Leadbelly

Chicago Health Dept

5689-5691 N MILWAUKEE AVE · FOREST GLEN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

5 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Mar 2016.

Last inspected Mar 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2016

Inspection history

MAR 18

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT METAL STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.---------INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN OUT RUBBER GASKETS AROUND PREP COOLER (3) DOOR IN FRONT PREP/COOKING AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CLEANING EQUIPMENT (MOPS AND BROOMS) OFF THE FLOOR.

MAR 17

2015

PASS 6 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

GASKETS NOT MAINTAINED ON PREP COOLERS DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WORN GASKETS.

Minor Sanitation

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

DEEP FRYER CABINETS, PREP COUNTER AND TABLES, AND SINKS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR IN CORNERS, ALONG WALLBASE AND UNDER EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.

Minor Sanitation

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

LIGHT COVERS IN PREP AREAS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

THERMOMETER NOT VISIBLE INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUSLY INSIDE ALL COOLERS.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ESTABLISHMENT HAS NOT MET REQUIREMENT FOR FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLETE FOOR HANDLERS TRAINING WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED.

OCT 31

2014

PASS 1 violation

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPE UNDER ICE STORAGE/HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM THE BEER REACH-IN DISPLAY COOLER.

OCT 30

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

DURING INSPECTION FOUND WALK-IN COOLER MAINTAINING 50F. DID NOT FIND ANY POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AT THIS TIME. FOUND ONLY BEER AND UNCUT PRODUCE IN BOXES. FACILITY HAS ADDITIONAL REFRIGERATION TO MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS(PHF) AT 40F AND BELOW. PREMISES HAS 2 2-DR REFRIGERATORS AND 1 1-DR REFRIGERATOR TO STORE PHF'S AT 40F AND BELOW. UNIT HAS BEEN TAGGED AT THIS TIME. ALL COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT MUST MAINTAIN 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE BOTH SIDES OF THE SWINGING DOOR LEADING TO THE REAR PREP AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPILLS AND SPLASHES. MUST CLEAN CORNERS INSIDE THE PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE SLIGHT GRAYISH BUILD-UP.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPE UNDER ICE STORAGE/HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM THE BEER REACH-IN DISPLAY COOLER.

MAR 27

2014

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

EXTERIOR BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP COOLER NOT CLEANED. instructed TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE DAILY.

Minor Facility Condition

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

LIGHT BULB NOT SHIELDED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO SHEILD BULB.

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