Chicago
47
BEAT

L Aventino

355 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
47/100

Passed most recently but 4 prior failures on record

Inspections
13
7 passed
Last Inspected
2022-03-23
Pass Rate
54%
4 failures
Score
47/100
BEAT
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2022-03-23
Failed 4 inspections (2019, 2015, 2014...)
Sanitation issues found across 16 inspections
Other issues found across 8 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 16×
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Other critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Temperature critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Documentation & Training critical
Chemical Safety minor
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Food Storage & Handling serious
2022-03-23 Pass Canvass
2
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

BULK FOOD CONTAINER (SUGAR) NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

CLEAN UTENSILS WITH OLD DATE TAGS STILL ON CONTAINERS, NOT AIR DRYING DELI CUPS. INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND REMOVE OLD TAGS.

2020-10-09 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 1
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

LOOSE KNOB AT FRONT HAND WASH SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2019-03-19 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 7
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

Violation Codes: 2-102.14(N). Inspector Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

Violation Codes: 2-501.11 Inspector Comments: NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY AND PHYSICAL KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

serious Food Storage & Handling

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

Violation Codes: 3-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATI...

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

Violation Codes: 4-301.16 Inspector Comments: MUST INSTALL A FOOD PREP SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Violation Codes: 6-501.11. Inspector Comments: OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL IN THE REAR PREP PIZZA DOUGH AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE REAR PREP AREA EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

2019-03-12 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Other

PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE

OBSERVED SERVER IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH AN OPEN DRINK. MUST PROVIDE A DRINKING CUP WITH A LID AND STRAW TO USE WHILE IN PREP AREAS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION AT TIME OF INSPECTION . MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN A CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HANDWASH SINK FOR ALL PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES. FACILITY HAS ANOTHER WORKING HANDWASH SINK IN THE ADJACENT PR...

serious Food Storage & Handling

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST INSTALL A FOOD PREP SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE LOCATION OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK FOR VISIBLE INSPECTION.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL IN THE REAR PREP PIZZA DOUGH AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE REAR PREP AREA EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

2018-02-28 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES AT DISHMACHINE ROOM ALSO OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

minor Employee Hygiene

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

BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE AND LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPES LEAKING, PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL COLD WATER LEAKING AT FAUCET AND DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK SPRAYER LEAKING AT BASE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINKS.

2017-12-01 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 8 LBS OF COOKED CHEESE PIZZA AT 79.4F. STORED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT THAT WAS NOT TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SUCH FOODS AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) FO...

minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR BAR ICE BIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

WEAK HOT WATER PRESSURE AT FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK AND MEN'S TOILET ROOM . INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY PRESSURE.

2015-08-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
minor Pest Activity

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

REMOVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS, CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS IN PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR IN PREP AREA/DISH ROOM.

minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

MUST MEET FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.

2015-07-31 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 5
critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED NO RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AT REAR PREP ROOM. MUST RESTORE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

critical Pest Activity

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

OBSERVED 50 SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON CEILING, WALLS,SHELVES AND PACKAGING ON SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED 15 SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON WALL/CEILING LEADING TO UPSTAIRS DINING AREA. MUST REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

serious Other

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO VIEWING PUBLIC. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B)

minor Pest Activity

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

REMOVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS, CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMET UTENSILS IN PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR IN PREP AREA/DISH ROOM.

2014-06-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2014-06-06 Fail Canvass
3
serious Other

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA WITH A SEVERE LEAK AT THE GASKET UNDER THE FAR RIGHT BASIN AND THE BASIN UNABLE TO HOLD WATER ADEQUATELY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN DISH WASHING FACILITIES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CAN OPENER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FOOD EQUIPMENT.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER IN THE PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES THAT FOOD IS BEING HANDLED.

2013-08-01 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2013-07-23 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 10
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE PIZZA PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.2F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN AND CHEESE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND ...

critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER: SAUSAGE AT 47.3F, CHICKEN AT 44.6F AND CAESAR DRESSING AT 43.3F. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS STORED ON TOP OF THE SALAD PREP CO...

critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

NO CHLORINE SANITIZER WAS OBSERVED AT THE FINAL RINSE FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT THE DISHMACHINE DISPENSES 100PPM CHLORINE AT THE FINAL RINSE. CRITICAL...

critical Pest Activity

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

OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE CEILING AND WALLS OF BOTH FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERI...

critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER IS NOT MAINTAINED. GARBAGE IS PILED OVER THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER SO THAT THE DUMPSTER LIDS CANNOT BE CLOSED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP FREQUENCY SO THAT THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER IS NOT OVERFI...

serious Documentation & Training

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

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (PIZZA AND SALADS) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MA...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL PREPARED FOODS AND DRY FOODS OUT OF THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PIZZA PREP COOLER.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL OF THE FRONT PREP AREA AROUND THE HANDSINK.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

SEVERAL PREP COOLERS ARE MISSING A THERMOMETER INSIDE. MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.

2013-01-25 Pass License
3
minor Sanitation

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

MUST INSTALL A KNIFE RACK IN THE PREP AREA TO STORE CLEAN KNIVES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR THE LEAKING SINK STOPPER LEVER FOR THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. SINK STOPPER MUST BE REPAIRED TO ALLOW WATER TO FILL IN THE SINK BASIN.

minor Food Temperature

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A PROBE THERMOMETER TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES.

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Volare
100
Deli-time, L.l.c.
57
Safehouse
71
Les Nomades Limited Prtnershp
26
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