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222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ · RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2019.

9 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Feb 2019.

Last inspected Feb 2019. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
9
VIOLATIONS
13
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
FEB 2019

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 28
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO VOMIT/ DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN

AUG 4
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations
Serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (YOGURT) WERE BEING HANDLED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, SERVED AND PREPARED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.

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

FOUND YOGURT SPLASHES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AREA ACROSS FROM THE CASH REGISTER AREA.MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

SEP 9
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

GRAB AND GO COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT OF PREP COUNTER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 55.0 F, FOUND MILK SMOOTHIES HELD INSIDE SAID COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER, AMBINET AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED.

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

FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD INSIDE GRAB AND GO COOLER HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES- MILK SMOOTHIES AT BETWEEN 49.3 F AND 53.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW. ALL OUT OF TEMPERTURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED.

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

OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTER ON WALLS AROUND/BEHIND TAYLOR SMOOTHIE MACHINES. MUST CLEAN WALLS.

Minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

DISHWASH AREA EXPOSED HAND WASH BOWL HOT/COLD WATER PRESSURE LOW. MUST INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT SAID HAND WASH BOWL.

NOV 23
2015
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

CAULK WORN OUT AROUND THE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.

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

MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE WALLS BEHIND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE SOAP DISPENSER AND MAINTAIN.

OCT 27
2014
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT. MUST ALSO CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN AT THE REAR UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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DEC 6
2013
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACES NOT CLEAN, BLACK SPOTS AND FILM NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

JUN 20
2012
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CABINETS UNDER FRONT SINKS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN & DRY, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

MAY 18
2010
PASS · 0 violations
MAY 5
2010
FAIL 0 violations

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