SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

JIBARITOS LINCOLN PARK.

BEAT. 38/100

2616 N CLARK ST · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected October 26, 2022 · passed with conditions

Failed an inspection 6 years ago. 10 critical violations on the cumulative record. Recent enough to matter.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
1 passed · 2 w/ conditions · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
30
includes 10 critical
RECORDS COVER
2 YEARS
since May 2020

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 26
2022
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
9 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSFacility Condition
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED

OBSERVED COOKED AND CUT BOILED POTATOES STORED INSIDE OPENED CONTAINER ON TOP PREP SINK UNDER AN OPENED CEILING, EXPOSED INSULATION DANGLING FROM THE CEILING, EXPOSED PIPES AND WOOD ETC. MISSING CEILING TILES DUE TO REPAIRS FROM A WEEK AGO. FOOD REMOVED. INSTRUCTED NOT TO STORE FOOD UNDER UNPROTECTED ALIMENTS.PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUE

MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

UPON MY ARRIVAL OBSERVED A CUSTOMER INSIDE THE DINING ROOM WITH A PET DOG, NOT A SERVICE ANIMAL, SITTING AT THE BOOTH HAVING LUNCH. PET DOGS SITTING ALSO ON THE BOOTH BY THE COSTUMER SNIFFING VERY CLOSE TO THE PLATE FULL OF FOOD. ASKED THE EMPLOYEE IF THE DOG WAS A SERVICE DOG. HE STATED, " NO, BUT THE PERSON IS DOG SITTING AND COULDN'T LEAVE THE DOG ANYWHERE ELSE" EMPLOYEE CONSENTED FOR THE DOG TO BE INSIDE THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND DID NOT ASK THE CUSTOMER TO REMOVE THE DOG. REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT THAT LIVES ANIMALS MAY NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE PREMISES OF A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-40-060 CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

A 1/4" TO 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT DOOR.REPAIR ISSUES

MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN A SANITIZER BUCKETS BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

DETAIL CLEANING OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING DEEP FRYER

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK IN THE KITCHEN.REPLACE

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE WAS PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

SEP 9
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
11 violations4 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

NOTED EMPLOYEE, WHILE WEARING GLOVES, WENT TO THE BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER, CAME BACK WITH CONTAINER OF FOOD, AND CONTINUED PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS. AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYEE PULLED UP MASK WITH SAM GLOVES, PULLED UP PANTS AND WIPED HAND WITH GLOVES ON THE PANTS AND FINALLY WIPED HANDS USING DIRTY WASH CLOTHES ALL WITH WASHING HANDS OR CHANGING GLOVES. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGEMENT THAT EMPLOYEES MUST CHANGE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS AFTER CHANGE OF TASK. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-010

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED NO SOAP AT HANDWASH SINK OF BAR. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASH SINK OF THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES PUT SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT THE SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED HAND WASHES SINK AT THE BAR INACCESSIBLE WITH STRAINER INSIDE THE HANDWASH SINK. THE SINK IS USED AS A DUMP SINK THE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE STRAINER FROM THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL HAND WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATIONS.

SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

NOTED INNER LINING OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. (ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION).

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

NOTED MISSING LIDS AT THE ICE BIN OF THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ICE BIN COVER.

MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP AREA AND BAR 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 ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED CLUTTER INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE/CLEANING ROOM O THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

MAY 15
2020
PASSED
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

GAP OF 1/4" AT BOTTOM MAIN FRONT DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.

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

RAW WOOD UNDER BAR COUNTER SURFACE NOT EASILY CLEANED,ROUGH SURFACE. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL

MAY 12
2020
FAILED
8 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

No employee health policy.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO HANDWASHING SINK INSTALLED AT PREP AREA WERE RAW AND COOKED FOOD IS HANDLED. AN HANDWASHING SINK IS INSTALLED AT SURROUNDING AREA (BY THE DOOR AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK),NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO COOKING AREA FOR HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C)

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

GAP OF 1/4" AT BOTTOM MAIN FRONT DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.

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

RAW WOOD UNDER BAR COUNTER SURFACE NOT EASILY CLEANED,ROUGH SURFACE. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL

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

NO SPLASH GUARD INSTALLED AT HANDWASHING SINK BY THE ICE BIN AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,AT BAR AREA. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL

SERIOUSSanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND BAR UNABLE TO REACH ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS. MUST REPLACE FAUCET SO THAT IT REACHES AND CAN FILL ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO PROPERLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

HOLE ON WALL AND CEILING IN THE KITCHEN BY THE HOOD,AROUND PIPES BY THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER,UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINK BY THE DOOR,AND IN BASEMENT AREA.SEAL,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

BROKEN AND MISSING BASEBOARD WALL AT PREP AREA BEHIND THE STEAM TABLE AND AT FRONT OF COUNTER ACROSS FROM HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA.REPLACE/ REPAIR.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL

Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →

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