Chicago Health Dept
9615 S COMMERCIAL AVE · SOUTH CHICAGO, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Jun 2025).
15 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Jun 2025.
INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED 1/4" GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
STILL OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF AN INFESTATION OF MICE DROPPINGS APPX. 200 OR MORE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES SUCH AS KITCHEN-ON ALL PREP TABLES,INSIDE OF SEVERAL OVENS,ON FLOOR UNDER 2- COMPARTMENT SINK,ON SHELVES AT OPEN STORAGE CABINET,ON FLOOR UNDER UNUSED 3- DOOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER,ON LEDGE BEHIND PREP TABLES.OFFICE AREA IN KITCHEN-UNDER SHELVING UNITS .CHEMICAL & FOOD STORAGE AREA-ON SHELVING UNITS AND ON FLOOR NEXT TO SHELVES,IN CORNER OF FOOD STORAGE SHELF BEHIND DOOR.BANQUET BAR AREA- ON FLOOR UNDER SINKS AND COUNTER TOP.CABINET IN DINING ROOM.MAIN BAR AREA- ON FLOOR UNDER SINKS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/23/23.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,FRYER CABINETS,ROLLING CARTS,PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES,SAW MACHINE,UNUSED AND USED COOLERS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP,BARS AND WHERE NEEDED.
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN BANQUET DINING AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENING AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES
OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK AT BANQUET AREA BAR MUST PROVIDE A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER,SOAP AND TOWELS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)
MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND SINKS IN PREP,BAR AND TOILET ROOMS.
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF AN INFESTATION OF MICE DROPPINGS APPX. 1,000 OR MORE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES SUCH AS KITCHEN-ON ALL PREP TABLES,INSIDE OF SEVERAL OVENS,ON FLOOR UNDER 2- COMPARTMENT SINK,ON SHELVES AT OPEN STORAGE CABINET,UNDER CRATES OF POTATO,ON & ON FLOOR BEHIND DISH STORAGE SHELF,ON FLOOR UNDER UNUSED 3- DOOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER,ON LEDGE BEHIND PREP TABLES,ROLLING CART SHELVES.OFFICE AREA IN KITCHEN-UNDER SHELVING UNITS AND IN BETWEEN CLUTTER IN SAME AREA.CHEMICAL & FOOD STORAGE AREA-ON SHELVING UNITS AND ON FLOOR NEXT TO SHELVES,IN CORNER OF TOOLS,CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND FOOD STORAGE SHELF BEHIND DOOR.BANQUET BAR AREA- ON FLOOR UNDER SINKS AND COUNTER TOP.CABINET IN DINING ROOM.MAIN BAR AREA- ON FLOOR UNDER BAR & SINKS,BOARD GAMES.BASEMENT- ENTRY WAY DOOR WAY IN BASEMENT,ALL STORAGE ROOMS-ON FLOOR AND SHELVING UNITS,ALONG WALL BASES BEHIND ARTICLES ALONG WALLS.LIQUOR STORAGE AREA-ON FLOOR.OBSERVED RODENTICIDE SCATTERED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AREA.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/17/23.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED A GAP IN CENTER OF DOUBLE FRONT ENTRY DOORS. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES AND CARTS.
MUST REMOVE FOIL LINED ON OVERHEAD SHELVING UNIT AND ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT TO CHECK SANITIZING SOLUTION PPM'S AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,FRYER CABINETS,ROLLING CARTS,PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES,SAW MACHINE,UNUSED AND USED COOLERS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 2- COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES (SHOES,PAPERS,ETC) FROM FLOOR IN PREP/OFFICE AREA,REAR 1ST FL. STORAGE AREA, BASEMENT AND WHERE NEEDED.
MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN MAIN,MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND GRAFFITI ON WALL.
MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP,BARS AND WHERE NEEDED.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN BANQUET DINING AREA,CEILING IN POOR REPAIR IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST SEAL ALL OPENING AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE INSIDE LIP OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A BUILD UP OF A BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD SPILLAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE BAR SERVICE AREAS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS. ALSO IN THE FOOD PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
2-102.14(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES REPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
2-501.11 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
4-602.13 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER PREP TABLES IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (STOVE, FRYERS) AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS.
