Chicago Health Dept
8325 S PULASKI RD · ASHBURN, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Oct 2025).
13 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Oct 2025.
OBSERVED LIGHT OUT NEAR THE CAMERA ACROSS FROM THE OFFICE SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SPACE PROPERLY.
PIC WITHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (EGGS, MILK, ETC.). INSTD TO HAVE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MAIN PREP AREA IS NOT ACCESSIBLE; THE APRON IN THE BASIN OF THE SINK AND BLOCKED BY LARGE ROLLING CARTS. INSTD TO HAVE BASIN EMPTY AND HANDSINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASH SINKS IN BOTH PREP AREAS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-30(C) SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED
DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS (SPICES, FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC.) NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAMES. INSTD TO LABEL WITH COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN
FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT ANY HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTD TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
THE WALLS AND CEILING TILES IN THE MAIN PREP AREA ARE NOT CLEAN, AND THERE IS EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF SMOKE STAINS AND DEBRIS. TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
THE WALLS AND BASE NEAR THE EXIT DOOR IN THE MAIN PREP AREA ARE IN POOR REPAIR, WITH WORN AND CRUMBLING SURFACES. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE
OBSERVED BOTTOM AREAS OF SELF SERVE BAKERY DISPLAY CASES IN POOR REPAIR,( PEELING). MUST REPAIR.
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED STAIN/SOILED CEILING TILES IN CEILINGS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED SEVERAL OPENINGS AND PEELING PAINT ON WALLS, SMOKE STAINED WALLS AND CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010
OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, FOR ALl READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST CLEARLY BE MARKED WITH THE DATE BY WHICH THE FOOD IS TO BE SOLD, DISCARDED, OR CONSUMED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED SEVERAL OPENINGS AND PEELING PAINT ON WALLS, SMOKE STAINED WALLS AND CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2184398 ON 7-10-18:37- OBSERVED MANY BAKERY ITEMS CAKES, FLAN, JELLO, BREAD CRUMBS, ETC. OFFERED FOR RETAIL SALE NO PROPER LABELS, COMMON NAME, MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN, OR RESPECTIVE INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS. 55-OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU OUT PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 , NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO WRITEN PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO CLEAN VOMITING, OR DIARRHEAL, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, FOR AL READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST CLEARLY BE MARKED WITH THE DATE BY WHICH THE FOOD IS TO BE SOLD BY PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED MANY BAKERY ITEMS CAKED, FLAN, JELLO, BREAD CRUMBS, ETC. OFFERED FOR RETAIL SALE NO PROPPER LABELS,COMMON NAME, MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN, OR RESPECTIVE INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO RPROVIDE PROPER LABELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FRONT COUNTER (NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACE) WORN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/RESEAL. CORE VIOLATION.
OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THRU OUT PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN CEILING LIGHT SHIELD THAT IS DUSTY. CORE VIOLATION.
OBSERVED WALL BEHIND 3, COMPARTMENT SINK WITH A BLACK SUBSTANCE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ALSO REPAIR WALL BEHIND MOP SINK(DUCT TAPE ON WALL, NO DUCT TAPE), AND FIL HOLES IN WAL ABOVE AND AROUND THE HANDSINK IN PREP/DISH AREA. CORE VIOLATION.
OBSERVED BULK FOOD ITEMS (FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC) UNLABELED IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS.
OBSERVED BLOWN LIGHT BULBS INSIDE OF THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
OBSERVED JELLO,CAKE,RICE PUDDING NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. LABEL INFO. GIVEN AT THIS TIME.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT AROUND REAR WINDOWS, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, AND REPAINT. ALSO CLEAN FRONT LIGHT SHIELDS.
OBSERVED ONE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD OVER REAR OVEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. GIVEN COPY OF IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER INFO. AT THIS TIME.
FOUND NO SOAP OR HAND DRYING DEVICE AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STOCK SINK WITH BOTH AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. PLASTIC TOP LIDS AND FLOOR MATS WERE ON TOP OF IT. ALSO, A TALL RACK WITH PASTRIES ON IT WAS IN FRONT OF SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
FOUND THE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE CAN OPENER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND THE VENTS IN THE FRONT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE TOILET ROOM, PREP, FRONT AND SIDE AREA BY THE OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CEILING TILES.
FOUND THE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE LEFT (WHEN FACING SINK) FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND WEEDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PEST HARBORAGE.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE #10 CAN OPENER,GRINDER, ALSO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REAR PROOFER.NEED TO CLEAN WALK-IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVER.NEED TO CLEAN EAST STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP AREA.
NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER FLOUR STORAGE AREA.
NEED TO CLEAN EAST WALL BEHIND STORAGE SHELVES, NEED TO CLEAN CEILING TIE TRACKS,AND CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS. NEED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AROUND REAR WINDOWS.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.PREMISES PREPACKAGES CAKES, BREAD, DONUTS, PUDDING AND JELLO CUPS NO LABELS GIVEN COPY OF STATE LABELING, AND INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES NEED TO SEAL.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.NEED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF OVENS, HOT HOLDING UNIT AND MICROWAVE, EXTERIOR OF BULK CONTAINERS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE PREP TABLE, MIXER.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. LARGE CAN OPENER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. ADDITIONAL HANDSINK NEEDED IN DECORATING ROOM. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
IMPROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE SAME.
FLOOR TILES MISSING IN REAR. REPLACE SAME.
PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION ABOVE CONVECTION OVENS.
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