MCDONALDS #4655.
4334 W 26TH ST · NORTH LAWNDALE, CHICAGO
16 of 21 inspections passed, with 7 critical violations on file.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAY 312024PASSED1 violationDETAILS
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH GRILL EQUIPMENT, COOLING UNITS AND UNDER REGISTERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD, GREASE AND TRASH, MUST MAINTAIN.
DEC 202023PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED DEBRIS AROUND THE DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED AND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
DEC 202022PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED RESIDUE BUILD UP ON FLOOR AROUND HOT WATER TANK. OBSERVED RESIDUE/SPILLAGE ON WALL IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 22021PASSED3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN MENS OR WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
4-501.11: OBSERVED TORN AND DIRTY GASKETS ON SEVERAL REACH IN COOLERS IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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JUL 12021PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN MENS OR WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 3 LBS SLICED TOMATOES AT 51.8F, 6 LBS OF CHEESE AT 53.4F AND 20 SAUSAGE EGG BREAKFAST BURRITOS AT 50.5F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 11LBS AT $60. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
OBSERVED PREP COOLER IN MAIN PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 53.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED TORN AND DIRTY GASKETS ON SEVERAL REACH IN COOLERS IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 162020PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
MUST REPAIR LEAKY COLD WATER KNOB ON 3-COMP SINK IN REAR, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED AND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. ALSO, REMOVE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
SEP 202019FAILED3 violationsDETAILS
DUST, DIRT, AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS ACCUMULATION OBSERVED ON BEVERAGE UNITS AND MCFLURRY/SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM MACHINE: INCLUDING NOZZLES, AND MULTI USE UTENSILS BEING USED TO STIR BEVERAGES AND DISPENSE CONDIMENTS (NUTS, HOT FUDGE, STRAWBERRY TOPPING). INSTD TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL PRIOR TO USING. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. IMPROPER BARRIER NOTED INBETWEEN DINING AREA THAT IS UNDER CURRENT CONSTRUCTION AND ACTIVE FRONT SOFT SERVE/BEVERAGE AREA WHICH IS CAUSING DEBRIS, DUST AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IN THIS AREA THROUGH OUT. PROVIDE PROPER BARRIER TO PROTECT FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
FLOOR, WALLS AND CEILING IN DINING ROOM UNDER CURRENT CONSTRUCTION. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL SO AS TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
DEC 62017PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
ALL DRINK DISPENSOR NOZZLES MUST BE CLEANED TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS IN REAR DISH AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEAN AND MUST BE KEPT DRY. FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
LEAK AT POP BAG SYSTEM IN REAR AREA BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 282017FAILED4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT SELF SERVICE SODA STATION. FOUND APPROX. 15 FLIES ABOVE THE MACHINES ON CEILING AND WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE AND CLEAN ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
ALL DRINK DISPENSOR NOZZLES MUST BE CLEANED TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS IN REAR DISH AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEAN AND MUST BE KEPT DRY. FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
LEAK AT POP BAG SYSTEM IN REAR AREA BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 182016PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
INTERIOR(WHITE PANEL) OF LARGE ICE MACHINE IN REAR, LARGE ICE BIN IN DRIVE-THRU AREA, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS IN FRENCH FRY PREP AREA(GREASE BUIDLD-UP), SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA(GREASE BUILD-UP), EXTERIOR OF COOLER UNIT FOR POP LINES IN THE REAR(SPILLS AND DIRT SPLATTER), AND THE EXTERIOR OF HOT WATER TANK(DIRT SPLATTER).
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH, AND BEHIND ALL HEAY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILD-UP) THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
CLEAN DIRT SPLATTERS FROM WALLS IN REAR IN HOT WATER TANK AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS REGARDLESS OF TITLE(EMPLOYEES HANDLING OPEN FOODS) MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
ICE SCOOP MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
JAN 152016PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
INTERIOR(WHITE PANEL) OF LARGE ICE MACHINE IN REAR, LARGE ICE BIN IN DRIVE-THRU AREA, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS IN FRENCH FRY PREP AREA(GREASE BUIDLD-UP), SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA(GREASE BUILD-UP), EXTERIOR OF COOLER UNIT FOR POP LINES IN THE REAR(SPILLS AND DIRT SPLATTER), AND THE EXTERIOR OF HOT WATER TANK(DIRT SPLATTER).
