Chicago Health Dept
9800 S ESCANABA AVE · SOUTH CHICAGO, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Mar 2025).
11 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Mar 2025.
OBSERVED DISPOSABLE LIDS USED FOR DISPENSING TOPPINGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE DISPENSING UTENSILS WITH HANDLE STORED ABOVE FOOD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
OBSERVED RAW WOOD SURFACES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
OBSERVED MISSING VENITLATION COVER IN WASHROOM, DAMAGED, UNFINISHED WALLS AND CEILINGS IN WASHROOM AND REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED REPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ON SITE FOR SALE MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH PIC.
Violation Codes: 3-302.12 Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED WASTELINE PIPE OVER STOVE IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA MUST COVER OR WRAP TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
Inspector Comments: MUST STORE SCOOP HANDLES ABOVE RIM OF CONTAINER TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
Violation Codes: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES.
Violation Codes: 6-201.16 Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS , DAMAGED FLOOR TILES & LOOSE WALL BASES IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULK FROM LOWER WALL NEAR REAR DOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
Violation Codes: 6-201.17 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL EXHAUST FAN.
Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA.
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE TABLE TOP FRYER AND STOVE IN REAR PREP AREA OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
Inspector Comments: PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2572941 3/21/23 NOT CORRECTED STILL OBSERVED #58-OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
PIC DOESN'T HAVE VALID IDENTIFICATION TO SHOW PROOF THAT THEY'RE THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
PIC DOESN'T HAVE VALID IDENTIFICATION TO SHOW PROOF THAT THEY'RE THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CORN ON COB,HAM,SLICED TOMATO,YOGURT,ICE CREAM,ETC)MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA AND IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA IN STORAGE ROOM.MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER,SOAP & TOWELS AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED REPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ON SITE FOR SALE MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH PIC.
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
OBSERVED WASTELINE PIPE OVER STOVE IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA MUST COVER OR WRAP TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
MUST STORE SCOOP HANDLES ABOVE RIM OF CONTAINER TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS , DAMAGED FLOOR TILES & LOOSE WALL BASES IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULK FROM LOWER WALL NEAR REAR DOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL EXHAUST FAN.
MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA.
MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
MUST PROVIDE A VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE TABLE TOP FRYER AND STOVE IN REAR PREP AREA OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2531261 9/10/21 NOT CORRECTED STILL OBSERVED #47-OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. #47-OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING/NOT WORKING AT LEFT SIDE AND MIDDLE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. #58-OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TOUCH READY TO EAT FOOD (SANDWICH BUN, LETTUCE, AND SLICED TOMATO) WITH BARE HAND. FOOD EMPLOYEES MAY NOT CONTACT EXPOSED, READY-TO-EAT FOOD WITH THEIR BARE HANDS AND SHALL USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS, TONGS, SINGLE-USE GLOVES, OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED. COS
OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER INTERIOR OF THE POPSICLES DISPLAY CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING/NOT WORKING AT LEFT SIDE AND MIDDLE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.
OBSERVED TWO BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS ON THE CEILING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.
2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLIAHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
6-301.14 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SIGN IS NEEDED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
3-501.17 OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY READY TO EAT FOODS (SLICED FRUITS) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE REACH IN FREEEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
OBSERVED THE VENTILATION ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM WITH DUST; MUST CLEAN VENTILATION FAN TO REMOVE DUST. ALSO OBSERVED CRACKED PAINT ON THE CEILING AROUND THE VENTILATION FAN AND IN THE CORNER AREA OF THE WASHROOM WATER DAMAGE ON THE CEILING; INSTRUCTED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE CEILING.
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE SERVED SUCH AS ICE CREAM,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA,ALONG WALL BASE AAND CORNERS
NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLE,PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN AND PORK TAMALES, CORN IN A CUP AND MILK AND YOGURT BASE DRINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE A CITY CERTIFED MANAGER ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012.
FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP/STORAGE VERY STICK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO MUST CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
NOTED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
THE ABOVE IS OPERATING WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE SERVED SUCH AS TAMALES,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
CLEAN THE FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR OF PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF ENROLLEMENT,UPON NEXT INSPECTION
REMOVE CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELF INSIDE CABINET UNDERNEATH WASHBOWL IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
CLEAN FLOOR ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS IN UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER AND IN REAR STORAGE ROOM WHERE UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED.
CLEAN AND/OR PAINT RAW WOOD DOORS.
SHIELD LIGHTS ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE ICE CREAM FREEZER.
CLEAN ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN REAR STORAGE ROOM. REPLACE MILK CRATES IN BASEMENT WITH STORAGE SHELVES OR RACKS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
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