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6261 N MCCORMICK RD · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO
5 of 9 inspections passed, 4 passed with conditions. 9 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
NOV 142022PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BIN AND INTERIOR GUARD WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRDUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS HANGING ABOVE PREP SINK IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TH PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/SPILLS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREPARATION AREA, INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED VENT COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
JUN 242022PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER LOCATED IN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTH STORED ON CUTTING BOARD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
OBSERVED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
OBSERVED FOIL USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
JAN 152021PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED MISSING EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA NEAR COOK LINE. MUST PROVIDE.
OBSERVED SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS ON MEAT SLICER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO LABELS ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON BULK CONTAINER TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY.
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA NEAR COOK LINE WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DISHESNOT IN USE AND OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN MOP SINK. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN AREA.
MAR 82019PASS W/ CONDITIONS18 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TIME FOR TEMPERATURE SAFETY FOR CONTROL FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN, BEEF AND PORK) NOT PROPERLY DATED IN WALK IN AND PREP COOLER COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
OBSERVED NO PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) 7-38-005
NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
MUST STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS AND DISHES USED FOR FOOD 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DOOR SEAL ON WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS FOOD STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS
NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IT CLEAN TOP OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM
MUST CLEAN ALL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FROM DESIGNATED REFUSE AND TRASH CONTAINERS AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INGREDIENT CONTAINERS, RACKS AND SHELVING WITH FLOUR, DUST, GREASE, DEAD INSECTS AND DIRT BUILD-UP THROUGHOUT.
MUST CLEAN STANDING WATER UNDER FOOD PREP SINK AND BY ICE MACHINE.
MUST REPLACE BURNED LIGHTS FROM HOOD VENT SYSTEM
NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
JUN 142018PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED BOTH KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS NOT ACCESSIBLE, BLOCKED BY DIRTY DISHES IN ONE SINK AND A LARGE, THREE PRONGED GLASS WASHING SCRUBBER IN THE OTHER. REVIEWED, THE HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. MANAGEMENT REMOVED DISHES AND GLASS WASHER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN THREE DIFFERENT COOLERS/FREEZER. IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER OBSERVED RAW BEEF STORED ABOVE PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH CUT LIMES. IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED OVER FRESH VEGETABLES. IN THE BOX FREEZER OBSERVED RAW BEEF STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF FRESH HOT PEPPERS. REVIEWED PROPER STORAGE OF RAW FOODS, MANAGEMENT REMOVED/RE-ARRANGED ALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
PACKAGED, PREPARED FOODS IN BOX FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK.--- INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE MOP SINK AND THE CLEAN DISH STORAGE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.---MUST NOT USE TINFOIL, CARDBOARD OR CLOTH TOWELS AS LINERS FOR SHELVING. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
ALL STORED DRY FOODS AND FOODS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.--- MUST NOT USE CEMENT BLOCKS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.---MUST NOT USE CARD BOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT.---DIRTY FLOORS WITH GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS UNDER THE WOK COOKS LINE, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
MUST REMOVE WALL MOUNTED SOAP DISPENSER FROM ABOVE THE REAR KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT FOOD PREP SINK AND MOVE TO THE HAND SINK.
ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED ON THE REAR WALKWAY IE: PILED BOXES, MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
ALL WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA MUST BE STORED IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
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JUN 152017PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED TEMPERATURE OF WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER AT 47.8F AND 73.1F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER REFRIGERATION AND PREP TABLE TO IMPROPER:-SHRIMP 51.3F, MIXED VEGETABLES 76.3F,EGGS 50.0F, CHICKEN 46.4F,FISH 46.4F, WHOLE CHICKEN 47.4F, DUCK 64.4F/70.2F, NOODLES 61.5F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 330 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $2,420.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
NOTED EMPLOYEES WHILE WEARING GLOVE AND PREPPING AT THE PREP TABLE WENT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO SET UP THE SINK USING BLEACH, THEN WENT BACK TO THE PREP TABLE TO CONTINUE PREPPING WITH OUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS. NOTED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHILE SERVING FOOD AT THE DINNING AREA WENT BACK TO THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND PROCEEDED TO ADD VEGETABLES INSIDE THE SOUP BOWLS TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMERS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS OR WEARING GLOVES. SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES WENT IN AND OUT OF THE WALK IN COOLER WHILE WEARING GLOVES AND OPENING THE DOOR CONTINUED TO THE PREP AREA AND CONTINUED PREPPING STILL WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES WHEN MOVING FROM THE PREP AREA TO OTHER AREAS OF SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010(A)
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND PREPARED BY DATE. NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
NOTED SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOIL PAPER AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST....NOTED ICE SCOOP AT THE ICE MACHINE NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER FOR THE ICE SCOOP.NOTED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN THE SERVICE COOLER AND WALL OF COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO WASH AND STORE ALL KNIVES IN A KNIFE RACK.
NOTED FLOORS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA LINED WITH CARDBOARD BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS...MUST ALSO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE COOKING STOVE WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION AND DIRT.
NOTED GREASE AND DIRT ON VENTILATION HOOD OF THE COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED HEAVY WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE BOTTOM PIPPING OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
SEP 262016PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED FORKS AND SPOONS ON TABLES FOR SELF SERVICE NEED TO BE INVERTED WITH HANDLES FACING OUT.
OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT UNCLEAN WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. MUST DEGREASE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING STOVES, WOKS, GRILLS AND FRYERS. DEGREASE AND CLEAN IN DETAIL ALL SIDES OF EQUIPMENT. MAINTAIN. CLEAN ALL GASKETS AND INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER ON COOKING LINE.
OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. PULL ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM WALLS AND CLEAN ALL FLOORS IN DETAIL.
OBSERVED ALL VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. MUST DEGREASE ALL VENTS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED ALL REFRIGERATORS NEED EASY TO READ THERMOMETERS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS. STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
DEC 102015PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
Found some food items not properly dated in walk in cooler, must properly date food items in walk in cooler.
Caulk around exposed hand sink, 3 compartment sink in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Storage shelving that had exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/sealed.
Walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need cleaning(crevices), kitchen storage shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
Floors in walk in cooler under shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning.
MAY 282015PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
Non food contact surfaces of reach in cooler not clean, need detailed cleaning.
Missing ceiling tile in kitchen storage area, shall be provided.
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