Portage Park Senior Satellite Center
4100 N Long St, Chicago, IL 60641 · Avondale · Golden Diner · High risk
Strong record across 17 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2025-04-25
What You Should Know
✓ 12 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-25
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2013)
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
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serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED HOT WATER HANDLE AT WOMEN'S RESTROOM HANDWASHING SINK CONSISTENLY DRIPPING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
FOUND FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS NOT PEST PROOFED BROKEN WEATHER STRIP 1/4" INCH GAP BETWEEN MENTIONED DOORS.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND TO MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON CEILING VENTILATION COVERS IN WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.13 SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR PREP HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED OVER A PREP TABLE AJACENT TO SINK. MUST RELOCATE THE SOAP AND TOWEL DISPENSER TO THE HAND WASHING SINK.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-202.16 MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION. SHELVING MUST ALLOW ACCESS TO FLOORS FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.15 MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOORS.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
INSTALL A PHYSICAL BARRIER IN THE ENTRANCE GOING TO THE PREP AREA TO PROTECT THE FOOD FROM ANY CONTAMINATION AND PREVENT CUSTOMER TO GO ENTER THE PREP AREA.
minor Other
ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA
ONLY EMPLOYEE OF THE FOOD SERVICE ARE ALLOWED IN THE PREP AREA. (OBSERVED ONE OF THE RESIDENT ENTERED THE PREP AREA TO GET SUGAR, HAIRNET ETC, DURING INSPECTION).
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minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
Found faucet leak at 3 compartment sink. Instructed to repair and maintain.
2015-08-12 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES FOR THE EXPOSED HAND. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
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2013-05-31 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
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serious Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
FOOD IS NOT PROTECTED WHILE SERVING CUSTOMERS/SENIOR CITZENS. MUST PROVIDE SNEEZE GUARD ON SERVING COUNTER OR SERVE FOOD FROM ANOTHER PROTECTIVE PREP AREA. NO CITATION ISSUED; CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPARTMENT OF AGING, GOLDEN DINER FACILITY.
minor Sanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENTILATION COVERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL VENTILATION COVERS.
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minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Ceiling in recreational area had hole, shall be repaired/sealed.
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minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
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 Regulati...
2010-08-26 Pass Short Form Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Storage shelves, sink and cooking equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
Floor in corners and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail daily.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Storage shelves, sink and cooking equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
Floor in corners and behind equipment not cleaned. Instructed to detail daily.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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