LA SABROSITA.
5131 W FULLERTON AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO
Failed 2 of 3 inspections. 10 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
OCT 102023PASS W/ CONDITIONS12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
2-501.11: OBSERVED NO SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS IN VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF REAR EXIT BASEMENT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
4-101.19: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN SUPPORT BEAM OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNSEALED WOODEN SHELVING IN COFFEE STATION . INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL WOOD FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PAPER LINER UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LINER ALL FOOD PREP SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
4-601.11(C): OBSERVED ORANGE SPILLAGE IN INTERIOR OF ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR ACROSS FROM COFFEE AREA ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-205.15: OBSERVED FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ON FIRST FLOOR LEAKING, DRAIN PIPE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ON FIRST FLOOR LEAKING, DAMAGED SURFACE OF FAUCET NEAR COLD WATER KNOB OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA DAMAGED, WATER SPRAYING ONTO FLOOR AND PERSON FROM FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA FIRST FLOOR, DAMAGED COLD WATER KNOB OF HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN AREAS SUCH AS BOTH DINING ROOMS AND FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING CEILING PAINT IN WESTSIDE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT SAID AREAS. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN WESTSIDE DINING AREA, PREP NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN AND IN BASEMENT NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING OF HALLWAY OF REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.12: OBSERVED DUSTY CLEANING FAN IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WATER AND STAINS IN INTERIOR CABINET OF HANDWASHING SINK OUTSIDE OF FIRST FLOOR WASHROOMS. OBSERVED DEBRIS BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS BEHIND THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP IN DISHWASHING AREA OF FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT.
6-501.114: OBSERVED NON USED EQUIPMENT IN HALLWAY SUCH AS FRYER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM FACILITY.
6-501.14: OBSERVED DUSTY VENT COVERS IN CEILING AREA NEXT STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
6-303.11: OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE HANDWASHING SINK IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF WASHROOMS, IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR FIRST FLOOR EXIT, IN MENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
2-102.13: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS.
OCT 22023FAILED16 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
2-501.11: OBSERVED NO SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS IN VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
4-601.11(A): OBSERVED BLACK MOLD ON INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT, ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MOLD, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
4-301.11: OBSERVED THREE DOOR COOLER WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 47.1F AND ONE DOOR COOLER WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 50.2F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 41F AND BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN AT 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF REAR EXIT BASEMENT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
6-501.111 OBSERVED 15 SMALL FLIES IN STORAGE AREA OF BASEMENT IN BETWEEN SHELVES AND TWO DOOR COOLER. OBSERVED 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS UNDERNEATH SHELVING IN BASEMENT,ON BOXES AND ON LID OF ROUND CLEAR CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 10/2/2023. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)
4-101.19: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN SUPPORT BEAM OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNSEALED WOODEN SHELVING IN COFFEE STATION . INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL WOOD FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PAPER LINER UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LINER ALL FOOD PREP SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
4-601.11(C): OBSERVED ORANGE SPILLAGE IN ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR ACROSS NEAR COFFEE AREA ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-205.15: OBSERVED FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ON FIRST FLOOR LEAKING, DRAIN PIPE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ON FIRST FLOOR LEAKING, DAMAGED SURFACE OF FAUCET NEAR COLD WATER KNOB OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA DAMAGED, WATER SPRAYING ONTO FLOOR AND PERSON FROM FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA FIRST FLOOR, DAMAGED COLD WATER KNOB OF HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED IMPROPER WASTE WATER BACK UP IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, WHEN WATER IS DRAINED FROM ONE COMPARTMENT WASTE WATER BACKS UP INTO OTHER TWO COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT FOR PROPER WASTE WATER DRAINAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN AREAS SUCH AS BOTH DINING ROOMS AND AND FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT IN WESTSIDE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT SAID AREAS. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN WESTSIDE DINING AREA, PREP NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN AND IN BASEMENT NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING OF HALLWAY OF REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.12: OBSERVED DUSTY CLEANING FAN IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WATER AND STAINS IN INTERIOR CABINET OF HANDWASHING SINK OUTSIDE OF FIRST FLOOR WASHROOMS. OBSERVED DEBRIS BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS BEHIND THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP IN DISHWASHING AREA OF FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT.
6-501.114: OBSERVED NON USED EQUIPMENT IN HALLWAY SUCH AS FRYER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM FACILITY.
6-501.14: OBSERVED DUSTY VENT COVERS IN CEILING AREA NEXT STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT.
6-303.11: OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE HANDWASHING SINK IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF WASHROOMS, IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR FIRST FLOOR EXIT, IN MENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
2-102.13: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS.
SEP 182023FAILED17 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS IN VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
OBSERVED BLACK MOLD ON INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT, ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MOLD, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
OBSERVED THREE DOOR COOLER WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 47.7F AND ONE DOOR COOLER WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 48.0F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 41F AND BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN AT 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF REAR EXIT BASEMENT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
OBSERVED NO COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C)
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT ALONG BASES OF WALLS UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNITS AND ALONG BASE OF WALL BEHIND GREASE TRAP OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)
OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN SUPPORT BEAM OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNSEALED WOODEN SHELVING IN COFFEE STATION . INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL WOOD FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PAPER LINER UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LINER ALL FOOD PREP SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
OBSERVED ORANGE SPILLAGE IN ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR ACROSS NEAR COFFEE AREA ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ON FIRST FLOOR LEAKING, DRAIN PIPE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ON FIRST AND BASEMENT LEAKING, DAMAGED SURFACE OF FAUCET NEAR COLD WATER KNOB OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA DAMAGED, WATER SPRAYING ONTO FLOOR AND PERSON FROM FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA FIRST FLOOR, DAMAGED COLD WATER KNOB OF HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO DUMPSTER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DUMPSTER IN GOOD CONDITION ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
OBSERVED NON USED EQUIPMENT IN HALLWAY SUCH AS FRYER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM FACILITY.
OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN AREAS SUCH AS BOTH DINING ROOMS AND AND FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT IN WESTSIDE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT SAID AREAS. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN WESTSIDE DINING AREA, PREP NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN AND IN BASEMENT NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING OF HALLWAY OF REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DUSTY CLEANING FAN IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WATER AND STAINS IN INTERIOR CABINET OF HANDWASHING SINK OUTSIDE OF FIRST FLOOR WASHROOMS. OBSERVED DEBRIS BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS BEHIND THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP IN DISHWASHING AREA OF FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT.
OBSERVED DUSTY VENT COVERS IN CEILING AREA NEXT STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT.
OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS ABOVE HANDWASHING SINK IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF WASHROOMS, IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR FIRST FLOOR EXIT, IN MENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS.
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