SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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6001 W GRAND AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO

Last inspected February 26, 2015 · passed

6 of 8 inspections passed, 2 failed. 1 critical violation across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
8
6 passed · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
42
includes 1 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Dec 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 26
2015
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

FOUND EXHAUST HO0D NOT CLEAN.(EXCESSIVE GREASE)

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

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BY GRILL AREAS.(EXCESSIVE GREASE)

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

FOUND CLUTTER STORED AT REAR STORAGE AREAS.(TOOLS, ETC.)

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOODHANDLER AT PREMISES WITH NO FOOHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

MAY 20
2014
PASSED
10 violations
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM CAN OPENER STAND.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA & WALK IN COOLER DOOR.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM CAN OPENER BLADE,CUTTING BOARDS,PREP TABLES,DEEP FRYER.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALLBASES OF EQUIPMENT & IN WALK IN COOLER.STANDING WATER UNDER SHELVING UNIT ACROSS FROM 3- COMP SINK.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SWITCH COVER OUTSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER,DAMAGED THRESHOLD AT SOUTH DOOR.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLOSE LIGHT FIXTURE SHIELD IN TOILET ROOM.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE SOME THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM FOOD STORAGE SHELVES SUCH AS (SHOES,TOOLS,BIRD SEEDS,ETC)

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

Inspector Comments: MUST STORE ICE CREAM SCOOPS IN DIPPING WELL AND NOT INSIDE OF ICE CREAM CONTAINERS.

MAY 13
2014
FAILED
13 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLER.OBSERVED CASHIER WORKING THE REGISTER & HANDLING MONEY, THEN PUT ON PLASTIC GLOVES AND HANDLED A HOT DOG BUN HAD HER TO DISCARD BUN ,REMOVE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS.SPOKE WITH CASHIER & MANAGER ABOUT HYGIENIC PRACTICES.(CRITICAL 7-38-010A).

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

OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR MISSING PARTS & BADLY DAMAGED / CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND PINK & BLACK UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON SAME PANEL DRIPPING INTO ICE MACHINE.MUST REPLACE DAMAGED INTERIOR PANEL,DISCARD ICE,CLEAN & SANITIZE ICE MACHINE.(SERIOUS 7-38-005A).

SERIOUSFacility Condition
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

OBSERVED DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED.OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK OVER FLOWING WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM SINK ,POOLING ON FLOOR AND DRAINING INTO ADDITIONAL FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF SINK AND SLOW DRAINING.MUST REPAIR & MAINTAIN. (SERIOUS 7-38-030).

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

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

MUST REMOVE RUST FROM CAN OPENER STAND.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA & WALK IN COOLER DOOR.

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM CAN OPENER BLADE,CUTTING BOARDS,PREP TABLES,DEEP FRYER.

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

MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALLBASES OF EQUIPMENT & IN WALK IN COOLER.STANDING WATER UNDER SHELVING UNIT ACROSS FROM 3- COMP SINK.

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SWITCH COVER OUTSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER,DAMAGED THRESHOLD AT SOUTH DOOR.

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

MUST CLOSE LIGHT FIXTURE SHIELD IN TOILET ROOM.

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE SOME THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.

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

MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM FOOD STORAGE SHELVES SUCH AS (SHOES,TOOLS,BIRD SEEDS,ETC) .

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE ICE CREAM SCOOPS IN DIPPING WELL AND NOT INSIDE OF ICE CREAM CONTAINERS.

JUN 27
2013
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORFood Temperature
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE CRACKED BOWL IN HOT HOLDING UNIT, HOLDING THE HOT DOGS, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE,

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

MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOKING FRYERS, REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD-UP, AND CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT,

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD-UP,

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

RESTRICT STORING ICE SCOOP INSIDE ICE, MUST BE STORE PROPERLY IN A CONTAINER OUTSIDE OF ICE MACHINE, AND MUST PROVIDE A LABELED CONTAINER, WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION, FOR STORING DIRTY DISH TOWELS,

SEP 10
2012
PASSED
0 violations
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AUG 21
2012
PASSED
7 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

Foods inside walk-in cooler not labeled or dated. Instructed to label and date all foods not in original containers.

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

Front prep condiment cooler not maintained. Instructed to repair cooler and have running at 40 F or below. or remove from premises. "Held for Inspection" tag placed on cooler. No potentially hazardous foods stored in cooler at this time.

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

Can opener, utensils, three compartment sink and cooking equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.

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

Floor along along wallbase and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.

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

Light and ventilation covers not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

Thermometer not provided inside prep cooler. Instreucted to have thermometer visible inside cooler.

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

Unnecessary articles stored on premises. INstructed to remove all unused cooking equipment and elevate supplies 6 inches off floor and away from wall.

DEC 8
2010
PASSED
0 violations
DEC 6
2010
FAILED
4 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. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN RUBBER GASKET WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND BLACK MOLD-LIKE BUILD-UP AROUND PREP COOLER DOORS.

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. MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD-UP AND ALSO MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN PREP AREA.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS BEHIND 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.------MUST CLEAN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST AND GREASE BUILD-UP IN FOOD PREP AREA AND IN WASHROOM.

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

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. NOTED TOP LOADER SOFT SERVE/ICE CREAM MACHINE WITHOUT HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ON TOP OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.

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