R J GRUNTS.
2054-2056 N LINCOLN PARK WEST · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
11 of 19 inspections passed, 2 failed, 6 passed with conditions. 12 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUL 222025PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER AT PREP LINE WEARING PAJAMA PANTS. FOOD EMPLOYEES shall wear clean outer clothing to prevent contamination of FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS, and SINGLE- SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. EMPLOYEE CORRECTED ON SITE AT PUT ON APRON BEFORE PREPARING FOOD AT LINE.
OBSERVED CRACKED WALL TILES ABOVE PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT DISH WASHING AREA IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR.
SEP 232024PASSED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED NO HANDWASH SIGNAGE IN UNISEX GUEST WASHROOM USED BY FEMALE STAFF AND DOWNSTAIRS MALE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED TOP INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF BOTH ICE MACHINES IN BASEMENT BINS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED FOOD SERVERS IN KITCHEN WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
NOTED ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS KITCHEN WITH DEEP STAINS AND CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE, RESTORING TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER ALONG THE WALLS OF BASEMENT ENCLOSED REFUSE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DECLUTTER AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED FLOORS IN GUEST LOBBY ALONG THE WALL, UNDEARNEATH FRONT BAR SINKS, AND IN KITCHEN AREA NOT CLEAN. ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON VENTS IN MALE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED HOLE IN SOUTHWEST KITCHEN CEILING WITH EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM ON PIPE AND RAGS FILLING GAPS BETWEEN PIPE AND SHELF ABOVE DISHMACHINE TABLE, ALSO NOTED BROKEN CEILING TILE ON WEST WALL IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT ONE COMPARTMENT SINK LEG WITH PAPER TOWEL FILLING GAP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 62023PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF COOKIES UNDER MILK REFRIGERATOR. PROTECT COOKIES AND REMOVE FROM UNDER REFRIGERATOR BEHIND BAR.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS NOT STORED IN SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE. MUST NOT STORE DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTER WHEN NOT IN USE.
OBSERVED HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION ON FAN GUARDS FOR FURNACE WHEN WALKING TOWARDS BASEMENT. CLEAN FAN GUARDS AND MAINTAIN.
OCT 272022PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
4-101.19: PROVIDE LIDS FOR THE TRAYLINE IN THE PREP AREA TO KEEP FOOD AT AN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE.
6-201.11: BROKEN WALLS (HOLES) IN THE BAR AREA UNDER AND BEHIND THE HANDWASHING SINK(REPAIR WALL). ALSO, STANDING WATER BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES IN THE PREP AND DISH ROOM IN THE BASEMENT AREA(REGROUT). SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
OCT 192022FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
WE FOUND A HOT WATER TEMPERATURE FROM 87.7F TO 90.2F AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISHROOM. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT THE WASHBOWL. ADEQUATE HOT WATER IS FOUND AT ALL OTHER SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED
WE OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, ICE BIN, AND ALL ICE CONTACT SIDES AND INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE AND TOUCHING THE ICE.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE AT DISH ROOM/PREP AREA DISPENSING OVER 200 PPM OF SANITIZER SOLUTION(TEST PAPER TURNED BLACK).UNIT IN USE FOR LUNCH DISHES THE TECHNICIAN WAS CALLED BY THE MANAGER, PRESENTLY NOT ON SITE, PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE TODAY(10-20-22, TIME 12:25 PM)UNIT MAINTAINS TEMP OF 100PPM.
TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: SLICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 51.8F; GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF 61.4F.CHOPPED LETTUCES AT TEMP OF 48.9F; BLUE CHEESE AT 46.4F; PICA DE GALLO AT TEMP OF 50F; DOZEN FRESH EGGS AT TEMP OF 61.5F; MENTIONED PRODUCTS WERE STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. TWO CONTAINERS OF PICA DE GALLO AT TEMP OF 54.7F AND A CONTAINER OF FETA CHEESE IN WATER AT TEMP OD 48.7F WERE STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER, AND COOKED GROUND BEEF AT TEMP OF 59.9F TO 62.7F WAS STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER.POUNDS 70, VALUE 250. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
PROVIDE LIDS FOR THE TRAYLINE IN THE PREP AREA TO KEEP FOOD AT AN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE.
BROKEN WALLS (HOLES) IN THE BAR AREA UNDER AND BEHIND THE HANDWASHING SINK(REPAIR WALL). ALSO, STANDING WATER BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES IN THE PREP AND DISH ROOM IN THE BASEMENT AREA(REGROUT). SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
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JAN 212022PASS W/ CONDITIONS16 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS, WHILE WEARING DISPOSABLE GLOVES, TOUCHING DIFFERENT NON FOOD ITEMS FROM OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS OF DIRTY EQUIPMENT(DEEP FRYER, OVEN ETC) TO MOVE GARBAGE CONTAINER TO REMOVE CARDBOARDS, WITH SAME GLOVES HANDLED FOOD(PUTTING BREAD WRAPS AND OTHER FOOD ON TOP THE FLAT GRILL).NO REMOVAL OF GLOVES NOR HANDWASHING. FOOD HANDLERS MUST WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES AFTER ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. DISCUSSED ISSUE WITH MANAGER AND MANAGER DISCUSSED ISSUE WITH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010.CITATION ISSUED.
