JAKE MELNICK'S CORNER TAP.
41 E SUPERIOR ST · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO
12 of 20 inspections passed, 1 failed, 7 passed with conditions. 6 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 312026PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violationsDETAILS
DISHMACHINE NOT MAINTAINED, SANITIZING AT 0 PPM CHLORINE AND 125.0 F AT FINAL RINSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER DISHMACHINE MUST SANITIZE AT BETWEEN 50 PPM-100 PPM CHLORINE OR AT 180 F AT FINAL RINSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
COOKLINE REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON PREP AREA CEILING TILES AROUND CEILING VENTILATION. MUST CLEAN PREP AREA CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND ONE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE HAS EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE UPDATED/VALID FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
APR 292025PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED HAND SINK IN STAFF MENS TOILET ROOM LEAKING FROM PIPES, INSTRCUTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MISSING CEILINGS TILE PANELS IN THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.
APR 12024PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED GREASE RECEPTIAL OUTER LID NEEDS CLEANING, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MANTAIN
OBSERVED BACK STORAGE FLOORS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
JUL 32023FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED IN USE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE OPERATING FULL BAR TOP. NOTED SANITIZER STRENGTH @ 0PPM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SANITIZING STRENGTH @ AT LEAST 50 PPM. MAINTENANCE ON SITE FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-025.CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS @ IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 LBS OF CHOPPED CHICKEN BREAST @ 48.9F, 3 LBS BUFFALO DIP @56.0F, 3 LBS SPINACH DIP @ 55.0F, 15 LBS COOKED CHICKEN WINGS @ 56.0F, 1.5 LB CHOPPED BOILED EGGS @ 59.0F, 2 LBS CHOPPED TOMATOES @ 53.0F, 3 LBS SLICED TOMATO @ 53.2F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN.ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BY PERSON IN CHARGE AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED TWO REFRIGERATION UNITS LOCATED IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE @ 51.0F, AND 49.2F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN UNITS @ 41 OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES AS REQUIRED. BOTH UNITS STORED TCS FOOD ITEMS (SLICED TOMATOES, COOKED CHICKEN, BUFFALO DIP, ETC) INSIDE WHICH WERE VOLUNATIRLY DISCARDED BY PERSON IN CHARGE.PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED LIVE LARGE COCKROACH CRAWLING ACROSS PREP TABLE IN PREP AREA ABOVE THE EXPO LINE IN BETWEEN PLATES AND KITCHENWARE AND NEAR BREAD. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREA. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATIION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED CRATES STACKEDUSED FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT BAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS THAT ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED PREP TABLE WHERE WING SAUCE IS STORED WITH EXCESSIVE SPLATTERS AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVING UNITS, STORAGE CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP. NOTED HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN BAR WITH STICKY EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED TOP OF GREASE RECEPTACLE LID IN NEED OF CLEANING.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PROHIBIT PEST HARBORAGE.
OBSERVED INADEQUTE LIGHTING IN FRONT PREP AREA NEAR ENTRY WAY, MUST REPLACE FLICKERING LIGHT AND INCREASE LIGHTING IN SAID AREA.
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AUG 82022PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
Utensils in-use ( tongs, large spoons) at main prep line held in standing water. instructed to keep under continuous cold running water.
Utensils not air dried after washing, instructed to air dry after washing.
Inadequate lighting in main walk-in cooler, instructed to provide.
No allergen training certificate for food service managers, instructed to obtain.
MAY 262021PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
FOUND A LEAK AT PREP SINK FAUCET LOCATED IN THE REAR KITCHEN/PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE WOMENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
FOUND SODA RESIDUE AND OTHER DIRT/DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK DRY STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE POP MACHINE. MUST CLEAN.
