MARGIE'S BEEF STAND & WING HOUSE.

Chicago Health Dept

4948 W NORTH AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

4 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected May 2017.

Last inspected May 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 3

2017

PASS 7 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE AND ELIMINATE GROCERY BAGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON GLASS CHEST FREEZER

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER CABINETS,PREP TABLES.MEAT SLICER,WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF ALL EQUIPMENT,UNUSED FRYER IN REAR STORAGE AREA.POTATO PEELER,ROLLING CART.MUST DEFROST GLASS CHEST FREEZER

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES IN REAR AREA NEAR REAR DOOR,BEHIND STEAM TABLE.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

Inspector Comments: MUST PLACE COOKING KETTLE UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.MUST REPLACE MISSING FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES FROM REAR FOOD & PAPER STORAGE AREA,UNUSED WALK IN FREEZER,ALL ROOMS IN BASEMENT,REAR YARD AREA (UNUSED TRUCK BODY,UNUSED COOLER,FISH TANK,ETC),

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN

APR 20

2017

FAIL 14 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC

OBSERVED A SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION OF FOODS.OBSERVED A APPX.10LB FROZEN UNWRAPPED COOKED ITALIAN BEEF STORED ON TOP OF APPX.25LBS FROZEN UNWRAPPED RAW PORK RIB TIPS IN A LARGE BLACK PLASTIC BIN STORED INSIDE OF GLASS CHEST FREEZER.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST KEEP RAW AND COOKED FOODS SEPERATED.APPX.35 LBS. $50(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)

Critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

OBSERVED HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED FOR STAFF.OBSERVED NO SOAP AT FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK AND REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK NO SOAP,EMPTY SOAP DISPENSER INSIDE OF SINK BASIN AND MOP BUCKET WITH MOP STORED IN FRONT OF HAND SINK.MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP AND REMOVED ARTICLES FROM SINK AND IN FRONT OF AT THIS TIME.MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND KEEP ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.30 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR NEXT TO MOP SINK AND HOT WATER TANK,ON FLOOR BEHIND CLUTTER IN REAR FOOD & PAPER STORAGE.APPX."1/2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT DOOR.ALSO NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE TO VIEW.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOOR.PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND A RECEIPT OF SERVICE .(SERIOUS 7-38-020)

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER .MUST PROVIDE A OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)

Serious Other

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION.A NEW SUMMARY WILL BE GIVEN TO POST AT THIS TIME.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B)

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT MULTIUSE USE UTENSILS ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE AND ELIMINATE GROCERY BAGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON GLASS CHEST FREEZER.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER CABINETS,PREP TABLES.MEAT SLICER,WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF ALL EQUIPMENT,UNUSED FRYER IN REAR STORAGE AREA.POTATO PEELER,ROLLING CART.MUST DEFROST GLASS CHEST FREEZER

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF EQUIPMENT AND BASEMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND HOLE IN FLOOR BEHIND PIPE AT STEAM TABLE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES IN REAR AREA NEAR REAR DOOR,BEHIND STEAM TABLE,DAMAGED CEILING IN LOBBY AREA.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTS,FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS NEAR 3- COMP SINK AND REAR HAND SINK.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST PLACE COOKING KETTLE UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.MUST REPLACE MISSING FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR REAR GLASS REACH IN COOLER

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES FROM PREP TABLES,REAR FOOD & PAPER STORAGE AREA,UNUSED WALK IN FREEZER,ALL ROOMS IN BASEMENT,REAR YARD AREA (UNUSED TRUCK BODY,UNUSED COOLER,FISH TANK,ETC),PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

AUG 8

2016

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN REAR SLICER, AND POTATO CHOPPER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FRONT PREP AREA CEILING VENT AND WA;LL OVER COOKING AREA DUSTY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/REMOVE DUST. ALSO REPAIR CEILING WATER DAMAGED OVER FRONT PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED LARGE PROPANE TANK IN REAR STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM BUILDING.

JAN 25

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FLOOR IN BASEMENT NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

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