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6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN BAR, REAR PREP, REAR DINING ROOM AND TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

6-303.11: **C** Intensity- Lighting OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING.

2-102.13: **C** Food Handler Training (PA 100-0367 Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act) OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

2-102.13: **C** OBSERVED NO FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS TO OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.

OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ONSITE FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED ALONG WITH THE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS ARE STORED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

OBSERVED PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH REPORTS FROM 2/18/21 - 6/17/24; NO 2025 NOR 2021 SERVICE REPORTS. ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS MUST MAINTAIN A LOGBOOK WHICH SHALL BE KEPT FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SERVICE TICKETS AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY’S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (IDPH) HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(C).

OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN BAR, REAR PREP, REAR DINING ROOM AND TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING.

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

OBSERVED NO FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

OBSERVED INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH A SLIGHT ACCUMULATION OF BLACK/ PINK SUBSTANCE. CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINE. MANAGER WIPED DOWN ICE MACHINE DURING INSPECTION.

4-602.13 CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, TOP AND SIDES OF THE OVEN, GREASE TRAP AND DRAIN LINES LEADING TO THE GREASE TRAP BENEATH THE BAR, AND THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT.

6-501.18 CLEAN THE TOILET IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM.

2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SHOW VALID PROOF OF TRAINING.

CLEAN THE STAINLESS STEEL STORAGE SHELF BELOW THE MICROWAVE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, TOP AND SIDES OF THE OVEN, GREASE TRAP AND DRAIN LINES LEADING TO THE GREASE TRAP BENEATH THE BAR, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, AND THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT.

REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BAR.

OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SHOW VALID PROOF OF TRAINING.

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2568705 ON 12/19/22 NOT CORRECTED: 55 - REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.