Chicago Health Dept
4461 W LAWRENCE AVE · JEFFERSON PARK, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2015.
13 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Jun 2015.
Last inspected Jun 2015. Records may not reflect current conditions.
NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.MOP SINK HAS A FAUCET WITH THREADS,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A FAUCET WITHOUT THREADS.
FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME;ALSO SIDE PANELS AND SCREWS ARE WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE. ABOVE THE WATER RESERVOIR METAL PANEL IS RUSTY,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT AND REPLACE METAL PANEL IN QUESTION IF NEEDED.FOUND COOKED PEELED POTATOES STORED ON TOP THE EMPTY EGG CARTONS INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER.NO FOOD SHOULD BE STORED ON TOP EGG CARTONS,USE FOOD GRADE MATERIAL.POTATOES DISCARDED. ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE.POUNDS 5,VALUE 10 SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
BROKEN/HOLES ON SCREEN AT REAR EXIT SCREEN DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. CARDBOARDS INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE PREMISES IS SCOOPING FRESH ICE CREAM,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DIPPING WELL UNIT WITH RUNNING WATER.
PLASTIC SHELVES INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER BY THE WALL WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE.GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP ON HOOD,FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEEL OF EQUIPMENT.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP.GREASE BUILD-UP UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE IT,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
HOLES ON CEILING AT REAR PREP AREA,AROUND PIPE ABOVE THE REAR EXIT DOOR AND AT SOUTH WEST CORNER ABOVE THE DRAIN BOARD,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL
CAULKING IN POOR REPAIR:LUMPY,BROKEN,DIRTY ETC. AROUND THE MOP SINK,UNABLE TO CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALL INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK SURFACE UNEVEN,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
LEAKING FAUCETS AT BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AT BOTH PREP AREA ARE LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.WATER PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA ARE LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.MOP SINK HAS A FAUCET WITH THREADS,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A FAUCET WITHOUT THREADS. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED AT PREP/ SERVING FRONT AREA.OBSERVED WAITRESS TO HANDLE CLEAN DISHES ,SERVING SOUP, COFFEE,ETC.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AT SAID AREA, WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER,UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE,ALSO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS
CARDBOARDS STORED INSIDE THE WHITE REACH-IN COOLER ON TOP THE SHELVES,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN.DEBRIS AND DUST ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES AND CORNERS OF STORAGE AREA AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP.GREASE BUILD-UP UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS INSTRUCTED TO CRAPE IT,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
CAULKING IN POOR REPAIR:LUMPY,BROKEN,DIRTY ETC. AROUND THE MOP SINK,UNABLE TO CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALL INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK SURFACE UNEVEN,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. PEELING WALL BEHIND THE MOP SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
: LEAKING FAUCETS AT BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AT BOTH PREP AREA ARE LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.WATER PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA ARE LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.MOP SINK HAS A FAUCET WITH THREADS,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A FAUCET WITHOUT THREADS. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED AT PREP/ SERVING FRONT AREA.OBSERVED WAITRESS TO HANDLE CLEAN DISHES ,SERVING SOUP, COFFEE,ETC.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AT SAID AREA, WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER,UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE,ALSO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS
NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE.
FOOD AND FOOD EQUIPMENT NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE AND WHEN IN USE.IN USE EQUIPMENT POP DISPENSER NOZZLES AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH EXCESS PINK / BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THREE HALF BAGS OF BREADS INSIDE A CARDBOARD BOX WITH BLACK MOLD.BOX AND BREAD WAS STORED INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. BREAD AND BOX WAS DISCARDED BY THE CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER.FOUND ICE SCOOP IMMERSED WITH ICE AND WATER, ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. UPON MY REQUEST ICE WAS DUMPED,ICE SCOOP PROPERLY STORED INVERTED TO A CONTAINER AND INFORMATION GIVEN ON FOOD PROTECTION. MUST WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE DISPENSER NOZZLES FROM POP UNIT. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-14-2015, REPORT#1424264. #32- PREP AREA STAND UP 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER RUBBER DOOR GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS. #33-OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE SLICER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SLICER #38- NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. #42-OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER. OBSERVED TODAY:3-24-15 THE SAME VIOLATIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
CARDBOARDS STORED INSIDE THE WHITE REACH-IN COOLER ON TOP THE SHELVES,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN.DEBRIS AND DUST ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES AND CORNERS OF STORAGE AREA AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP.GREASE BUILD-UP UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS INSTRUCTED TO CRAPE IT,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
PEELING WALL BEHIND THE MOP SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
CAULKING IN POOR REPAIR:LUMPY,BROKEN,DIRTY ETC. AROUND THE MOP SINK,UNABLE TO CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALL INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK SURFACE UNEVEN,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
LEAKING FAUCETS AT BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AT BOTH PREP AREA ARE LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.WATER PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA ARE LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.MOP SINK HAS A FAUCET WITH THREADS,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A FAUCET WITHOUT THREADS. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED AT PREP/ SERVING FRONT AREA.OBSERVED WAITRESS TO HANDLE CLEAN DISHES ,SERVING SOUP, COFFEE,ETC.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AT SAID AREA, WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER,UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE,ALSO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS
NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE.
PREP AREA STAND UP 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER RUBBER DOOR GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS.
OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE SLICER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SLICER.
NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS ESPECIALLY IN ALL CORNERS.
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR STORAGE ROOM. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
Non food contact surfaces of ice machine not clean, neeeds cleaning(detailed), rear storage shelving not clean , need cleaning.
Floors under prep table in rear prep area not clean needs detailed cleaning(corners).
Light shields in kitchen prep area, storage areas not clean need cleaning.
Exhaust vents(ventilation)in dining areas, and bathrooms need cleaning(detailed).
Above violation still remaining.
Above violation still remaining.
Above violation still remaining.
Above violation still remaining.
Above violation still remaining.
Caulk around mop sink in state of disrepair(broken), shall be replaced/repair.
Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment, cooler shelving need cleaning.
Floors under cooking equipment, heavy equipment not clean need detailed cleaning(corners), floor in rear storage room needs cleaning.
Damaged, stained ceiling tiles in storage areas, office area shall be repair/replaced.
Exhaust canopy not clean needs detailed cleaning, exhaust vent(ventilation)in coolers, bathrooms need cleaning.
Found food items not properly dated/labeled in reach in freezer,reach in coolers, must date and label food items in reach in freezers, and reach in coolers.
Non food contact surfaces of storage shelving that had exposed raw wood, shall be repair.exposed raw wood by exposed hand sink shall be repair.
Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving, door tracks, and rear storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning.
Floors under heavy equipment, rear storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning(corners).
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.Missing light shields in display cooler, rear storage areas shall be provided, light shields in front prep areas need cleaning.
Exhaust vents(ventilation)in cooler not clean need cleaning, exhaust vent guard of display cooler was missing, shall provide vent guard to display cooler.
Rodent droppings noted on storage shelves in rear. Instructed to remove and detail clean area.
No certified food manager on premises when potentially hazardous foods are prepared or served. Instructed to obtain City of Chicago certified food managers certificate.
Storage shelves in storage room not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
Baseboard not sealed in rear. Instructed to seal existing wooden coving and install coving thats missing under rear three compartment sink and storage room.
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