Retail Bakery Labaguette #4

Chicago Health Dept

1657 W 47TH ST · BACK OF THE YARDS, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2015.

8 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Sep 2015.

Last inspected Sep 2015. Records may not reflect current conditions.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

SEP 2015

Inspection history

SEP 1

2015

PASS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Sanitation

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

THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN: ALL PREP TABLES, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS/FREEZER, INCLUDING RUBBER GASKETS, DOOR HANDLES, RACKS, ROLLING CARTS, ALL STORAGE CARTS, FRYERS, PROOFER, BREAD SLICER, DOUGH MACHINE, STORAGE CONTAINERS, CUTTING BOARDS, CAN OPENER, FRYER, LEGS, WHEELS AND ATTACHED PIPING OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND DISPLAY CABINETS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT, FREE OF DEBRIS BUILD-UP.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS DIRTY THROUGH OUT 1ST FLOOR. ALSO FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

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

WALLS AND CEILING IN NEED OF CLEANING AND REPAIRING. PEELING PAINT MUST BE SCRAPPED AND REMOVED, ALL FOOD SPLATTERS MUST BE CLEANED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Facility Condition

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

NOTED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS. MUST PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

NOTED SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOORS IN POOR REPAIR. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity

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

NOTED UNNECESSARY CLUTTER ON 1ST FLOOR. MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE RODENT HARBORAGE.

DEC 12

2014

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR BY THE DOUGH ROLLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED THE REPAIRED WALLS NOT SEALED, INSTRUCTED TO PAINT. ALSO REPAIR WALL WHERE TILE HAS FALLEN OFF,SOUTH EAST WALL, AND CLEAN DUSTY CEILING FANS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE FRONT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING LOWER PIPE INTO A PAN, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

OCT 29

2013

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 9 violations 1 CRITICAL

Serious Documentation & Training

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

NO PERSON ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON ON SITE THAT CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS. IE...MILK, CREAM ETC. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED NO PERSON ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE.

Minor Sanitation

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

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING: ALL EQUIPMENT: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLKERS AND FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, MIXERS, SINK, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND ALL RACKS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS THROUGH OUT 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

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

WALLS AND CEILING IN NEED OF CLEANING AND REPAIRING. PEELING PAINT MUST BE SCRAPPED AND REMOVED, ALL FOOD SPLATTERS MUST BE CLEANED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Facility Condition

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

LIGHTS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF SHIELDING. MUST PROVIDE TUBES WITH END CAPS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MENS TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND SELF CLOSING DEVICE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

VENTILATION UNIT ABOVE FRYER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING, FAUCET AT HANDSINK IN NEED OF ADJUSTMENT AT NOZZLE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

ALL COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Critical Pest Activity

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

ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL POSSIBLE RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

DEC 31

2012

PASS · 0 violations

DEC 27

2012

FAIL 8 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

EVIDENCE OF MICE INFESTATION NOTED THRU-OUT: OVER 300 (TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT) MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS SCATTERED THRU-OUT PREMISES (PREP AREA AND BASEMENT); INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN PREP AREA ON BAGS OF FLOUR AND SUGAR, ON STORAGE PALLETS, STORAGE SHELVES, ON ROLLING CARTS, ON FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS AND ALONG WALLBASE THRU-OUT, IN BASEMENT UNDER AND BEHIND CLUTTER/UNUSED EQUIPMENT. 3 DEAD MICE NOTED UNDER FRONT DISPLAY COOLER BEHIND CASHIER. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. VENTILATION EXHAUST FAN AT EAST WALL NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTD TO REMOVE DEAD MICE, ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF ALL DOORS. INSTD TO PROVIDE 1/16 MESH SCREEN FOR EXHAUST FAN. IMPROPER PEST CONTROL MEASURES BEING USED, OPEN TOXIC GREEN PELLETS NOTED EXPOSED IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTD TO USE ITEMS PROPERLY.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE: BLACK, SLIMY SUBSTANCE NOTED ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS PROCESSED AND STORED. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN SAME.

