SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

POPEYE'S #9104.

BEAT. 43/100

2355 W ADDISON ST · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected March 3, 2017 · passed

Failed 3 of 12 inspections. 3 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
12
8 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
46
includes 3 critical
RECORDS COVER
6 YEARS
since Sep 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 3
2017
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT PREP AREA AND OFFICE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

CEILING LIGHT COVER MISSING ABOVE 1-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR LIGHT BULBS.

FEB 24
2017
FAILED
7 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

FRONT DOUBLE ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED, OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP BETWEEN DOORS AT DOOR SWEEPS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR DUE TO LEAK FROM BEHIND COMPRESSOR. MUST REPAIR COMPRESSOR LEAK AND REMOVE ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR.

MINORFood Temperature
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED CALCIUM BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF SODA MACHINE AND DUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES UNDER HOT HOLDING UNIT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT PREP AREA AND OFFICE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN WALL.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

CEILING LIGHT COVER MISSING ABOVE 1-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR LIGHT BULBS.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

DIGITAL METAL STEM THERMOMETE LOW ON BATTERY. MUST PROVIDE BATTERY FOR METAL STEM THERMOMETER.

OCT 28
2016
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NEW EMPLOYEE MUST OBTAIN THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE. MUST PROVIDE FOR THE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

OCT 26
2016
FAILED
4 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

DURING INSPECTION FOUND 3.5 POUNDS (APPROXIMATE VALUE $50.00)OF RAW CHICKEN AT THE COLD HODLING UNIT AT 52F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN 40F AND BELOW.MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ABOVE STATED FOOD PRODUCT. COLD HOLDING UNIT WAS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE AT THIS TIME.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.CDI.

CRITICALFood Temperature
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

DURING INSPECTION FOUND REAR HAND SINK ACROSS FROM THE DISH WASHING 3-COMP AREA WITH A MASSIVE LEAK AND THE PIPE BELOW SAID HAND SINK FELL OFF FROM THE WALL. ABOVE STATED HAND SINK IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THIS TIME.FACILITY GIVEN 2 DAYS TO REPAIR HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE STAFF USE THE HAND SINK ACROSS FROM THE HOT HOLDING CHCIKEN AREA.ALL HAND SINKS ARE TO BE IN PROPER WELL MAINTAINED ORDER AT ALL TIMES.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

UPON ARRIVAL AT FACILITY AT 220PM THERE WAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND COOKED.CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED AT FACILITY AT 311PM.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST ALWAYS BE PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND COOKED.CDI.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NEW EMPLOYEE MUST OBTAIN THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE. MUST PROVIDE FOR THE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

JAN 13
2016
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR PANELS OF BOTH ICE MACHINES ON PREMISES. FOUND SLIGHT BUILD-UP.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST CLEAN FLOOR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREAS TO REMOVE WATER AND WINTER SALT OFF FLOOR. ALSO MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT OF AND NEXT TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE LARGE ICE MACHINE AND IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMP SINK AREA.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR LEAKY SPRAYER AT THE 3-COMP SINK.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE BOXES FROM THE WALK-IN FREEZER. ALL ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

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AUG 18
2015
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSDocumentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, POSTED OR AVAILABLE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS WITH PROOF OF ENROLLMENT OR ACTUAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE AVAILABLE, AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED, SERVED AND PREPARED, Cold Chicken Cold-Hold Unit 39.90 °F Hot Chicken Hot-Hold Unit 145.00 °F Hot Potatoes Hot-Hold Unit 147.00 °F SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND BETTER MAINTAIN,

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOOR SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DAILY,

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ONE PERSON ON SITE WITHOUT FOOD SAN, CERT., OR FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,

AUG 10
2015
FAILED
4 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSFacility Condition
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

DISH WASHING FACILITY IN POOR REPAIR, WHEN WATER IS DRAINED FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, WATER OVER FLOWS ON TO FLOOR NOT GOING INTO SEWER LINE, NOT DRAINING PROPERLY AND NOT BEING MAINTAINED, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND BETTER MAINTAIN,

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOOR SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DAILY,

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ONE PERSON ON SITE WITHOUT FOOD SAN, CERT., OR FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,

MAY 13
2014
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/RESEAL RUSTY WIRE SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, AND REMOVE ALL ICE BUILT-UP INSIDE WALK-FREEZER,

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT, THROUGHOUT KITCHEN PREP AREA,

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE A CAP TO CLOSE HOLES AT EXPOSED HAND SINKS, IN KITCHEN AREA, AND REPAIR SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND SINK, FRONT PREP AREA,

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NEED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN WALK IN COOLER AND COLD HOLD UNITS.

OCT 22
2013
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

VENTILATION COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER HAVE BUILD UP OF DUST. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NEED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN WALK IN COOLER AND COOD HOLD UNITS.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE MACINE HAVE BUILD OF GRIME. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.

JUL 18
2012
PASSED
5 violations
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

INSTRUCTED TO LABEL DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER DOOR AND REPLACE RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE THE SAME COOLER.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE SMALL ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT CHICKEN PREP AREA AND FRYERS.

MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST CLEAN VENT COVERS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS AND FILTERS ABOVE FRYERS.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD AT PREP AREA.

FEB 1
2012
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE BROKEN GASKET ON ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER DOOR.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLOERS, MOP SINK, UPPER PANELS OF BOTH ICE MACHINES AND FRONT AREA SODA MACHINE TRAY AND COUNTER.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER FRYERS, AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS, REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND STORAGE AREA.

MINORPest Activity
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

CLUTTER THRU-OUT STORAGE AREA, MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.

SEP 29
2010
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE RACK IN WALK-IN COOLER,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST. aLSO OBSERVED THE LID TO THE ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED REAR INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED FLOOR AREA NOT CLEAN UNDER FRYERS, ALSO WALK-IN FREEZER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, AND REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES ON SIDE OF THE UTILITY SINK.

MINORSanitation
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN REAR LIGHT SHIELDS.

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