Jeni'S Splendid Ice Creams
3404 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · Medium risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2024-08-27
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2024-08-27)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2019, 2013)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLS. MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
DISHWASH AREA CEILING LIGHT COVER CRACKED AND LIGHT BULBS NOT WORKING AT SAME. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING LIGHT COVER AND LIGHT BULBS.
2019-12-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Food Temperature
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. TEMPERATURE WAS AT 83.1F, THEN TEMPERATURE DROPS IN THE 60'S. HAND SINKS IN BOTH EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER BATHROOM WERE AT A TEMPERATURE OF 65.3F AND 64.8F. ALSO, HAND SINK AT DISH WASHING A...
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED HAND WASH SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR WITH MISSING KNOB AT THE HOT WATER FAUCET WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE UNABLE TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER...
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CANS IN BOTH EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
2018-09-20 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
2-102.14(N) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010MUST PROVIDE. 7-38-010.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
2-501.11 FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED THE FRONT BATHROOM HAND SINK DRAIN IS SLOW. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK TO BE CONSTANTLY RUNNING (EVEN WHEN TURNED OFF). MUST REPAIR LEAK. OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SET UP WITH SANITIZER IN CENTER COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED...
1 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
FOODHANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS PROPERLY. MUST RESTRAIN HAIR ENOUGH TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING INTO ICE CREAM.
2015-11-05 Pass Short Form Complaint 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
3-COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP EXTERIOR WITH RUST BUILD UP. MUST PAINT/REPLACE GREASE TRAP.
2015-07-20 Pass Complaint ▾
1 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA IS DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN.
2013-09-13 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
1 ▾
serious Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
FOUND ENTRY AREA TO THE FOOD PREP NOT PROTECTED AGAINST PUBLIC CONTAMINATION.(MUST PROVIDE SWINGING DOOR).
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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