NEWYORK DELI.
2921 N CLARK ST · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO
4 of 8 inspections passed, 2 failed, 2 passed with conditions. 2 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
OCT 232014PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
DETAIL CLEAN THE TOASTER OVEN, SANDWICH PRESS, DOOR TRACKS OF THE FREEZER, BOTTOM OF DELI COOLER. MUST REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS.
MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDERNEATH 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR AT FRONT SELLING AREA AND REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREANEXT TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE/MAINTAIN.
MUST INSTALL BASEBOARD AROUND THE WALLS AT FRONT PREP AREA.
NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST TRIPS ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE.
ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINEER.
JUN 52014PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED NO SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS AT FRONT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK. MANAGER PROVIDED SOUP AND PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 10/15/13, REPORT#1369444 NOT POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF ESTABLISMENT CUSTOMERS. MANAGER WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT. MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO POSTED. SERIOUS VIOLATIONS 7-42-010.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 10/03/13 INSPECTION REPORT#1369444. (42)FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN WORKING AROUND OPEN FOODS. MANAGER WENT TO THE STORE TO BUY HAIR RESTRAINTS. EMPLOYEE WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATIONS 7-42-090.
MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE FRONT UPRIGHT COOLER.
DETAIL CLEAN MICROWAVE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRONT CABINETS AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES.
DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, FRONT EXPOSED SINK AND UNDERNEATH ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. MUST REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRI.
WASHROOM DOOR MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.
ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT REAR STAIRWELL MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND ALL OTHERS MUST BE STORED AND ELEVATED 6 INCHES OF FLOOR/WALL.
OCT 152013PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
MUST PROPERLY STORE,INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS,DISHWARE IN DISHWASHING AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
CLEAN and maintain the floors and baseboards so they are smooth and sanitary from corner to corner.
MUST REMOVE DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS ON UPPER WALLS BEHIND FRONT FOOD PREP SERVICE COUNTERS AND SEAL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS AROUND PIPES WHERE NOTED.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS NEEDED FOR THE ICE MAKER.
MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE THE 2 DOOR FOOD PREP COOLER,A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.
Food handlers must have hair restraints when working around open food.
OCT 32013PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violationsDETAILS
FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION .MUST FAX LETTER TO THE CDPH 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL ATT:A.LOPEZ. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN ACTIVE CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR VALID DOCUMENTATION POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED,SERVED TO CUSTOMERS DURING THIS INSPECTION.(SLICING DELI MEATS FOR MAKING SANDWICHES HAM 40.1F.). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
MUST PROPERLY STORE,INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS,DISHWARE IN DISHWASHING AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
CLEAN and maintain the floors and baseboards so they are smooth and sanitary from corner to corner.
MUST REMOVE DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS ON UPPER WALLS BEHIND FRONT FOOD PREP SERVICE COUNTERS AND SEAL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS AROUND PIPES WHERE NOTED.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS NEEDED FOR THE ICE MAKER.
MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE THE 2 DOOR FOOD PREP COOLER,A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.
Food handlers must have hair restraints when working around open food.
DEC 102012PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
MUST NOT USE PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. MUST INSTALL SNEEZE GUARD BETWEEN MEAT SLICER AND PUBLIC ACCESS.
FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREA MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS: UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
OPEN HOLE IN WALL BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL.
ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT REAR STAIRWELL AND STORAGE ie: BOAT MOTOR, MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND ALL OTHERS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
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NOV 302012FAILED11 violationsDETAILS
THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED. NOZZLE DOES NOT REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK. MUST REPLACE NOZZLE SO HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER REACHES ALL COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 11-2-10 NOT CORRECTED. #37- MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE RESTROOM. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
CLEAN DISHES BEING STORED WITH DIRTY DISHES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST STORE ALL CLEAN DISHES SEPARATELY FROM DIRTY SINK DISHES AND SINK. KNIVES FOUND IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL. MUST PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
MUST NOT USE PAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. MUST INSTALL SNEEZE GUARD BETWEEN MEAT SLICER AND PUBLIC ACCESS.
INTERIOR BASEMENT BOX FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS: UNDER EXPOSED HAND, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL TOGO CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE. FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH OPEN CREVICE ALONG BASEBOARD. MUST SEAL.
OPEN HOLE IN WALL BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL.
LEAK UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK INTO BUCKET. MUST REPAIR. ELECTRICAL COOKING STOVE BEING USED AT THIS TIME TO BOIL WHOLE CHICKENS MUST BE PROPERLY VENTILATED OR REMOVED FROM PREMISES.
MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR BASEMENT BOX FREEZER AND ACCURATE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL OTHER COOLERS.
ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT REAR STAIRWELL AND STORAGE ie: BOAT MOTOR, MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND ALL OTHERS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
NOV 22010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPAIR THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE SANDWICH PREP COOLER.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOASTER OVEN AND SANDWICH PRESS.
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE RESTROOM.
OCT 262010FAILED9 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
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. FRONT DOOR IS NOT RODENT PROOF. OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED AN OPENING ALONG THE BOTTOM SEAM OF THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT THE SINK IS NOT ABLE TO BE FILLED. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPAIR THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE SANDWICH PREP COOLER.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOASTER OVEN, SANDWICH PRESS, DOOR TRACKS OF THE FREEZER, BOTTOM OF DELI COOLER.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST SEAL THE FLOOR AROUND THE WATER LINES IN THE RESTROOM.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL AROUND THE SANDWICH PRESS.
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE RESTROOM.
REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE COLD WATER VALVE UNDER THE EXPOSED HANDSINK. REPAIR THE MISSING HANDLES AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST ORGANIZE THE CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT AND REMOVE BOXES OF SUPPLIES AT LEAST 6" OFF OF THE FLOOR.
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