INDIAN CLAY POT.

Chicago Health Dept

1800-1802 W IRVING PARK RD · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Feb 2025).

4 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Feb 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
12
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
FEB 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 14
2025
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING AND WALLS IN FRONT AND REAR OF KITCHEN. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AN BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE IN DINNER AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 7
2025
FAIL 5 violations 1 CRITICAL
Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED FOUND TO HAVE GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP LIP LID AND SIDES OF CONTAINER ALSO OBSERVED HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND GARBAGE ON GROUND SURROUNDING CONTAINER. THIS IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GREASE CONTAINER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING AND WALLS IN FRONT AND REAR OF KITCHEN. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AN BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE IN DINNER AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN REAR BACK PATIO MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA. MUST REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 21
2024
PASS 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED LEAKING CONDENSATE LINE IN BACK OF TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT ENTRANCE TO KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN LEAKING CONDENSATE LINE IN GOOD REPAIR TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION OF ITEMS IN COOLER.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE LOCATED AT ENTRANCE TO KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE/LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND TO REGULARLY SERVICE.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOM DOORS TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING MECHANISM FOR BOTH DOORS.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MOP STORED IN WET MOP BUCKET IN SERVICE ROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL MOPS TO ALLOW FOR AIR DRYING IN BETWEEN USE.

AUG 10
2023
PASS 1 violation
Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPE OF THE HAND WASH SINK BY THE WAITERS STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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