WE FOUND HOT WATER TEMPERATURE FROM 82.7F TO 90.2F IN BOTH CUSTOMERS' WASHROOMS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL WASHBOWLS. ADEQUATE HOT WATER IS FOUND AT ALL OTHER SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED
LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE AT DISH ROOM/PREP AREA NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER SOLUTION,0PPM, UNIT IN USE. TECHNICIAN WAS CALLED BY THE MANAGER, REPORTED ON SITE, UNIT REPAIRED AND PRESENTLY PROVIDES PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION, 100ppm. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
WE OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN WINGS STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLER, ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT AT A TEMP OF 51.2F TO 60F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 10, VALUE 40 PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH FOOD INSIDE MUST HAVE A LABEL WITH A COMMON NAME.
WASTE PIPE NOT FULLY ENCASED ABOVE ICE MACHINES AND ABOVE SHELVES WITH DRY FOODS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST BE ENCASED. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS SHELF LINERS, ALSO MUST REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL FROM SHELF AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA AND PREMISES. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE GAS STOVE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, MICROWAVE, PREP TABLES, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HANDLES OF PREP COOLERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. ADDITIONAL MATTING IS REQUIRED. MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE.
BROKEN PLASTIC FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP/DISHROOM, AND BROKEN, NOT GROUT BRICK FLOOR INSIDE THE LIQUOR ROOM IN BASEMENT AREA. REPAIR REPLACE. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
GREASE AND GRIMES ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT.
BROKEN PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD IN DISHROOM/PREP AREA.REPAIR ISSUE
ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
DEC 112020PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT MISSING FROM BOTTOM OF MENU FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY. BURGERS ARE COOKED TO ORDER. MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE STATING, "THESE FOOD ITEMS ARE COOKED TO ORDER." PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED DIRTY CUTTING BOARDS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN OR REPLACE.
OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ON FIRST FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MUST REGROUT FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA ON FIRST FLOOR NEAR COOK LINE.
MAY 242019PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED COOKED TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT WEST WALL OF COOK LINE AND ON SHELVING UNIT ABOVE COOK LINE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: 64.2F, 10LBS OF FRIED CHICKEN, $40.00 54.3F, 3LBS OF FRENCH ONION SOUP, $5.00 INFORMED MANAGER THAT TCS FOODS MUST BE 41F OR LESS FOR COLD FOODS AND 135F OR MORE FOR HOT FOODS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 13LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN, AT A TOTAL OF $45.0 PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED COOKED TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT WEST WALL OF COOK LINE AND ON SHELVING UNIT ABOVE COOK LINE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: 51.F, 3LBS OF BEEF STOCK, $5.00 52.3F, 3LBS OF CHICKEN STOCK, $5.00 INFORMED MANAGER THAT TCS FOODS MUST BE 41F OR LESS FOR COLD FOODS AND 135F OR MORE FOR HOT FOODS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 6LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN, AT A TOTAL OF $10.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005 COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
AS OF INSPECTION DATE OF 05/24/19, OBSERVED READY TO EAT/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS, STORED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER: 5LBS OF ROASTED BEETS, $7.00:5/12/19 1LB OF LENTIL SALAD, $3.00:5/19/19 -WALK IN COOLER: 2LBS OF PEPPER JACK CHEESE,$10.00:4/20/19 4LBS OF CHOPPED HAM, $7.00:05/11/19 WITH OTHER FOODS, PAST APPROPRIATELY MARKED DATE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT DATE MARKED READY TO EAT/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS SHALL BE DISCARDED OR HELD IN A DESIGNATED/SEPARATE STORAGE AREA, IF STILL IN STORAGE AFTER 7 DAYS OF PRODUCTION/ DISCARD OR CONSUMPTION DATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD OR SEPARATE READY TO EAT/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS WHICH EXCEEDS APPROPRIATELY MARKED DATE OF PRODUCTION/ DISCARDED OR CONSUMPTION DATES. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 12LBS, $27.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED PLASTIC FILM ON TOP SURFACE OF PREP TABLE SHELVING IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE FILM AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED SLOW DRAIN AT WASH SINK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIND SOURCE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA AND MUST MAINTAIN.
DEC 132018PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.NO CITATIION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA. MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTER NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR STORAGE SHELVING BUY DISHWASHING AREA IN BASEMENT.
BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINES LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREADING.
MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA AND MUST MAINTAIN.
