Chicago
49
BEAT

Nico

1015 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
49/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
12
6 passed
Last Inspected
2020-09-17
Pass Rate
50%
2 failures
Score
49/100
BEAT
6 consecutive passes, most recently 2020-09-17
Failed 2 inspections (2016, 2015)
Food Temperature issues found across 7 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 23×
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Food Temperature critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Storage & Handling critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Facility Condition minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Other serious
Chemical Safety minor
2020-09-17 Pass Complaint
2
minor Sanitation

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

DELI CUPS ARE REUSED AND WASHED WITHOUT PROPER AIR DRYING. INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY BEFORE STACKING.

minor Food Temperature

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

WALK-IN COOLER COOLING LINES INSULATION IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

2019-04-18 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 16
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

- THE DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE, WHO IS ON SITE, MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION LICENSE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

- NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

- OBSERVED NO HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE SERVING/DINING AREA. MUST PROVIDE HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS AND MAINTAIN.

critical Food Storage & Handling

REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION

- OBSERVED 1# OF RAW OYSTERS IN A COOLER DRAWER WITHOUT ANY SHELLFISH TAGS OR IDENTIFICATION ATTACHED. MUST PROVIDE SHELLFISH TAGS/LABELS TO BE HELD WITH ALL SHELLSTOCK DURING STORAGE. FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY DISCARDING THE OYSTERS WI...

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

- OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF ALL ICE MACHINES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN.

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 1/2# OF SOFT BOILED EGGS IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP COOLER (48.4F), 5# SOFT CHEESE IN THE PREP KITCHEN COOLER DRAWER (46.4F). FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY DISCARDING THE FOODS WITH A ...

serious Food Storage & Handling

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

- MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

- MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY (ON SITE), REMINDER (IN THE MENU), AND DISCLOSURE (BY THE FOOD ITEMS) FOR ALL UNDERCOOKED FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

- OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BELLEVUE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.

minor Sanitation

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.

minor Sanitation

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

- OBSERVED CLEAN DISHES/COOKWARE STORED IMPROPERLY ON SHELVING. MUST INVERT ALL CLEAN DISHES/UTENSILS/COOKWARE DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

- OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING IN THE DISHWASH AND THE BAKERY AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

- OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF EXCESSIVE ARTICLES, UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND LITTER IN THE GARAGE STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION. CLEAN AREA OF ALL DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

- OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL BY THE SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE DINING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

- OBSERVED AN EXCESS ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE DISH PITS. OBSERVED THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINES ENCRUSTED WITH EXCESS DIRT/DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

- OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EMPLOYEE MEN'S, GUEST MEN'S AND ADA TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2018-02-20 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OVENSTATION REACH IN PREP COOLER- MEATBALLS AT 51.8 F AND CHICKEN AT 51.0 F. HOWEVER FOUND SAID OVENSTATION REACH IN COOLER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 42.0 F. INSTRU...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS INSIDE CABINET UNDER COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF COFFEE STATION CABINETS.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT 3RD FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

2017-06-30 Pass Complaint
4
minor Chemical Safety

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

FOOD NOT LABELED IN PREP AND WALK-IN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE SCOOP HOLDERS NOT CLEAN, STANDING WATER AND ALSO ICE MAKER TOO NOT CLEAN BY ICE CHUTE.

minor Sanitation

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

SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT CLEAN, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE NOTED, ALSO FAN COVERS AT WALL OF PASTRY PREP AND WALK-IN COOLER WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

OPEN DRINKS FOR EMPLOYEES PLACED ON PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY OR CAPPED.

2017-05-22 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

FOUND 1 LB OF COOKED LOBSTER MEAT AT 61.3F, 1 LBS OF PEELED HARD BOILED EGG AT 55.4F STORED AT PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $12.

critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

LOW TEMP DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT SANITIZING AT FINAL RINSE 0PPM AT TEST STRIP, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT FINAL RINSE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030. BY THE END OF INSPECTION TECH ARRIVED AND REPAIRED MACHINE.

minor Sanitation

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

MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN POOR REPAIR, LOOSE WIRES NOTED ON FOOD STRAINERS, INSTRUCTED TO USE SOUND UTENSILS.

minor Employee Hygiene

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

OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS IN KITCHEN WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR..

2016-05-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
1
minor Food Temperature

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

DUST BUILDUP ON THE WALL BEHIND THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND THE FAN VENT COVER OF THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2016-05-16 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES ON PREMISES IN BASEMENT KITCHEN: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING PARSELY FOR GARNISH WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLERS THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD IS PROHIBITED. CHEF VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED PARSELY. P...

serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD AND ICE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINTATION DURING STORAGE ON THE BAR AND INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE: FOUND UNCOVERED DISPLAYS OF CROISSSANTS, BUNS, AND OTHER READY TO EAT PASTERIES STORED ON TOP OF THE COUNTER AT THE BAR WHERE COFFEE AND ORANGE JU...

minor Food Temperature

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

DUST BUILDUP ON THE WALL BEHIND THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND THE FAN VENT COVER OF THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYER ON THE 2ND FLOOR AND THE CAN OPENER BLADE ON THE 2ND FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Employee Hygiene

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

OBSERVED 5 FOOD EMPLOYEES IN THE KITCHEN WITHOUT A PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS TO CONFINE HAIR.

2015-06-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED ICE BIN COVERS MISSING BEHIND BARS ON MAIN FLOOR AND 2D FL. MUST PROVDE.

2015-05-28 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Pest 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 AND CEILING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF 3RD FL. PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED ICE BIN COVERS MISSING BEHIND BARS ON MAIN FLOOR AND 2D FL. MUST PROVDE.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR UNDER SHELVING IN BSMT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.

minor Sanitation

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

SEAL OPENING INTO SEALING ON 2ND FL. IN DISH ROOM.

2014-08-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
2
minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

OBSERVED BLOWN LIGHT BULBS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA AND INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING LEAKS: PLUMBING UNDER THE BASEMENT RIGHT BASIN OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE PLUMBING UNDER THE MIDDLE AND RIGHT BASIN OF THE 2ND FLOOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

2014-08-11 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
3
serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OBSERVED THE INTERIOR FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF 2 OF THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINES WITH BLACK MOLD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES. ICE MACHINES TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

OBSERVED BLOWN LIGHT BULBS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA AND INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING LEAKS: PLUMBING UNDER THE BASEMENT RIGHT BASIN OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE PLUMBING UNDER THE MIDDLE AND RIGHT BASIN OF THE 2ND FLOOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

2013-11-19 Pass License

No violations found.

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Deli-time, L.l.c.
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Freshii
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