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Nuts on Clark Popcorn

5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · Medium risk
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89/100

Clean record — passed all 9 inspections

Inspections
9
6 passed
Last Inspected
2025-04-22
Pass Rate
67%
0 failures
Score
89/100
EAT
9 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-22
No failures across all 9 inspections on record
Documentation & Training issues found across 2 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
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Sanitation serious
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Temperature serious
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
Chemical Safety minor
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Other critical
2025-04-22 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR AROUND HOT WATER TANK AND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2024-04-12 Pass Canvass
3
minor Documentation & Training

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED LARGE WHITE CONTAINER HOLDING KERNELS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED INTERIOR DOOR OF COLD HOLD UNIT TO HAVE BUILD UP OF RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CONTAINER HOLDING POPCORN KERNELS WITH EXCESSIVE RESIDE ON EXTERIOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER SHELVING AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2023-07-28 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
1
serious Sanitation

TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

NO LABELS ON WORKING CONTAINERS USED FOR CLEANERS AND SANIZERS (STORING POISONOUS AND TOXIC MATERIAL) PIC UNAWARE OF OF COMMON NAME OF THE MATERIAL IN CONTAINERS. ALL DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO HAVE ALL WORKING CONTAINERS CLEARLY AND INDIVIDALL...

2022-02-18 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2022-02-14 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
2
serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TCS FOOD, BUTTER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 58.9F. BUTTER CONTAINS CREAM AS AN INGREDIENT AND REQUIRES REFRIGERATION AS STATED ON LABEL. BUTTER DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. ALL COLD TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT OR BELOW 4...

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 60.1F. INSTD TO HAVE ALL REFRIGERATION AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REINSPECTION BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRI...

2021-07-22 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 2
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

SOAP DISPENSER IN NEED OF REPLACING. HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY OBTAINING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP IN MOP CLOSET AND STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

2020-07-24 Pass Canvass
1
minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MISSING PROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN

2019-11-18 Pass Canvass
1
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.

2018-07-10 Pass w/ Conditions License
CRITICAL 3
critical Documentation & Training

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

NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012A

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

CLEAN IN PLACE EQUIPMENT (CIP) (2 STATIONARY POPCORN KETTLES/MAKERS) ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING/SANITIZING OF SAID EQUIPMENT

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