MAR 82017PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OR REPAIR/REPLACE ON 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. RUST ON STORAGE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT AND IN THE WALK IN PROTEIN COOLER. ALSO DEFROST ICE CREAM COOLERS IN BASEMENT. MAINTAIN ALL.
OBSERVED PREP TABLES IN THE KITCHEN AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS PRESENT. STOVE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, AND INTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE CREAM COOLERS IN THE BASEMENT. MAINTAIN ALL.
OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS, WALK IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT, AND THE STAFF TOILET ROOM IN THE BASEMENT; FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST PRESENT. MAINTAIN ALL.
OBSERVED WALL BY DISH MACHINE IN NEED OR REPAIR. HOOD AND FILTERS IN 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS ARE NOT CLEAN, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE 1ST FLOOR, BASEMENT AND OVER THE SALAD BAR NOT LEAN, UNKNOWN DEBRIS PRESENT. ALSO, REPLACE LIGHT IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DERAIL CLEAN ALL, INSTALL WORKING LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED SOILED LINENS THROUGHOUT THE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP ARES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY ON PREP TABLES AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE, AND MAINTAIN.
OCT 122016PASSED8 violationsDETAILS
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED CUPS PRESET ON THE TABLES WITH THE OPEN SIDE FACING UP. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL TABLEWARE INVERTED, COVERED OR RESET WHEN PRESET ON THE TABLE
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED CONDENSATION BUILDING UP ON THE DARK PIPE ABOVE THE UTENSIL STORAGE SHELF ACROSS FROM THE SLICER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT UTENSILS FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION THROUGH THE USE OF INSULATION,GUTTERS,OR OTHER MEANS
Inspector Comments: NOTED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON THE VENTS ON THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELF NEAR THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND MISSING GROUT AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BASEMENT COOK LINE AND UNDER THE UPSTAIRS COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE FLOORS TO BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED THE RUG NEAR THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH HEAVY BUILD UP OF GRAYISH RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND BROKEN CEILING TILES IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NEAR THE SLICER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED CEILING TILES. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DARK BROWNISH STAINS ON THE WALL BEHIND AND BELOW THE SPRAYER SINK AT THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE WASTE PIPING UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED A LEAK AT THE WASTE PIPING THAT DRAINS INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN TO THE LEFT OF THE BASEMENT STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAKS
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR THE BASEMENT ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER.
Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE AT THE BAR MAKING SMOOTHIES (SCOOPING ICE CREAM, OPERATING THE BLENDER) WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS TO RESTRAIN HAIR PROPERLY.
JUL 252016PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED COOLER AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES WITH THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE. THE COOLER WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND CANNOT BE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS UNTIL THE UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CDPH HAS REMOVED THE TAG. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLD FACILITIES AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE 2 DOOR REACH IN SALAD COOLER: LIVER, 56 DEGREES, 3 LBS/$15; TOFU, 56 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$2; COTTAGE CHEESE, 55 DEGREES, 3 LBS/$5; CREAM CHEESE, 54 DEGREES, 3 LBS/$5; BEAN SALAD, 53 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$2; PASTA SALAD, 55 DEGREES, 8 LBS/$5; CUT MELON, 54 DEGREES, 12 LBS/$15; HALF AND HALF, 59 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$2. THESE FOODS WERE VOLUNATARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE OPERATOR. INSTRUCTED FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 140 OR ABOVE DURING STORAGE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
OBSERVED CUPS PRESET ON THE TABLES WITH THE OPEN SIDE FACING UP. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL TABLEWARE INVERTED, COVERED OR RESET WHEN PRESET ON THE TABLE.
OBSERVED CONDENSATION BUILDING UP ON THE DARK PIPE ABOVE THE UTENSIL STORAGE SHELF ACROSS FROM THE SLICER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT UTENSILS FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION THROUGH THE USE OF INSULATION, GUTTERS, OR OTHER MEANS.
NOTED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON THE VENTS ON THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELF NEAR THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND MISSING GROUT AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BASEMENT COOK LINE AND UNDER THE UPSTAIRS COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE FLOORS TO BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED THE RUG NEAR THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH HEAVY BUILD UP OF GRAYISH RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND BROKEN CEILING TILES IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NEAR THE SLICER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED CEILING TILES. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DARK BROWNISH STAINS ON THE WALL BEHIND AND BELOW THE SPRAYER SINK AT THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE WASTE PIPING UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED A LEAK AT THE WASTE PIPING THAT DRAINS INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN TO THE LEFT OF THE BASEMENT STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAKS.
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR THE BASEMENT ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE AT THE BAR MAKING SMOOTHIES (SCOOPING ICE CREAM, OPERATING THE BLENDER) WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS TO RESTRAIN HAIR PROPERLY.