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH, AND BEHIND ALL HEAY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILD-UP) THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
CLEAN DIRT SPLATTERS FROM WALLS IN REAR IN HOT WATER TANK AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS REGARDLESS OF TITLE(EMPLOYEES HANDLING OPEN FOODS) MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
ICE SCOOP MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
JAN 82016FAILED8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
10LB OF PRE-COOKED SAUSAGE BURRITOS THAT WERE BEING COOLED VALUED AT $11O FOUND STORED IN 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA AT 48.8F. THIS FOOD ITEM WAS PREPPED EARLIER IN THE MORNING(NO RECORD TO INDICATE THE TIME). WHEN PREPPING POTENTIALLY HAARDOUS FOODS THAT ARE COOKED, COOLED AND REHEATED, ALL COOKED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE COOLED WITHIN A 6 HOUR TIME PERIOD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OVERFLOWING TRASH 6-8 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM OF ONE OF THE RECEPTACLES FOUND WITH LID OPEN, ALONG WITH TRASH ON GROUND IN SAME AREA. THIS AREA MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND LID(S) ON DUMPSTER(S) MUST BE KEPT CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
INTERIOR(WHITE PANEL) OF LARGE ICE MACHINE IN REAR, LARGE ICE BIN IN DRIVE-THRU AREA, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS IN FRENCH FRY PREP AREA(GREASE BUIDLD-UP), SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA(GREASE BUILD-UP), EXTERIOR OF COOLER UNIT FOR POP LINES IN THE REAR(SPILLS AND DIRT SPLATTER), AND THE EXTERIOR OF HOT WATER TANK(DIRT SPLATTER).
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH, AND BEHIND ALL HEAY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILD-UP) THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
CLEAN DIRT SPLATTERS FROM WALLS IN REAR IN HOT WATER TANK AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT.
REPAIR MOP SINK IN REAR.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS REGARDLESS OF TITLE(EMPLOYEES HANDLING OPEN FOODS) MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS
ICE MUST BE PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
JUN 162015PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN STORAGE AREA BY THE SYRUP BOXES FOR SODA, BEHIND CO2 TANKS AND MACHINES.
INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AREA (REAR STORAGE)OF DUST AND DEBRIS.
NOV 262014PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MULTI-USE SPOONS AND SPOON CONTAINER AT COFFEE/BEVERAGE STATION NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
LIGHTSHIELD MISSING IN REAR. REPLACE SAME.
WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
DEC 32013PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
CRACKED AND BROKEN FOOD SPATULAS ARE BEING USED FOR FOOD, REPLACE THE UNSANITARY UTENSILS.
THE TABLE NEXT TO AND BEHIND THE SODA DISPENSER AND THE BASE OF THE JUICE DISPENSER IS DIRTY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SURFACES IN DETAIL.
THE FRONT HANDSINK HAS A POTABLE WATER LEAK, REPAIR THE SINK. THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN IS FULL OF BUILDUP, CLEAN THE DRAIN AREA.
THE FRONT COUNTER SALAD REFRIGERATOR AND THE NORTH END PREP AREA FREEZER WITH MC GRIDDLES INSIDE HAVE BROKEN THERMOMETERS, REPLACE THE BROKEN THERMOMETERS.
THE DRINK SERVICE AREA ICE SCOOP HOLDER IS DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE SCOOP HOLDER.
OCT 142011PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WALL OUTLET COVER AND WALL FREEZER GASKET. ALL SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT MUST CLEAN AND ALL EQUIPMENT.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT, STORAGE CABINETS AND SODA CABINET, SHELVING UNITS AND FILTERS AT HOOD AND VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT. MUST REPLACE CRACKED TILES WHERE NEEDED.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE OR SEAL WALLBASES THROUGHOUT AND REAR INSIDE DOOR SWEEPS.
FEB 92011PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
Inspector Comments: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZER, MICROWAVE OVENS, FRYERS AND GRILLS.
Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS, AND BACK DOOR THRESHOLD NEED ADJUSTMENT, MUST REPAIR.
JUL 132010PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE, COOLERS, FREEZER, MICROWAVE OVEN, FRYERS, AND GRILLS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT PRMISES AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS, AND BACK DOOR THRESHOLD NEED ADJUSTMENT, MUST REPAIR.
JUL 12010PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING HER HANDS INSIDE SALAD PREP SINK. POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. INSTRUCTED HANDS MUST BE WASHED AT EXPOSED SINK WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010[A] CRITICAL.
Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. FOUND SALAD PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK NO MAINTAINED, SINK NOT DRAINING, CLOGGED, AND PIPE LEAKING, HAVE A BUCKET UNDER SINK. MUST REPAIR ABOVE SINK. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON SINK, WHEN REPAIRED, MUST FAX LETTER FOR TAG REMOVAL. INSTRUCTED TO USE FRONT AREA EXPOSED SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING, NOT TO USE SALAD PREP SINK FOR HAND WASHING. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZER, MICROWAVE OVENS, FRYERS AND GRILLS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS, AND BACK DOOR THRESHOLD NEED ADJUSTMENT, MUST REPAIR.
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