DUST BUILDUP ON THE FAN ABOVE THE PANTRY STATION. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
SEP 242020PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violationsDETAILS
FOUND 80 LBS OF PARTIALLY COOKED CHICKEN STORED IN A LARGE TUB COVERED TIGHLY IN WALK-IN COOLER FROM A DAY BEFORE AT 48.5F, INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOODS AT 41F OR LOWER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $200.
IMPROPER COOLING METHOD.OBSERVED 80 LBS OF PARTIALLY COOKED CHICKEN STORED IN A LARGE 12 GALLON TUB PACKED TIGHTLY WITH COVERD LID NOT ALLOWEING COOL AIR TO CIRCULATE AND COOL DOWN HOT FOOD WITHIN PROPER COOLING TIME FRAME. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HOT FOOD IN A SMALLER CONTAINERS COVERED LOOSELY. PRIORTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
NOV 212019PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
- MUST INSTALL A HANDWASH SINK IN THE DISHWASH AREA AND IN THE COOKLINE/MIDDLE PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(c). NO CITATION ISSUED. -
- OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP ALONG THE CENTER/BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS. -
- OBSERVED BROKEN GLASS, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER BOTH BARS. MUST REMOVE ALL BROKEN GLASS AND DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREAS. -
- OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE ROOM ADJACENT TO THE MAIN BAR. MUST PROVIDE LIGHTING OF 20 FOOT CANDLES AT 30" AND MAINTAIN. -
- OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE KITCHEN FOYER. OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EMPLOYEE MEN'S TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
JUL 182018PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violationsDETAILS
CONSUMER ADVISORY WITHOUT DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER WITH CONSUMER ADVISOR AND POST IN PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED SOME CEILING TILES MISSING OR NOT TIGHT FITTED AT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL CEILING TILES MUST BE TIGHT FITTED.
OBSERVED DUST/FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS IN PREP AREA, AROUND MOP SINK, EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS AND DISHWASH AREA ALSO OBSERVED PEELING PAPER/PAINT AROUND CEILING TILES AT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN WALLS AND REMOVE ALL PEELING PAPER/PAINT AT REAR PREP CEILING TILES.
PREP AREA FLOOR PITTED ALONG COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOOR, FLOOR SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
MAY 82017PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
BOTTOM SHELF OF DRAWER COOLERS NOT CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
STANDING WATER ON KITCHEN FLOOR BEHIND ICE MAKER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2 CEILING LIGHT FIXTURES NEXT TO 3-COMP SINK MISSING A SHIELD, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
JUL 292016PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED ON THE FOOD LINE: OBSERVED A COOK GRAB RAW CHICKEN WITH HIS HANDS PLACE THE CHICKEN ON THE GRILL, TAKE OFF GLOVES AND CONTINUE TO TOUCH COOKING EQUIPMENT LIKE THE HANDLE OF THE DEEP FRYER BEFORE PUTTING A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES ON WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. EMPLOYEES WERE INSRTUCTED TO WASH HANDS PRIOR TO HANDLING FOOD AND AFTER HANDS HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED AND BEFORE PUTTING ON A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010
OBSERVED THE TONGS LYING HANDLE DOWN IN THE CONTAINER OF CHIPS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOP/TONGS EITHER IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE FACING UP OR IN A SEPERTE CONTAINER IN BETWEEN USE TO AVOID INDIRECT HAND CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS.
DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
THE FAUCET HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN IS LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GASKET TO SEAL LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
THE EXPOSED HAND SINK RIGHT BEFORE YOU ENTER THE KITCHEN IS SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER TO REPIAR SINK AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 312015PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
2DR REFRIGERATOR IN PREP KITCHEN OUT OF ORDER, (EMPTY)WAITING ON PARTS. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR CONSUMABLE ICE ON ICE BINS AT FRONT BAR.
CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVING IN WALK-IN PROTEIN COOLER/FREEZER OF FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES AT REAR STORAGE AREA.
WASHBOWL ON RIGHT SIDE IN WOMENS CUSTOMER RESTROOM IS SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR.