AUG 202015PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED 2 REACH IN ICE CREAM FREEZERS IN BASEMENT AND REACH IN ICE CREAM FREEZER BEHIND BAR WITH EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION. FREEZERS NEED TO BE DEFROSTED AND MAINTAINED. OBSERVED REACH IN FREEZER WITH LIFT UP DOORS, DOORS IN DISREPAIR. DOORS INTERIOR INSULATION IS COMING APART AND DOOR IS NOT ATTACHED TO FREEZER. INTERIOR PANEL OF DOOR MUST BE REPAIRED AND DOOR MUST BE ATTACHED.
OBSERVED REACH IN REFRIGERATOR ACCROSS FROM DISH MACHINE WITH INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, UNDER SHELVES HOLDING CLEAN DISHES. MSUT CLEAN IN DETAIL ENTIRE AREA UNDER SINK AND UNDER SHELVES.
OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER MAIN COOKING LINE UNCLEAN. CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT. MAINTAIN FLOORS IN A CLEAN DRY CONDITION.
OBSERVED CEILING VENT WITHIN WASHROOM IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WITHIN BASEMENT WITH EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE IN BASMENT PREP AREA. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 52014PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
LABEL ALL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH ONIONS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
DEFROST ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER,WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. INSTALL A SPLASH GUARDS BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND THE PREP SINK IN THE PREP AREA BASEMENT. PROVIDE LID FOR THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR WITH CONSUMMABLE ICE.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL BIG CONTAINERS WITH DICED POTATOES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR BEHIND AND UNDER THE SHELVES WITH CHEMICALS IN THE BASEMENT AND FLOOR THRU-OUT THE PREP AREA KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE CONDUITS IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE.
INSTALL A MOP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESURE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE FAUCET.
MAR 102014PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER IN FRONT OF THE COOK'S LINE. OBSERVED SALSA AT 46-50F, GUACAMOLE AT 48.7F, TARTAR SAUCE AT 51.3F, CHEESES AT 50.1F, AND CUT TOMATOES AT 43.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $100. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
OBSERVED RAW WOOD AROUND THE THRESHOLD OF THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER DOOR AND WALL TRIM. MUST PAINT OR SEAL.
DETAIL CLEAN THE DUST BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.
DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL UNDER THE BASEMENT PREP AREA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
OBSERVED A BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD OVER THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.
OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE LEFT FAUCET BASE OF THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
JUN 132013PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
TABLE SERVICE, SINGLE SERVICE KETCHUP BOTTLES MUST NOT BE REFILLED FROM BULK CONTAINER. KETCHUP INSIDE BOTTLE MUST BE COMPLETELY USED THEN DISCARDED OR PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED THEN REFILLED FROM BULK CONTAINER.
DOOR HANDLE OF SALAD BAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER BROKEN AND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST REPLACE OR PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE.
MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT ICE CREAM /BAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK AND AT DISH WASHING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.
MUST REPLACE INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
FEB 32012PASSED1 violationDETAILS
OBSERVED THE COLD PLATE AND SODA LINES IN THE BAR ICE BIN IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE. MUST SEPARATE THE COLD PLATE AND SODA LINES FROM CONSUMABLE ICE IN THE ICE BIN.
JAN 202012FAILED6 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO OBSERVED RUSTY SCREWS IN CONTACT WITH WATER IN THE RESERVOIR AND A DEAD INSECT FLOATING ON TOP OF THE WATER IN THE RESERVOIR. MACHINE WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO OBSERVED LIVE COCKROACHES INSIDE OF THE DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS OF SUGAR, SALT, BEANS AND BREAD CRUMBS. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE CONTAINERS DIRECTLY INTO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
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. OBSERVED LIVE COCKROACHES IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED 15 LIVE COCKROACHES ON THE WALLS, IN THE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND ON THE STEPS OF THE STAIRCASE. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. OBSERVED THE COLD PLATE AND SODA LINES IN THE BAR ICE BIN IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE. MUST SEPARATE THE COLD PLATE AND SODA LINES FROM CONSUMABLE ICE IN THE ICE BIN.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE DEAD INSECTS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE DRY STORAGE AREA.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE THE WALL TILE UNDERNEATH THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA NEAR THE DISHWASH MACHINE.
MAY 42010PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. INTERIOR ICE BIN MUST CLEAN. EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATED ON EXTERIOR COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, MUST CLEAN/REMOVE.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MISSING TILE GROUTING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP/SINK AREA WITH POOLING WATER AND DEBRIS, MUST REPLACE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CAULKING AT WALL OF WASHBOWL IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM MUST REPLACE.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE DISH MACHINE AREA, MUST REPLACE.
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. MUST REMOVE THREADED NOZZLE ON BASEMENT ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. LEAK UNDER 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK, MANAGEMENT REPAIRED DURING INSPECTION.
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