Chicago Health Dept
3159 W VAN BUREN ST · NEAR WEST SIDE, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Apr 2026).
22 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Apr 2026.
4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE MINI REFRIGERATOR AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
3-302.12: OBSERVED SQUIRT BOTTLES AND A BULK, PLATIC CONTAINER OF BUTTER AT THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH NOT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS ON SITE. FOUND INSIDE TWO SEPARATE COLD HOLDING UNITS: A CARTON OF HALF AND HALF (46.0F), 2 CONTAINERS OF HAM (46.3F-48.0F), SAUSAGE LINKS (48.0F), CHICKEN (49.8F), AND SAUSAGE PATTIES (46.5F). MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 17LBS AT $110 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TWO COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. FOUND A MINI COOLER AT 48.7F AND A TWO DOOR COOLER AT 50.0F BOTH UNITS WERE FOUND IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND STOCKED WITH TCS FOODS. BOTH UNITS TAGGED, PLEASE REVIEW COMMENTS FOR TAG REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST REACH AND MAINTAIN 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE MINI REFRIGERATOR AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED SQUIRT BOTTLES AND A BULK, PLATIC CONTAINER OF BUTTER AT THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH NOT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE FOOD TWO-DOOR COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: GROUND BEEF 49.0 F TO 52.0 F, EGGS 48.0 F TO 55.0 F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 70 LBS OF GROUND BEEF WORTH $250.00 AND NINE TRAYS OF EGGS WORTH $ 220.0 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR OF REFRIGERATOR IN SERVING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CRACK TILE ON WALL NEXT TO FRONT COUNTER HANDWASHING SINK.OBSERVED CRACKED LINOLEUM FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE GASKET SEAL AT THE LOWER REACH IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE FRONT UNDER THE TOASTER DAMAGED WITH TAPE ON IT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP UNDER THE SHELVING UNIT THAT SITS OVER THE FLAT TOP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING COOKED OR THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES BELOW.
OBSERVED THE WALL UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND STAIN DRIPPINGS OF SOME SORT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA WELL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE INSECT HARBORING.
OBSERVED RECENTLY HIRED EMPLOYEE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
Violation Codes: 6-301.14 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN MEN'S & WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS.
Violation Codes: 3-302.12 Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON REAR 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.
OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS (TOAST,LETTUCE,SLICED TOMATO)BY FOOD HANDLER SEVERAL TIMES.MUST PROVIDE GLOVES , TISSUE PAPER OR UTENSILS.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND SINKS IN FRONT PREP AREA,MEN'S & WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN MEN'S & WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS.
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.75 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON OLD CUTTING BOARD UNDERNEATH UNUSED TOAST ON REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELF AND ON FLOOR UNDER SAME,ON ROLLING CART UNDER SHELF,GRILL TABLE,FRYER CABINET,UNDER CRATES IN MOP SINK CLOSET,ON FLOOR NEXT TO STOVE,ON SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/25/21.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
OBSERVED NO GLOVES USED TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOODS.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON REAR 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON REAR GRILL TABLE,FRYER CABINET
NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT IN MENU PROVIDED FOR RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS (EGGS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005
NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT IN MENU PROVIDED FOR RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS (EGGS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ICE BUILDUP IN MINI REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AND FREEZER IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CONDENSATION UNITS.
OBSERVED CLOSED GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP ON RECEPTACLE INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AT A FREQUENCY NECCESARY TO PREVENT BECOMING ATTRACTED TO INSECTS AND RODENTS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATION ON FANS/VENTS ABOVE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HANDSINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA WHERE THE DISPLAY REFRIGERATORS ARE LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN ALL THE COOLERS AND DRY STORAGE WITHOUT PROPER LABELING OF NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A LABEL REFLECTING THE FOOD ITEM'S NAME WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED FOOD MANAGER THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
OBSERVED BOXES OF DISPOSABLE EATERY STORED ON A PALLET IN THE UNFINISHED BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PALLET AND ITEMS FROM THE BASEMENT AND PLACE IN APPROVED STORAGE AREAS.
OBSERVED NO USE OF GLOVES BY THE FOOD HANDLERS AT THE START OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ENFORCE FOOD HANDLERS TO UTILIZE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING OR PREPPING FOODS.
OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
OBSERVED DAMAGED DOOR HANDLE TO FREEZER UNIT IN THE REAR PREP/KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE UTILITY MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE UNFINISHED BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES
OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT-BULB IN THE DISPLAY REFRIGERATOR UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
OBSERVED NO FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING.
ALL FOOD PRODUCT IN REAR STORAGE AREA MUST BE OFF THE FLOOR. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF REPLACING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. AIR VENT IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE SOME DUST BUILD UP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: OBSERVED OWNER TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOOD WITH HIS BARE HANDS. OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER PUTTING ON GLOVES WITH OUT WASHING HIS HANDS. OBSERVED ANOTHER MALE EMPLOYEE WEARING GLOVES, RETRIEVE A WASH CLOTH FROM THE SANITIZER CONTAINER, WIPE DOWN A TABLE, PUT THE WASH CLOTH UP AND THEN BEGAN HANDLING FOOD WHILE WEARING THE SAME GLOVES. HE THEN WENT OVER TO THE HAND SINK AND RINSED HIS GLOVED HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES, WHEN MULTI TASKING, HANDLING MONEY, TOUCHING THE BODY, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
FOUND THE REAR REACH IN FREEZER WITH THICK ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESS ICE AND MAINTAIN.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE REAR STORAGE RACKS AND THE INTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MAINTAIN SAME.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTS IN THE PREP AND TOILET ROOMS. REMOVE DIRT/DUST BUILD UP.
FOUND FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF HAIR/BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND WEAR WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
FOUND THE ICE SCOOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A SANITIZED BIN OR HANDLE UP IN THE ICE.
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED SHELL EGGS AT 44-52F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 30# OF FOOD WORTH APPROXIMATELY $96. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
INVERT THE SINGLE USE PLASTIC UTENSILS TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE COOK'S LINE.
MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE FIXTURES IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON PROPERLY LABELING PRECOOKED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN FREEZER WITH NAME AND DATE.
MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE SMALL REACH IN COOLER AT THE FRONT HOT LINE.
MUST CLEAN THE VENT COVERS IN THE TOILET ROOMS TO REMOVE DUST.
FOUND THE REACH IN PREP COOLER DOOR GASKET IN POOR REPAIR AND THE GASKET ON THE DEEP FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED A FEW WATER STAINED AND DAMAGE CEILING TILES IN THE BACK PREP AREA. MUST PAINT OR REPLACE AND MANITAIN.
CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER AND EXTERIOR OF STOVE.
REMOVE DUST FROM VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
REPAIR LOOSE RUBBER GASKETS AT PREP AND TWO DOOR COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR. (UNITS AT PROPER TEMP AT THIS TIME).
REPAIR/REPLACE CRACKED TOILET SEAT IN WOMENS WASHROOM.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR OF AND INTERIOR DOOR OF ICE MACHINE BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. REMOVE DUST FROM BOTTOM AREA OF FRYER.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. PREVIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED. MUST CLEAN CEILING VENTS ABOVE HANDSINK. REPLACE WATER STAINED/DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR KITCHEN AND HALLWAY.
INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOPS WITH MOP HEADS UPWARD TO DRY IN UTILITY CLOSET; RECOMMENDED INSTALLING A MOP RACK ON WALL FOR STORAGE.
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