6-501.12 FLOORS NEED CLEANING AROUND AND UNDER SOME KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WHERE NEEDED.
OBSERVED BROWNISH SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
MUST REPLACE THE RUBBER GASKET THAT IS IN POOR REPAIR AT THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AT KITCKEN AREA
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER OF GREASE BUILD=UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT
FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE PREP AREA AND BEHIND THE BAR AREA,ALONG WALL BBASE AND CORNERS
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER
MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM TABLES IN THE PREP AREA,TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
ALL COOKED AND/OR PREPARED FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED IF HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
ALL CLEAN DISHES SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED ON STORAGE SHELVES OR RACKS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
REPLACE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS WHEN STORING FOODS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS OF THE BASEMENT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS(DEBRIS & DEAD INSECTS).
REPAIR ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS IN KITCHEN AREA WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPING AND RE-PAINT. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVE IN KITCHEN AREA.
REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD ON EAST WALL OF KITCHEN. ICE MACHINE MUST HAVE A BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE CONNECTED TO FRESH WATER LINE.
FOUND DIRTY MOP WATER AND MOP INSIDE MOP PAIL. MUST DISCARD WATER AND STORE MOP UPRIGHT TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
FOUND WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES, MUST STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITARY SOLUTION. ICE SCOOPS BEHIND BAR MUST BE STORED PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
2 COMPARTMENT SINK(ORIGINAL PLUMBING) IN FOOD PREP AREA, WHICH HAS BURNERS UNDERNEATH FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING, NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. EXCCESSIVE CALCIUM AND LIME BUILD-UP OBSERVED IN FIRST COMPARTMENT OF SINK. SMALL PARTICLES SWIMMING AROUND IN THE WATER WHEN FILLED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL INTERNAL PARTS(INCLUDING THE DRAINS) OF UNIT DE-LIMED AND CLEANED OR REPLACE UNIT WITH A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH AN ATTACHED METAL DRAIN BOARD AND GREASE TRAP. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
ALL COOKED AND/OR PREPARED FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED IF HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
ALL CLEAN DISHES SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED ON STORAGE SHELVES OR RACKS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
REPLACE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS WITH FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS WHEN STORING FOODS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS OF THE BASEMENT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS(DEBRIS & DEAD INSECTS).
REPAIR ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS IN KITCHEN AREA WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPING AND RE-PAINT. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVE IN KITCHEN AREA.
REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD ON EAST WALL OF KITCHEN. ICE MACHINE MUST HAVE A BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE CONNECTED TO FRESH WATER LINE.
FOUND DIRTY MOP WATER AND MOP INSIDE MOP PAIL. MUST DISCARD WATER AND STORE MOP UPRIGHT TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
FOUND WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES, MUST STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITARY SOLUTION. ICE SCOOPS BEHIND BAR MUST BE STORED PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN BAR, PREP TABLES, SHELVES, COOLERS, FREEZERS IN PREP AREA.
ELEVATE SODA DISPENSERS IN BASEMENT AND BEER OFF FLOOR IN BAR AREA.
CEILING NEED REPAIR NEAR VENT IN WOMEN WASHROOM. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER SINKS IN MEN WASHROOM AND NEAR OFFICE AREA IN KITCHEN. REPAIR WALL AND REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARDS ALONG EAST WALL IN KITCHEN.
INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE ON CORNER 3-COMP SINK IN MAIN BAR AREA. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BASEMENT WASHROOM.
STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MUST INVERT ALL POTS/PANS ON THE STORAGE RACKS IN PREP AREA.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE A BARRIER TO SEPARATE BEVERAGE LINES FROM CONSUMABLE ICE IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE TANK ON THE TOILET IN THE FAR RIGHT STALL IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE CAN OPENER, INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND REACH-IN FREEZER.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT-REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CLEAN VENTS IN THE TOILET ROOM.
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. MUST PROVIDE VENTILLATION TO MEN/WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.
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