SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

K.C. HOAGIE SHOP.

BEAT. 18/100

7660 S HALSTED ST · AUBURN GRESHAM, CHICAGO

Last inspected July 29, 2013 · failed

Failed 3 of 7 inspections. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
2 passed · 2 w/ conditions · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
33
includes 5 critical
RECORDS COVER
3 YEARS
since Jun 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUL 29
2013
FAILED
8 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NOT DRAINING,WASTE WATER BACK UP, UNABLE TO SET UP FOR WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

MICE AND RAT ACTIVITY NOTED, SAW DEAD MOUSE, MICE AND RAT DROPPINGS NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF ESTABLISHMENTS, RAT BURROWS OBSRVED IN BATHROOM. NO RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CALL PEST CONTROL CO FORSERVICE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020

SERIOUSDocumentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO, FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED, NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PEMISES WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. SEROUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-012.

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

FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, COOKING EQUIPMENT, SIDES EQUIPMENT, SLICER, ALL NEED DETAILED CLEANING.

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

FLOOR NOT CLEAN IN PREP AND REAR AREA, SECTIONS OF FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR, CLEAN AND REPAIR SAME.

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

WALLS IN REAR AND PREP AREA NOT CLEAN.CLEAN SAME. SEAL ANY ALL HOLE IN WALLS.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS IN PREP AREAS. INSTALL SAME.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

SOME CLUTTER IN REAR AREA, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE SAME.

DEC 19
2012
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

NEED TO DEFROST/CLEAN FRONT BOX FREEZER, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, AND UNUSED CONDIMENT COUNTER/PREP TABLE.

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

3 COMP. SINK HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

APR 23
2012
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 4-13-12 PER REPORT # 679929 NOT CORRECTED: -18-15 GNATS OBSERVED ON PREMISES WHICH WERE ELIMINATED DURING INVESTIGATION. PREMISES RECEIVED TREATMENT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE 4-19-12 AND IS SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER SERVICE VISIT THIS EVENING. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-42-090.

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

NOT COREECTED.

SERIOUSDocumentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PRESENTED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR CABINETS OF DEEP FRYERS, FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES & INTERIORS OF REACH-IN COOLERS.

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

DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE ALL FLOOR TILES THAT ARE MISSING AND IN POOR REPAIR.

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

CLEAN ALL WALLS & DDOORS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND RIGHT LOWER SECTION OF REAR DOOR.

MINORSanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

PACKED ICE CREAM REQUIRES A DIPPER WELL. MUST DISPOSE OF DIRTY MOP WATER AFTER USE AND PROPERLY STORE ALL CLEAN MOPS.

APR 13
2012
FAILED
6 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

5 GNATS OBSERVED IN REAR AND IN WASHROOM. 20 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF WALLS IN REAR SECTIONS AND BEHIND SIGN NEXT TO ICE CREAM FREEZER IN FRONT AREA-MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, RODENT PROOF OUTER REAR GATE(IF REAR DOOR IS KEPT OPEN)-CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020

SERIOUSDocumentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION-CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR CABINETS OF DEEP FRYERS, FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES & INTERIORS OF REACH-IN COOLERS.

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

DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE ALL FLOOR TILES THAT ARE MISSING AND IN POOR REPAIR.

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

CLEAN ALL WALLS & DDOORS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND RIGHT LOWER SECTION OF REAR DOOR.

MINORSanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

PACKED ICE CREAM REQUIRES A DIPPER WELL. MUST DISPOSE OF DIRTY MOP WATER AFTER USE AND PROPERLY STORE ALL CLEAN MOPS.

AUG 5
2011
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION-CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR CABINETS OF DEEP FRYERS, FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES & INTERIORS OF REACH-IN COOLERS.

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

DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

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

CLEAN ALL WALLS & DDOORS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND RIGHT LOWER SECTION OF REAR DOOR.

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

PACKED ICE CREAM REQUIRES A DIPPER WELL.

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JUN 25
2010
PASSED
0 violations
JUN 17
2010
FAILED
5 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER NOR PROOF OF ANYONE ENROLLED IN CLASS.corrected 6/25/10

MINORSanitation
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.ALL PREP TABLES,COUNTERTOPS AND SHELVES MUST BE CLEANED.corrected on 6/25/10

MINORSanitation
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST INSTALL END CAPS ON ALL LIGHTS NEAR FOOD PREP AREAS.corrected on 6/25/10

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

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline.MUST ADJUST AIR FLOW AT OVERHEAD HOOD HOUSING VENTILATION VERY POOR AIR FLOW.CORRECTED ON 6/25/10

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

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.MUST REMOVE UNNESSARY ARTICLES/CLUTTER IN THE REAR.

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