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5854-5856 N LINCOLN AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO
Failed 4 of 14 inspections. 4 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 52019PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TIME FOR TEMPERATURE SAFETY FOR CONTROL FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATED IN BOTH COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER OF RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) STATEMENT THAT EATING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS
OBSERVED NO PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) -7-38-005
MUST CLEAN FOOD DUST BUILD UP FROM TOP OF ICE MACHINE
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED
MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON MOP SINK FAUCET
MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES FOR LADY'S BATHROOM
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
FEB 212019FAILED15 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED
NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA PROCEDURE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TIME FOR TEMPERATURE SAFETY FOR CONTROL FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATED IN BOTH COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER OF RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) STATEMENT THAT EATING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) -7-38-005
NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS
MUST CLEAN FOOD DUST BUILD UP FROM TOP OF ICE MACHINE,
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED
MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON MOP SINK FAUCET
MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES FOR LADY'S BATHROOM
OBSERVED THAT OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINERS IS OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH AND CAN NOT BE COVERED AND COVER OBSERVED TO BE DAMAGED WITH 2" ROUND HOLE IN COVER.PRIORITY FOUNDATION .7-38-020(b) CITATION ISSUED
MUST REPAIR WALLS AND COVE BASE AROUND ICE MACHINE,BY KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK
MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ,BEHIND AND AROUND ICE MACHINE AND UNDER EQUIPMENT
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
APR 32018PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
MUST NOT USE PAPER OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, BAR AND INSIDE BAR COOLERS.
WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM AND ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE. WALL IN THE MENS WASHROOM WITH UNEVEN PLASTER. WALL AT THE BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH UNEVEN STONE TILES. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
ALL NOTED HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILING ABOVE THE HOT WATER TANK AND IN DINING ROOMS AND HALLWAYS MUST BE SEALED.
INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING PURPOSES.
NO GREASE TAP LOCATED AT THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL. LEAKING PIPING UNDER THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. HOLE IN PIPING FROM THE GREASE TRAP TO THE FLOOR DRAIN AT THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. PLUMBING UNDER THE KITCHEN MOP AND EXPOSED HAND SINK REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE AND PLASTIC. METAL PAN USED AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR PIPING. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR ALL PLUMBING. MUST NOT USE UNEVEN, NON-CLEANABLE RUBBER CONES UNDER ALL SINKS FOR SPLASH GUARDS ON PLUMBING TO FLOOR DRAINS.
ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED INCLUDING IN ALL STORAGE CLOSETS.
NO PROOF OF TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLERS. MUST PROVIDE.
MAR 272018FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE ICE BIN AND UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WHERE ICE FOR CONSUMPTION IS MADE FOUND WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AND BLACK SPECKS OBSERVED IN THE STORED ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DISCARD ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE AND REMOVE ALL BLACK SUBSTANCE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 150 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT ALL THE PRIVATE DINING ROOMS ON PREMISES UNDER ALL THE BOOTH SEATING. NOTED SEVERAL HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS AROUND PIPING AT THE ICE MACHINE AND HOT WATER TANK. FRONT EXIT DOOR WITH TORN RODENT PROOF STRIPPING ON THE BOTTOM OF DOOR AND A 1/4 INCH GAP. INSTRUCTED REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS, PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON EXIT DOOR,SEAL ALL NOTED HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS AND RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
MUST NOT USE PAPER OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, BAR AND INSIDE BAR COOLERS.
WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM AND ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE. WALL IN THE MENS WASHROOM WITH UNEVEN PLASTER. WALL AT THE BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH UNEVEN STONE TILES. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING PURPOSES.
NO GREASE TAP LOCATED AT THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL. LEAKING PIPING UNDER THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. HOLE IN PIPING FROM THE GREASE TRAP TO THE FLOOR DRAIN AT THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. PLUMBING UNDER THE KITCHEN MOP AND EXPOSED HAND SINK REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE AND PLASTIC. METAL PAN USED AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR PIPING. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR ALL PLUMBING. MUST NOT USE UNEVEN, NON-CLEANABLE RUBBER CONES UNDER ALL SINKS FOR SPLASH GUARDS ON PLUMBING TO FLOOR DRAINS.
ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED INCLUDING IN ALL STORAGE CLOSETS.
NO PROOF OF TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLERS. MUST PROVIDE.
MAY 112017PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NOTED MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ON WALL BY THE HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
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MAY 42017FAILED4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED OVER 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALL AT THE ELECTRICAL ROOM, AT CORNER WALL BASE BY SHELVING AT REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA AND INSIDE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT OF REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITTEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
NOTED SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN SHELVES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
NOTED MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ON WALL AND CEILING BY THE HAND WASH SINK AND AT THE ELECTRICAL UNIT ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST....MUST ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DUSTY FANS ON CEILING AT THE BATHROOMS AND STAINED CEILING TILES INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE AREA.
NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
JUL 142016PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED WATER AT BASE OF SMALL BAR REFRIGERATOR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN AND DRY CONDITION.
