JOHN HANCOCK OBSERVATORY.

Chicago Health Dept

875 N MICHIGAN AVE · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2011.

3 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Sep 2011.

Last inspected Sep 2011. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
3
VIOLATIONS
8
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
SEP 2011

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 12
2011
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

CUTTING BOARD 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.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

DUSTY CEILING ABOVE THE PREP STATIONS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. DROP-CEILING IS RECOMMENDED ABOVE ALL PREP STATIONS, TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH/EASILY CLEANABLE. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

HANDSINK IS SLOW-DRAINING-INSTRUCTED TO FIX. 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.

MAR 30
2010
PASS · 0 violations
MAR 23
2010
FAIL 5 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED 2 EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD PRODUCTS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED BOTH EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING MONEY OR ANY OTHER TASKS. BOTH PROCEEDED TO WASH HANDS. CRITICAL VIOLATON 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED

Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. OBSERVED 5-6 FRUIT FLIES AT FRONT PREP COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND CONTACT PEST CONTROLL FOR SERVICE. SERIOS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED. WORN, STAINED AND CUTS. MUST REPLACE.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. INTERIOR OF ALL REACH=IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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