SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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737 N MICHIGAN AVE · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO

Last inspected June 23, 2022 · passed with conditions

9 of 15 inspections passed, 3 failed, 3 passed with conditions. 7 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
15
9 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
43
includes 7 critical
RECORDS COVER
11 YEARS
since Dec 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUN 23
2022
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINOROther
1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

No certified food service manager on site while handling and serving TCS foods ( beef, fish...) instructed to obtain. priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

hand wash sink at the extension bar supplied with a hand sink with No hard plumbing to water supply or to sewers, only a fresh tempered water large container supplies faucet and a retention tank for waste water drainage. instructed to provide proper plumbing. No citation issued bar is not in use.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

No allergen training for managers, Instructed to obtain.

JUN 2
2021
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

UNABLE TO VERIFY ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.

NOV 20
2019
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINOREmployee Hygiene
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

- OBSERVED THE SANITIZER STATION LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HANDWASH SINK. MUST MOVE THE SANITIZER STATION TO A LOCATION THAT PREVENT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION TO/FROM THE HANDWASHING SINK. -

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

- OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

- MUST INSTALL A DUMP SINK IN THE BAR. -

AUG 24
2018
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST HAVE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

2-501.11 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE WITH BIOHAZARD CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSChemical Safety
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

3-501.17(D) INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE SELL BY DATE/SHELF LIFE OF FOODS LABELED INSIDE COOLERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12 WALLS NOT CLEAN AT SODA SYRUP ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN ALL WALLS AT SODA SYRUP ROOM AND MAINTAIN.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

PA 100-0367 NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.

MAY 30
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

INADEQUATE UTENSILS SANITIZING, FOUND LOW TEMP DISH WASHING MACHINE AT BAR NOT SANITIZING AT FINAL RINSE 0 PPM AT TEST STRIPS WHILE MACHINE BEING USED , INSTRUCTED MGR TO PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION FOR FINAL RINSE, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030. MACHINE IS TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE, MUST CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CDPH WHEN REPAIRED.

MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK-FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

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

DISPOSABLE KNIVES AND SPOONS NOT COVER IN STORAGE ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP PROTECTED FRO DUST COLLECTION.

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

MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN AT BACK OF BLADE, ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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AUG 22
2016
PASSED
0 violations
AUG 15
2016
FAILED
2 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OBSERVED PINK/BLACK LIME AND SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION ICE MAKER DRIPPING INTO ICE (READY TO EAT FOOD). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. ALL ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED.

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

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON CEILING TILE IN PREP AREA ABOVE COOKLINE. MUST CLEAN CEILING TILE AND MAINTAIN.

SEP 9
2015
PASSED
0 violations
AUG 31
2015
FAILED
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED 30 SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON WALL, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT IN DISHROOM AND BY HOT LINE. MUST REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN KITCHEN/PREP AREAS OF FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS.

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

CLEAN WALL OF DUST BUILD-UP IN DRY STORAGE AREA AT CEILING, AND REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES ON CEILING AND WALLS IN KITCHEN/PREP AREAS.

OCT 10
2014
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

OBSERVED A BLOWN LIGHT BULB AND BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND LIGHT SHIELDS.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE PLUMBING LEAKING UNDER THE EXPOSED HANDSINK NEAR THE OFFICE AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK RIGHT FAUCET BASE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING.

OCT 11
2013
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY. MUST STORE INVERTED.

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

FOUND FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN AT BAR AREAS.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

FOUND FOODHANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.

DEC 27
2012
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MISSING LABELES ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

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

BOTTOM OF ICE SCOOP HOLDER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

STANDING WATER ON FLOOR UNDER BAR COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE AS POSSIBLE.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ICE SCOOP STORED ON CUBES AT BAR ICE BIN, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OFF CUBES.

NOV 30
2011
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

THE COUNTERTOP AT THE COFFEE STATION (WEST WALL) OF THE MAIN DINING ROOM (4th FLOOR), IS IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN/MISSING/BUCKLING WOOD BY THE ICE BIN)-MUST FIX. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

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

FOOD STAINS ON WALLS AROUND GARBAGE BINS OR PREP TABLES AT THE 'FRESH MARKET CAFE' ^ AT THE BAR OF THE 'ZODIAC RESTAURANT' MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

THE FAUCET OF THE 3-COMP SINK AT THE BAR (4th FLOOR), MUST EXTEND TO ALL 3-COMPARTMENTS. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

NOV 23
2011
FAILED
6 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

(7-38-020) EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. OBSERVED 10-SMALL/FRUIT FLIES ON WALL & PICTURE AT THE DINING AREA OF THE 3rd FLOOR 'FRESH MARKET' CAFE; 6-HOVERING AROUND A BAG OF DIRTY LINENS BY REAR DOOR OF THE SAME CAFE; 5-ON BROOMS STORED IN A BUCKET BESIDE THE LINEN BAG. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SOURCE & CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.

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

THE COUNTERTOP AT THE COFFEE STATION (WEST WALL) OF THE MAIN DINING ROOM (4th FL), IS IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN/MISSING PIECE OF WOOD BY THE ICE BIN)-MUST FIX & MAKE SMOOTH/EASILY CLEANABLE.

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

FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: AT THE 3rd FLOOR 'CAFE' AREA-INTERIOR FLOOR OF ALL COOLERS, CABINETS AT FRONT COFFEE STATION, INTERIOR OF SINKS. AT THE 4th FL MAIN KITCHEN/DINING AREA-BAR SINK DRAINS, FAN GUARDS OF BAR COOLER. THESE AREAS MUST BE FREE OF DUST/DIRT/FOOD DEBRIS/SPILLS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

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

FLOORS UNDER SINKS AT BAR AREA, ALONG WALLBASES UNDER ALL DRY STORAGE ROOMS THRU-OUT PREMISES , UNDER SINKS & EQUIPMENT AT 'FRESH MARKET'-NEED CLEANING-DUE TO FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

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

ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PEST ACTIVITY MUST BE CLEANED/SANITIZED. DUSTY CEILING TILES AROUND VENTS, FOOD STAINS/SPILLS ON WALLS AROUND PREP TABLES OR GARBAGE BINS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN ALSO. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

THE FAUCET AT THE 3-COMP. BAR SINK MUST EXTEND TO ALL 3-COMPARTMENTS. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

DEC 7
2010
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES, INTERIOR OF CABINETS AT PREP AREA AND AT FRONT COUNTER, LIME BUILD UP INSIDE BAR GUN HOLDERS AND SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA FLOOR DRAINS AND SPILLAGE ON FLOOR UNDER BAR COUNTER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR AND INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

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