SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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1419 W 79TH ST · AUBURN GRESHAM, CHICAGO

Last inspected October 30, 2014 · passed

3 of 6 inspections passed, 3 failed. 7 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
3 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
23
includes 7 critical
RECORDS COVER
9 MONTHS
since Jan 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 30
2014
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OPENING IN WALL AT MOP SINK.MUST REPAIR.

AUG 6
2014
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED LOWER SHELVES SPICE AREA.AT PREP AREA NEXT TO HAND SINK NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS/MAINTAIN.

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

FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR BY WALK IN COOLERS.MUST REPAIR FLOOR TILES.

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

OPENING IN LOWER WALL NEAR FLOOR BEHIND PREP TABLE IN STORAGE ROOM.MUST SEAL TO PREVENT HIDING AREAS FOR PEST.ALSO LIGHTSHIELDS NOT CLEAN IN CEILING PREP FRONT AREA.MUST CLEAN.

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

3-COMP SINK LEAKY AT FAUCET HEAD.MUST REPAIR

MAY 23
2014
PASSED
0 violations
APR 9
2014
FAILED
1 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALOther
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

MOP SINK INSTALLED.MUST REMOVE AND INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.CRITICAL-7-38-030

JAN 14
2014
FAILED
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALOther
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. CRITICAL 7-38-030

CRITICALOther
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 1-3-2014 ON REPORT# 1395258 NOT CORRECTED: #19- UPON RE-INSPECTION FOUND SAME DUMPSTER WITH MISSING LID IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA WITH TRASH OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO CALL DISPOSAL COMPANY AND REQUEST NEW DUMPSTER. COMPANY ARRIVED DURING INVESTIGATION WITH NEW LID AND INSTALLED IT. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING VIOLATION-CRITICAL 7-42-090.

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

REMOVE EXCCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN AND PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATED UNITS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA THAT ARE IN POOR REPAIR, AND ARE USED AS STORAGE UNITS, SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEER, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED, SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, UPPER PANEL & INTERIOR OF BBQ PIT, ALL CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP TABLES & CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS.

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL FLOOR BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(INCLUDING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER). REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT

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

REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP FROM GATES ON TOP OF UPPER WINDOWS FACING CUSTOMER WAITING AREA. CLEAN, REPAIR AND PAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE IN POOR REPAIR OR NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT.

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

REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM UNUSED WASHROOM IN FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM.

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JAN 3
2014
FAILED
10 violations4 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

PRE-COOKED CHICKEN WINGS 53.9F AND STEAK BURGERS 71.1F FOUND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER UNLABELED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. COOKED FOODS BEING COOLED MUST BE DOCUMENTED USING TIME AND TEMPERATURE MEASURES AND PRODUCTS MUST BE LABELED. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A). PRODUCT DISCARDED.

CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

EQUIPMENT NOT BEING WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED PROPERLY AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK; NO SANITIZER IN 3RD COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO SET UP ALL THREE SECTIONS OF UNIT WITH SANITIZER READING 200 PPM IN 3RD SECTION OF UNIT. CRITICAL 7-38-030.

CRITICALOther
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. CRITICAL 7-38-030

CRITICALPest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN POOR REPAIR, LID MISSING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF RECEPTACLE. MUST CONTACT GARBAGE COMPANY AND REQUEST A NEW DUMPSTER. SERIOUS 7-38-020.

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

REMOVE EXCCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN AND PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATED UNITS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA THAT ARE IN POOR REPAIR, AND ARE USED AS STORAGE UNITS, SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEER, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED, SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, UPPER PANEL & INTERIOR OF BBQ PIT, ALL CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP TABLES & CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS.

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL FLOOR BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(INCLUDING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER). REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.

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

REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP FROM GATES ON TOP OF UPPER WINDOWS FACING CUSTOMER WAITING AREA. CLEAN, REPAIR AND PAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE IN POOR REPAIR OR NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT.

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

REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM UNUSED WASHROOM IN FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM.

MINORFacility Condition
NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTT AND WATER IN IT ON FLOOR BY WALK-IN FREEZER. 7-32-020(C).

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