SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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3759 N DAMEN AVE · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected October 20, 2017 · passed

Passed all 7 inspections, but 3 critical violations on file.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
6 passed · 1 w/ conditions
VIOLATIONS
28
includes 3 critical
RECORDS COVER
5 YEARS
since Sep 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 20
2017
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST ELEVATE DOOR THRESHOLD AT SIDE EXIT/ENTRANCE DOOR.

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

SERVICE BAR HANDWASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ROD OUT SAID HANDWASH BOWL PIPE.

DEC 1
2016
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FAN GUARD COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER IN THE BASEMENT.

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

MUST REPAIR NON-WORKING EXHAUST VENT AT THE UNISEX RESTROOM ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

NOV 9
2015
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND RE CAULK LOOSE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT AND EXPOSED HAND SINK ON PREMISES.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER FAN COVER INSIDE BEER WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT.

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

LIGHT MUST BE SHIELDED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER OR PROVIDE SHATTER PROOFED LIGHT BULB.

OCT 7
2014
PASSED
5 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

EXHAUST HOOD, GASKETS ON COOLER DOORS IN BAR AREA AND SODA GUNS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN NAD SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.

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

FLOOR NOT MAINTAINED IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.

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

VENTILATION COVERS INSIDE BOTH TOILET ROOM NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP. EXPOSED BRICK IN DINING AREA NOT SEALED. INSTRUCTED TO APPLY NON-TOXIC SEALANT TO SURFACE.

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

PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN LEAKING WATER FROM COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PREVENT WATER LEAKING.

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

UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT AND IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND ELEVATE SUPPLIES 6 INCHES OR HIGHER AND AWAY FROM WALL.

NOV 4
2013
PASSED
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

VENT COVER INSIDE BOTH WASHROOMS WITH DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

MUST RE ADJUST THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE IN ONE OF THE WASHROOM DOOR. NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY.

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

CLUTTER IN THE EAST CORNER OF THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE,ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.

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OCT 1
2012
PASSED
0 violations
SEP 27
2012
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
12 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

UPON COMPLETION OF INSPECTION, OWNER STATES THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER IS NOT BEING USED. NO FOODS IN COOLER AT THIS TIME AND COOLER HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR INSPECTION OF WALK-IN COOLER AND TAG REMOVAL. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPlumbing & Waste
SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW

OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN, WASTE WATER LEAKING OUT FROM GREASE TRAP UNDER SINK AND WATER BACKING UP IN ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK WHEN WATER IS RUN. MANAGEMENT OBTAINED A REPAIR PERSON DURING INSPECTION AND FLOOR DRAIN WAS ROUTED OUT. LEAK FROM GREASE TRAP IS ALSO BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. SUPERVISOR CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.7-38-030.

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

OBSERVED ICE (FOOD) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF UPPER WATER RESERVOIR OF ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS MADE AND DRIPPING DOWN INTO WATER AND ICE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL CLEANED SANITIZED AND C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 (A).

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

NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.

SERIOUSOther
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOZZLE DOES NOT REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF SINK. MANAGEMENT ON SITE AT COMPLETION OF INSPECTION AND INSTALLED A NEW NOZZLE ARM THAT REACHES ALL COMPARTMENTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

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

MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS. MUST PROVIDE. EXTREMELY DIRTY PREP CUTTING BOARD. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.

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

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BAR AND KITCHEN MUST BE ELEVATED FROM FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.

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

MUST INSTALL A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE.

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

LIGHT SHIELDS MUST BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT KITCHEN.

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

ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION. ALL BAR SODA GUN HOLDERS MUST HAVE ADEQUATE DRAINAGE LINE TO FLOOR DRAIN. MUST PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MINORSanitation
LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED

EXTREMELY DIRTY WIPING CLOTH ON CUTTING BOARD. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

MINOROther
NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

OBSERVED FIVE ASHTRAYS, SOME DIRTY WITH USED ASH, INSIDE BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. NO "NO SMOKING" SIGNS POSTED AT ENTRANCE AND EXITS OF ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT REMOVED ASHTRAYS AND POST SIGNS.

Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →

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