Minor Sanitation

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

PEELING PAINT NOTED ON SURFACES THRU-OUT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME.

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR THRU-OUT UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, CLEAN SAME. SEAL RAW WOOD FLOOR SURFACE IN PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR, MISSING WALL TILES. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE, SURFACE. WALL IN SAME AREA NOT CLEAN DEBRIS/FOOD BUILD-UP. ALSO CLEAN WALLS AND DOORS OF TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. CEILING IN PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, BUCKLING AND PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE. HOLES NOTED IN CEILING AND WALLS AROUND PIPES. INSTD TO SEAL ALL HOLES.

Minor Facility Condition

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

PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/UNUSED ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME TO PREVENT HARBORAGE.

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DEC 13

2012

FAIL 8 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

Serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE: BLACK, SLIMY SUBSTANCE NOTED ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS PROCESSED AND STORED. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.

Minor Sanitation

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

PEELING PAINT NOTED ON SURFACES THRU-OUT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME.

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR THRU-OUT UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, CLEAN SAME. SEAL RAW WOOD FLOOR SURFACE IN PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

Minor Facility Condition

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

PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/UNUSED ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME TO PREVENT HARBORAGE.

JUN 13

2011

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

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 PROVIDE ALL MISSING LIDS FOR ALL FOOD/CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE.

Minor Sanitation

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.MUST STILL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:INSIDE ALL FOOD/PASTRY HOLDING UNITS,UNSUSED FRYER,STORAGE UNITS IN REAR,UNSUED COOLER IN REAR,DRY STORAGE UNITS,PASTRY EQUIPMENT,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. CLEAN/SANITIZE.

Minor Sanitation

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. COMPLETE CLEANING OF FLOORS 1ST/BSMT.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST SEAL HOLE AT SOUTH WALL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREA,INSTALL BASEBOARDS AT LOWER WALL AREAS IN POOR REPAIR,OR REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

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

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. MUST INSTALL MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ON ALL LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.

JUN 3

2011

FAIL 8 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING HANDS AT 3- COMP SINK,POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLER TO WASH HANDS ONLY AT HAND SINK.CDI CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

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.EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES. OBSERVED 12 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AND STORAGE PALLET,8 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BETWEEN HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ON STORAGE UNITS. ALSO 5 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR SCATTERED IN AREAS OF BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PREMISES HAS NO LICENSE PEST CONTROL CO. OWNERS STATES HE CANCEL CO AND TREAT PREMISES HIMSELF. MUST CONTACT A LICENSE PEST CONTROL CO FOR TREATMENT AND PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FOR PREMISES.ALSO BACK DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF AT BOTTOM INSIDE LEFT OF DOOR APPROX 1/4 INCH. MUST REPAIR DOOR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED

When toilet and lavatory facilities are provided for the patrons of food establishments, such facilities shall be adequate in number, convenient, accessible, properly designed, and installed according to the municipal code.OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES ON PREMISES. EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA COLD WATER HANDLE BROKEN AND LEAKING UNDERNEATH. ALSO HAND SINK IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM COLD WATER HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR,HARD TO CLOSE. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

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 REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND SEAL BOTTOM SHELVES OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROVIDE ALL MISSING LIDS FOR ALL FOOD CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE.

Minor Sanitation

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 THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:INSIDEALL FOOD/PASTRY HOLDING STORAGE UNITS ON WHEELS,STORAGE UNIT IN REAR,UNUSED COOLER UNIT IN REAR,DRY STORAGE UNITS,UNUSED FRYER FILLED WITH WATER. ,PASTRY EQUIPMENT.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ALSO MUST CLEAN INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT NOT CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

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 DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES1ST/BSMT FLOORS.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.LOWER WALLS IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPAR OR INSTALL BASEBOARDS. ALSO HOLE IN LOWER SOUTH EAST WALL CORNER OF WALL. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CLEAN UNCLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREA OF OLD FOOD AND DEBRIS.

Minor Sanitation

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

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST SHIELD ALL LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.

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