NELLCOTE.
833-839 W RANDOLPH ST · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO
Failed 5 of 11 inspections. 7 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JAN 252018PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER (PROTEIN). ALSO, DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS, INSTALL CORRECT RACKS FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM WHEEL CASTERS ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
MUST RE-GROUT FLOORS IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
MUST SEAL/REPAIR HOLES IN WALL AT THE TOP OF THE BASEMENT STAIRS. ALSO, REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON WALL ADJACENT TO BASEMENT. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTERS IN HOT LINE PREP AREA.
MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN KITCHEN HOODS IN PREP AREA, SERVICE SIDE STATION, AND ABOVE THE ENTRANCE OF THE DISH MACHINE ROOM. ALSO CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELD IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM.
INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THE 2ND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE LADIES TOILET ROOM ON THE 833 SIDE OF THE BUILDING. ALSO, THE 1ST STALL IN SAID TOILET ROOM IS NOT WORKING.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS IN DISH MACHINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR ALL EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS.
OCT 262017FAILED9 violationsDETAILS
Inspector Comments: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1938178 7/7/16 NOT CORRECTED #38-NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FLOUR MILL ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAME.(SERIOUS 7-42-090
Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORGINAL PACKAGE.
Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM OVERHEAD SHELVES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM WHEEL BASES & LEGS OF EQUIPMENT,OVEN,PREP AND STORAGE TABLES,MICROWAVE,POTATO PEELER,STORAGE SHELVES,WAIT STATION COUNTERS AND AREAS,FLOOR MIXER,MEAT SLICER,FRYER CABINETS,HOT HOLDING UNITS,ALL PREP COOLERS,REACH IN COOLERS,FREEZERS,DISH RACKS,INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINES
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE , FOOD DEBRIS,FLOUR FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES ,BAR AREAS,BASEMENT WALK IN COOLERS AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREAS,MOPSINK AREA,BAR AREAS
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREAS,VENTILATION VENTS,WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN WAIT STATION AREAS,PREP AREAS.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT SCUFFED UP WALLS IN MOP SINK AREA,COOLERS IN SAME AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALL NEAR HALLWAY ICE MACHINE,DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS BEHIND AND NEXT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT ,MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE FOOD STORAGE RACK.MUST REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM CEILINGS AND LIGHT FIXTURES IN FLOUR MILL ROOM
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS DISH WASHING AREA,BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS
Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE ARTICLES FROM FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA,BASEMENT STORAGE AREA,FRONT WAIT STATION AREA
OCT 192017FAILED15 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN NOT ACCESSIBLE.OBSERVED A PASTA MACHINE STORED IN FRONT OF HAND SINK WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AT THIS TIME.EMPLOYEE REMOVED MACHINE FROM IN FRONT OF SINK AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS,CEILINGS AND FLYING AROUND IN WAIT STATION AREAS,BOTH BAR AREAS,MOPSINK AREA,DISH WASHINNG AREA.ALSO DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED.APPX."3/4-1" GAP ALONG BOTTOM AND MISSING EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK ON FRONT PATIO DOOR,REAR PATIO DOOR AND RECEIVING DOOR.MUST RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 10/19/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON LID OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER.MUST REMOVE GREASE AND CLEAN CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND HANDLED SUCH AS(CHICKEN,SAUSAGE,GLAZED CARROTS,SOUP STOCK,ETC).MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:45 A.M..MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES .(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1938178 7/7/16 NOT CORRECTED #38-NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FLOUR MILL ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAME.(SERIOUS 7-42-090)
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORGINAL PACKAGE.
MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP AREAS.
MUST REMOVE RUST FROM OVERHEAD SHELVES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.
MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM WHEEL BASES & LEGS OF EQUIPMENT,OVEN,PREP AND STORAGE TABLES,MICROWAVE,POTATO PEELER,STORAGE SHELVES,WAIT STATION COUNTERS AND AREAS,FLOOR MIXER,MEAT SLICER,FRYER CABINETS,HOT HOLDING UNITS,ALL PREP COOLERS,REACH IN COOLERS,FREEZERS,DISH RACKS,INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINES.
MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE , FOOD DEBRIS,FLOUR FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES ,BAR AREAS,BASEMENT WALK IN COOLERS AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREAS,MOPSINK AREA,BAR AREAS.
MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREAS,VENTILATION VENTS,WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN WAIT STATION AREAS,PREP AREAS.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT SCUFFED UP WALLS IN MOP SINK AREA,COOLERS IN SAME AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALL NEAR HALLWAY ICE MACHINE,DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS BEHIND AND NEXT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT AND HALLWAY OF ICE MACHINE,MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE FOOD STORAGE RACK.MUST REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM CEILINGS AND LIGHT FIXTURES IN FLOUR MILL ROOM.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS DISH WASHING AREA,BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN MIDDLE PREP AREA AND TAPE FROM SAME,FRONT WAIT STATION AREA LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMP SINK AND TAPE FROM SAME & SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK.
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS.
MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE ARTICLES FROM FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA,BASEMENT STORAGE AREA,FRONT WAIT STATION AREA.
JUL 72016PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FLOUR MILL ROOM. INSTD TO INSTALL SAME.
JUN 302016FAILED8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED CO-MINGLING OF 2 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF MUSSELS IN PAN STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIFFERENT HARVEST TAGS ATTACHED. (DIFFERENT HARVESTER, HARVEST DATE, SPECCIES, ETC). CO MINGLING OF SHELLFISH IS PROHIBITED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005B2 CRITICAL. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED. APPROX 20LBS $30 VALUE.
LIVE SMALL FLIES (OVER 50) FLYING AND ON WALLS AND SURFACES IN BAR AREA, PREP AREA, DISHMACHINE AREA, AND CLEANING SUPPLY AREA. DEAD FLIES NOTED ON SURFACES IN BAR AREA. INSTD TO ELIMINATE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. REAR DOUBLE RECEIVING DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP INBETWEEN AND BOTTOM OF DOORS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE.
MULTI USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY (HANDLE UP).
WORN, STAINED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS. WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BASE AND WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
FLOOR DRAINS AT BAR NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME.
REPAIR WALLBASE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHMACHINE AREA. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DISHMACHINE AREA AND MAINTAIN. VENTS ABOVE DISHMACHINE WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CEILING OF FLOUR MILL ROOM WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS BUILD-UP ON CEILING. ISNTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
STOPPER GASKET OF MIDDLE BASIN OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, USING PLASTIC. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
CLEANING EQUIPMENT (SOILED MOPS, BROOMS) IMPROPERLY STORED ON FLOOR. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.
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AUG 142015PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS HELD OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED.
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: THE INTERIORS OF BOTH LARGE ICE MACHINES, INTERIORS OF COOLER DRAWERS, ENCLOSED TABLE TOP SMOKER, AND COMBI OVEN.
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS AND ROOMS IN BASEMENT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
CLEAN, PAINT, OR REPLACE ALL CEILING TILES IN FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AND WOOD BURNING OVEN PREP AREA. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS IN FOOD PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.
REPAIR OR INSULATE PIPES CONNECTED TO CONSUMABLE ICE MACHINE, MUST ELILINATE WATER PUDDLING ON FLOOR.
AUG 72015FAILED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
SMALL AND LARGE FLY ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON PREMISES. 5 LARGE FLIES OBSERVED IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND IN SMAALL BAR NEAR OUTDOOR PATIO, 30 SMALL FLIES OBSERVED IN SINKS BEHIND BARS , IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, AND IN AREA WHERE LARGE CONSUMABLE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL DRAINS, AND AREAS AND SURFACES THAT HAVE FOOD OR LIQUID BEVERAGE SPILLS PRESENT. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO REQUEST VISIST FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS HELD OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED.
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: THE INTERIORS OF BOTH LARGE ICE MACHINES, INTERIORS OF COOLER DRAWERS, ENCLOSED TABLE TOP SMOKER, AND COMBI OVEN, DUST BUILD-UP FROM COILS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXPOSED HAND WASHING FACILITY BEHIND THE BAR IN PRIVATE ROOM NEAR OUTDOOR PATIO, AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS AND ROOMS IN BASEMENT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
CLEAN, PAINT, OR REPLACE ALL CEILING TILES IN FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AND WOOD BURNING OVEN PREP AREA. CLEAN ALL DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS AND DOORS IN FOOD PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS. REMOVE ALL COB AND SPIDER WEBS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
REPAIR OR INSULATE PIPES CONNECTED TO CONSUMABLE ICE MACHINE, MUST ELILINATE WATER PUDDLING ON FLOOR.
PROPERLY ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE AREAS IN BASEMENT ELEVATING ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OF THE FLOORS.
SEP 222014PASSED1 violationDETAILS
REPAIR/REPLACE DAMANGED OR MISSING LIGHT PANELS IN PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA OR WHERE NECESSARY, CLEAN CEILING TILES OF FOOD SPILLS AND DUST BUILD UP WHERE NECESSARY.
SEP 152014FAILED4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OUTSIDE DUMPSTER OVERLOADED WITH GARBAGE AND DEBRIS NOT APPROPRIATELY MAINTAIN PROVIDING A READY FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. MUST MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
DETAIL CLEAN HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREAS INCLUDING, WHEELS OF EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF DEEP FRYERS OF GREASE BUILD UP.
CLEAN FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER OF FOOD DEBRIS, BASEMENT AREA UNDER STORAGE RACKS AND WHERE NECESSARY.
REPAIR/REPLACE DAMANGED OR MISSING LIGHT PANELS IN PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA OR WHERE NECESSARY, CLEAN CEILING TILES OF FOOD SPILLS AND DUST BUILD UP WHERE NECESSARY.
FEB 112013PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NOTED LEAK AT FAUCET IN THE SALAD PREP STATION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 32012PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. ALL RESTROOMS MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE INSTALLED. MUST INSTALL.
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. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE ESPRESSO MACHINE.
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