADVISORY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFacility Condition
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE ONE DOOR MEAT COOLER NEXT TO GRILL. MUST PROVIDE

MINOREmployee Hygiene
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED A CUSTOMER ENTER THE WEST FOOD PREP AREA TO USE THE WASHROOM AND DISH WASHING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION/DISH WASHING AREA.

MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

MINOROther
43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
MINOREmployee Hygiene
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED DIRTY RUBBER CLEANING GLOVES STORED WITH HANGING CLEAN UTENSILS. MUST STORE CLEAN UTENSILS AWAY FROM SOILED CLEANING PRODUCTS AND TOOLS.

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

OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM AS SEALANT AROUND PIPING IN BOTH WASHROOMS AND UNDER HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REMOVE TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

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

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC FOAM INSULATION FOR FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER. ALL FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEAN AND WASHABLE.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

MUST PROVIDE IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRTY, FOOD SPLATTERED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COVER NEXT TO THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND WASHING SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLER ON REAR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. ALL PILED HIGH STORED ASSORTED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR OUT DOOR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGING STORED IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE CLOSET. MUST STORE AT THE DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE LOCKER AREA.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

MINOROther
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 11-19-18 #2333622 NOT CORRECTED.#51- FOUND NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED AT ICE MACHINE WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

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NOV 19
2018
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD.(HANDLES LAMB/BEEF,ETC.)PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14(N) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

2-501.11 FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.

SERIOUSFood Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

3-501.17 FOUND READY TO EAT FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH NO SEVEN DAY CONSUME BY DATE, COOKED LAMB. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST LABEL PROPERLY.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED AT ICE MACHINE WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

MINOROther
58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

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