DEC 182014PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED 30LBS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (CHICKEN) AT AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 96.3F-101.7F STORED ON A COOLING RACK IN THE PREP AREA WITH NO TIME OR DATE LABEL AND NO TEMPERATURE LOG AVAILABLE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 30LBS OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $65. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURE WHILE COOLING AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE LOGS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
OBSERVED THE GASKETS TORN AND TAPED ON THE HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR THE WINGS ON THE HOT LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL GASKETS.
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.
OBSERVED THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA AND THE HOT LINE WITH RAW CONCRETE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOOR SURFACE.
OBSERVED A LARGE HOLE IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE ELECTRICAL ROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL WALLS.
OBSERVED THE FAUCET BASE LEAKING AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE LARGE PREP KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
OBSERVED WET MOPS STORED IN THE MOP SINK AND INSIDE OF THE MOP BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO HANG OR INVERT WET MOPS.
OBSERVED ICE CREAM SCOOPS IN A BOWL OF WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A DIPPER WELL FOR ICE CREAM SCOOPS.
MAR 62014PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
BULK-FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO INVERT OR KEEP COVERED.
HEAVY DUST BUILD UP NOTED ON PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER WALL BEHIND COOLING UNIT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
CRACKS NOTED ON WALL AT REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL
MAY 242013PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED GUACAMOLE AT 47.6F, COOKED PASTA AT 50.1F, EGGS AT 54.5F, SOUR CREAM AT 43.5-44.7F,, CHEDDAR AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE AT 52.3F, RANCH DRESSING AT 44.7F, BEEF BRISKET AT 45.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 39# OF FOOD WORTH $127. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
REPLACE DOOR SEALS FOR PREP COOLER DOORS SO THAT DOORS SEAL AND CLOSE PROPERLY.
BOTH EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOORS ARE MISSING A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE. MUST INSTALL.
REPAIR THE SINK STOPPER LEVERS FOR THE PREP AREA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED WATER FROM THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN POOLING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE DRAIN. MUST PROVIDE A SPLASHGUARD TO PREVENT DRAIN WATER FROM SPLASHING ONTO FLOOR.
OCT 102012PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
UPPER PANEL FOR ICE MAKER NOT CLEAN, GRAY FILM BUILD-UP NOTED ON SURFACES INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FLY TRAP INSTALLED IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE TO A NON-FOOD PREP AREA.
MISSING INSULATION AT COOLING LINE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO PREVENT CONDENSATION.
DEC 22011PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
ALL CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP/DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
INTERIOR OF EXHAUST VENTS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE DISHMACHINE, WALK-IN COOLERS SHELVES & SOME FAN GUARDS OF COOLERS MUST BE FREE OF DUST BUILD-UP/DIRT/FOOD DEBRIS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
FLOORS AT DISHROOM & AT THE WAIT STAFF STATION BY THE BAR MUST BE KEPT DRY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. THE METAL PLATE IN REAR WALK-IN COOLER IS LOOSE-MUST FIX & SEAL, TO PREVENT DEBRIS FROM ACCUMULATING. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
A WATER LEAK OBSERVED FROM ONE OF THE HOSES UNDER THE DISHMACHINE & FAUCET WASHERS AT 1-COMP SINKS IN KITCHEN MUST BE FIXED. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
ALL CLEANING EQUIPMENTS (BROOMS/MOPS) MUST STORED CLEAN & HANGING ON WALL MOUNTS (NOT DIRECTLY ON THE MOP ROOM FLOOR). Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens.
OCT 292010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. BAR GUN HOLSTERS NOT CLEAN, SLIGHT BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE HOLSTERS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON PREP AREA CEILING TILES AROUND VENT COVERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN CEILING TILES.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REAR STORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT POTENTAIL PEST HARBORAGE ALSO MUST REMOVE ALL PLASTIC MILK CRATES AT SAME LOCATION.1
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