Chicago Health Dept
1001 N LAKE SHORE DR · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2018.
9 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Aug 2018.
Last inspected Aug 2018. Records may not reflect current conditions.
OBSERVED DIGITAL TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE, ON WALK IN COOLER FREEZER UNIT, NOT DISPLAYING AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF UNIT. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE MUST DISPLAY TEMPERATURE THAT IS EASY READABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND ENSURE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE DISPLAY IS EASILY READABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FOUND NO PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND SINK ADJACENT TO OR NEXT TO REST ROOM AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT HAND SINKS ARE NECESSARY FOR THEIR CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN SAID AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL/PROVIDE HAND SINK, WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE, IN SAID AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(c) CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MAIN BAR HAND SINK. INFORMED MANAGER THAT HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE MUST BE PROVIDED AT HAND SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO HAVE SAID HAND SINK SERVICED AND ENSURE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE WITH MINIMUM 100F FOR HOT WATER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c) VIOLATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
OBSERVED NO SOAP AT MAIN BAR HAND SINK. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SOAP MUST BE PROVIDED AT HAND SINK. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-030(c) VIOLATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
OBSERVED 50 LBS OF PARTIALLY FROZEN BEEF BARBACOA AND 25LBS OF BEEF BRISKET STORED IN POOLED WATER, INSIDE STEAM TABLE WELL, AT COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT TCS FOODS MUST THAWED USING APPROVED METHOD OF THAWING TCS FOOD AS OUTLINED IN THE FOOD RULES & REGULATIONS SUCH AS: IN A REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS; UNDER POTABLE RUNNING WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 70F OR BELOW.; IN A MICROWAVE ONLY WHEN PART OF CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS AND FINISHED IN CONVENTION COOKING FACILITIES. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLERS HAVE THE ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER CARDS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FOUND LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO DRY AND MAINTAIN DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
FOUND LEAKING HOT WATER FAUCET AT THE FRONT WEST SIDE BAR AREA. ALSO HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. AT THE KITCHEN TRAILER COOKING AREA FOUND COLD WATER FAUCET LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CONDENSATION LEAKING ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR UNDER THE COLD-HOLD UNIT. NO FOOD ITEMS WERE STORED ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION IN THE HOOD VENT FILTERS ABOVE THE GRILL IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HOODVENTS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
REPLACING MISSING THERMOMETER IN THE REACH-IN COOLER UNDER THE COLD HOLD UNIT.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE EAT FOOD FROM A BIN WITH THEIR BARE HAND THEN HANDLE AND DELIVER FOOD TO CUSTOMERS WITH OUT WASHING HANDS AFTER EATING THE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER CONTAMINATING THEM (EXAMPLE: AFTER EATING, HANDLING CHEMICALS, USING THE RESTROOM, ETC.) CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, HAMBURGERS, GUACAMOLE, ETC) WERE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION MANAGER 0N THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY.MUST STORE INVERTED.
FOUND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS.
FOUND CLUTTER STORED ON FLOORS IN BETWEEN WALK IN COOLERS. FOUND MOPS AND BROOMS STORED IMPROPERLY.
FOUND ICE SCOOPS NOT STORED PROPERLY.
EXPOSED HANDSINK NEEDED AT FRONT WAIT STAFF STATION (WITH SPLASH GUARDS). Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees.
PREMISES' EXTERIOR( UPPER & LOWER WALLS) & ANY OUTER OPENINGS MUST BE COMPLETELY SEALED/COVERED (NO GAPS BETWEEN THE WOODEN SLATS)-TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SLIDING SCREENS ON SERVING WINDOWS (NORTH SIDE)MUST BE INSTALLED FOR PEST PREVENTION. All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.
CEILING LEAK INSIDE THE BY THE SOUTH PREP TABLE-MUST ADDRESS. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
SPRAYER AT 3-COMP SINK MUST BE HOOKED-UP ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL OF THE SINKS, WHEN NOT IN USE, OR REPLACE WITH A REGULAR FAUCET THAT SWINGS TO ALL 3-COMPARTMENTS. THE 1ST BATHROON FAUCET MUST BE UNDER CITY WATER PRESSURE & THE 2ND BATHROOM FAUCET WATER MUST STAY RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS. 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.
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