OBSERVED ALL FLOOR DRAINS NEED FLOOR DRAIN COVERS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED WALL IN DISREPAIR IN KITHCEN UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK. CLOSE HOLE IN WALL WHERE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM ENTERS WALL. OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL IN HALLWAY LEADING FROM RESTROOM AREA TO PRIVATE PARTY ROOM. OBSERVED CILING IN WOMENS WASHROOM WITH DUST ACCUMUALTION. OBSERVED CEILING TILES IN LIQUOR CLOSET STAINED. REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE HOT WATER HEATER. CLOSE HOLE.
OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS NEEDED AT BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN ORDER TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL GLASSWARE.
NOV 62015PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
Non food contact surfaces of ice machine not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), cooler shelving/racks not clean need cleaning.
Floors under ice machine, 3 compartment sink not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in liquor room under shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
Door frame/wall that had exposed raw wood by hot water heater closet, be repaired/sealed. Missing ceiling tiles in liquor room, shall be replaced/provided.
2 compartment sink faucet leaking at neck in rear kitchen area, shall be repaired/replaced.
APR 72015PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning.
Floors in rear kitchen areas, and storage rooms not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
Walls that had exposed wallboard, exposed raw wood, and peeling paint in rear storage closet, and front bar areas, shall be repaired/sealed. Missing/damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen, rear storage room, shall be provided/replaced.
Missing light shields in rear kitchen, rear storage room shall be provided.
FEB 132014PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
MUST PROVIDE BARRIER BETWEEN 1-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK.
OBSERVED CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA UNDER/BEHIND COOLER ALONG EAST WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP FLOOR DRY AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT.
OBSERVED FLOORBASE IN POOR REPAIR/GAP BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND BAR EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR WALL/SEAL GAP IN WALL AT BASE.
OBSERVED BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULBS (X4) ABOVE PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING LIGHT BULBS.
NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
STORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED THROUGOUT AT 5856 N LINCOLN SIDE OF ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
JAN 182013PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
NO COVER FOR ICE BIN AT MAIN BAR. MUST PROVIDE COVER/PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR ICE BIN. INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF REAR PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK
OBSERVED FOOD/RUST BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP. MUST CLEAN/PAINT EXTERIOR OF GRESE TRAP, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS IN PREP AREA AND CARPET BEHIND PRIVATE BAR COUNTER. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN AND REMOVE CARPET BEHIND PRIVATE BAR COUNTER.
OBSERVED LARGE GAP AT FLOORBASE AT MAIN BAR ALONG EAST WALL AND RAW WOOD AT PRIVATE BAR COUNTER, ALSO OBSERVED HOLES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR WALLS/SEAL ALL HOLES AND GAPS IN WALLS AND PAINT EXPOSED RAW WOOD COUNTER
MUST REPLACE ALL BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT COVERS ABOVE PREP AREA
MUST PROVIDE AND INSTALL EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL BEHIND 5856 N. LINCOLN BAR, MUST HAVE RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER PER CITY CODE ALSO MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK (LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT) AND PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE
JAN 72013FAILED7 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED BLACK SLIME AREAS ON SURFACE OF INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE UPPER PANEL, ICE CONTACT SURFACES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (01/14/13). ALL ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME.
NO COVER FOR ICE BIN AT MAIN BAR. MUST PROVIDE COVER/PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR ICE BIN. INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF REAR PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK.
OBSERVED FOOD/RUST BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP. MUST CLEAN/PAINT EXTERIOR OF GRESE TRAP, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS IN PREP AREA AND CARPET BEHIND PRIVATE BAR COUNTER. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN AND REMOVE CARPET BEHIND PRIVATE BAR COUNTER.
OBSERVED LARGE GAP AT FLOORBASE AT MAIN BAR ALONG EAST WALL AND RAW WOOD AT PRIVATE BAR COUNTER, ALSO OBSERVED HOLES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR WALLS/SEAL ALL HOLES AND GAPS IN WALLS AND PAINT EXPOSED RAW WOOD COUNTER.
MUST REPLACE ALL BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT COVERS ABOVE PREP AREA.
MUST PROVIDE AND INSTALL EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL BEHIND 5856 N. LINCOLN BAR, MUST HAVE RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER PER CITY CODE ALSO MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK (LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT) AND PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
MAR 142012PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN OR VACUUM THE CARPET IN THE 3 KAREOKE ROOM. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE IN THE SUSHI AREA.
MISSING WALL TILES BESIDE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SUSHI AREA(FRONT). MUST REPLACE.
SHOES AND CLOTHES OF THE EMPLOYEES STORED UNDER THE BAR COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, HAVE A PLACE TO STORE ALL CLOTHINGS AND SHOES OF THE EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEE HANDLING AND PREPARING FOODS MUST WEAR A HAIR ESTRAINT.
SEP 232010PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
found/observed food items not properly dated, labeled in coolers, freezers, must date and label food items in coolers, freezers.
non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving, ice machine, and shelving, not clean need detailed cleaning.
floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment, storage shelving, storage room need cleaning.
walls, ceiling tiles in kitchen prep areas not clean need detailed cleaning.
broken light shield in prep area shall be replaced, light shields in kitchen prep area need cleaning.
exhaust vents(ventilation)in kitchen prep areas, coolers, bathrooms, and dining rooms not clean need cleaning.
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