MALCOLM X COLLEGE.
1900 W VAN BUREN ST · NEAR WEST SIDE, CHICAGO
Failed 2 of 3 inspections. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
AUG 242015PASSED1 violationDETAILS
PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES IN THE KIOSK AND 2ND FLOOR AREAS.
AUG 212015FAILED7 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. THE DISPLAY COOLERS IN THE 1ST FLOOR KIOSK HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED ON. MUST MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE RADIATOR AND AGAINST THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE PREP AREA AND HALLWAY BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS, DRY STORAGE CLOSET AND ROOM WHERE DISHWASHING MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LCOATED, UNDER THE PREP COUNTER IN THE GRILL AREA, UNDER THE STEAM TABLE AND SALAD BAR ALONG THE SERVICE LINE, ISLAND SERVICE AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
MUST INVERT ALL SINGLE USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: PREP TABLE DRAWERS, SINKS THROUGHOUT, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS.
CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR ESPECIALLY IN THE GRILL AREA.
CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES IN THE KIOSK AND 2ND FLOOR AREAS.
AUG 132015FAILED9 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. THE DISPLAY COOLERS IN THE 1ST FLOOR KIOSK HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED ON. MUST MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP AREA IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE RADIATOR AND AGAINST THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE PREP AREA AND HALLWAY BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS, DRY STORAGE CLOSET AND ROOM WHERE DISHWASHING MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LCOATED, UNDER THE PREP COUNTER IN THE GRILL AREA, UNDER THE STEAM TABLE AND SALAD BAR ALONG THE SERVICE LINE, ISLAND SERVICE AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
MUST INVERT ALL SINGLE USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: PREP TABLE DRAWERS, SINKS THROUGHOUT, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS.
SEAL THE OPENING IN THE FLOOR OF THE OLD DISHROOM WHERE THE DISHMACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED. CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR ESPECIALLY IN THE GRILL AREA. REMOVE DEAD INSECTS FROM THE FLOOR.
CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
REPAIR THE HOT WATER HANDLE FOR THE MOP SINK. PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES IN THE KIOSK AND 2ND FLOOR AREAS.
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