RISE RESTAURANT.
3401 N SOUTHPORT AVE · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO
Failed 4 of 12 inspections. 11 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
SEP 192018PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
2-201.11 FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012(A) MUST PROVIDE.
2-501.11 FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEANUP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
3-603.11 FOUND NO REMINDER/DISCLOSURE FOR RAW OR UDERCOOKED FOOD INSIDE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
6-201.11 FOUND LIQUOR STORAGE AT BASEMENT WITH CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EAY TO CLEAN. ALSO, FOUND DRY GOODS STORED AT BASEMENT WITH NO CEILING OR WALLS. MUST MAKE CEILINGS AND WALLS EASY CLEAN WHERE DRY GOODS AND LIQUOR ARE STORED.
FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGERS ON PREMISES WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
SEP 102018FAILED6 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
2-201.11 FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012(A) MUST PROVIDE.
2-501.11 FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEANUP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
3-603.11 FOUND NO REMINDER/DISCLOSURE FOR RAW OR UDERCOOKED FOOD INSIDE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
6-501.111 FOUND FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 FLIES AT KITCHEN AREAS AND BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-020(A) MUST ELIMINATE FLY PROBLEM AND NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPOERATOR.
6-201.11 FOUND LIQUOR STORAGE AT BASEMENT WITH CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EAY TO CLEAN. ALSO, FOUND DRY GOODS STORED AT BASEMENT WITH NO CEILING OR WALLS. MUST MAKE CEILINGS AND WALLS EASY CLEAN WHERE DRY GOODS AND LIQUOR ARE STORED.
FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGERS ON PREMISES WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
MAR 172017FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON SITE IN THE BASEMENT. NOTED APPROX. 10 DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT CLOSET (NEAR ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT), APPROX. 8 UNDER THE SHELVING NEAR THIS BASEMENT CLOSET, APPROX. 15 ALONG THE WALL TO THE LEFT OF THE HOT WATER HEATER, APPROX. 25 ALONG THE WALL WHERE THE OUTDOOR CHAIRS ARE STORED, AND APPROX. 12 UNDER THE SODA MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDED TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
MUST DEFROST BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER AND UPRIGHT FREEZER NEAR BASEMENT STAIRS.
OBSERVED SOILED KNIVES STORED IN THE KNIFE RACK AT THE SUSHI COUNTER AND IN THE MAIN KITCHEN COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
OBSERVED STICKY LIQUID POOLING ON THE FLOOR AROUND THE SODA MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN BASEMENT CLOSET TO BE 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS IN THE WHITE UPRIGHT COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN.
MUST REPAIR LEAK AT RIGHT BATHROOM FAUCET.
MAY 242016PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT.
: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL KITCHEN COOLERS AND FREEZERS FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RUSTY METAL ON THE OPENING OF THE BASEMENT ICE BIN. MUST REMOVE.
FLOOR UNDER THE COOKS WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
LEAKING WATER ONTO THE FLOOR UNDER THE LEFT SIDE WOK LINE. MUST REPAIR.
ALL PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
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MAY 162016FAILED12 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. EMPLOYEES OBSERVED HANDLING AND PREPARING RAW FISH FOR SUSHI WITH BARE HANDS. NO GLOVES ON PREMISES. MANAGEMENT SENT EMPLOYEE TO THE STORE DURING THE INSPECTION TO PURCHASE PLASTIC GLOVES. REVIEWED NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES. NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE KITCHEN PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED.ALSO OBSERVED ALL THREE SUSHI BAR EXPOSED HAND SINKS BEING USED AS FOOD PREP SINKS, RINSING FOOD, KNIVES, UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY OBSERVED PROPPED OPEN AND NOT RODENT PROOFED. OBSERVED LIVE RAT IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT STEPPED ON AND KILLED DURING THE INSPECTION. RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORT DATED 5-11-16 NOTED "NO ACTIVITY". NO TRAPS, GLUE BOARDS OR BAIT STATIONS NOTED ANYWHERE IN THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR RODENTS, KEEP DOOR CLOSED AND RODENT PROOFED AT ALL TIMES, SEAL ANY NOTED HOLES OR OPENINGS IN THE BASEMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 10-27-15 NOT CORRECTED. #45- NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED AT PRESENT TIME, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. #32-BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT THREE DOOR COOLER BY THE EXIT DOOR IN THE KITCHEN,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BROKEN DIRTY GRAY TAPE AND REPLACE SAID GASKET. BASE OF THE REACH-IN WHITE COOLER AT SAME LOCATION OF THE THREE DOOR COOLER), BROKEN EXPOSED INSULATION,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR /REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
KNIVES STORED IMPROPERLY BETWEEN PREP COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT. MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS.
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL KITCHEN COOLERS AND FREEZERS FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RUSTY METAL ON THE OPENING OF THE BASEMENT ICE BIN. MUST REMOVE.
FLOOR UNDER THE COOKS WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MISSING FAN COVER IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE/BOX FREEZER.
EXTREMELY SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR. LEAKING WATER ONTO THE FLOOR UNDER THE LEFT SIDE WOK LINE. MUST REPAIR. MUST PROVIDE THREE PROPER STOPPERS FOR THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
ALL PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
OCT 272015PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT THREE DOOR COOLER BY THE EXIT DOOR IN THE KITCHEN,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BROKEN DIRTY GRAY TAPE AND REPLACE SAID GASKET. BASE OF THE REACH-IN WHITE COOLER AT SAME LOCATION OF THE THREE DOOR COOLER), BROKEN EXPOSED INSULATION,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR /REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
FLOOR UNDER THE WHITE REACH-IN COOLER BEHIND THE DISPLAY COOLER WITH EXCESS GRIMES AND FOOD PARTICLES INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.NEED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG BASEBOARD WALL,AND CORNERS IN THE KITCHEN AND STORAGE ROOMS
STAIN TILES WITH FOOD LIQUID IN THE KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
DUST BUILD-UP AT LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
NO IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED AT PRESENT TIME,INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN THEM
AUG 72014PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
OBSERVED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN THE PREP COOLER AND COUNTER TOPS. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A KNIFE RACK.
MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING AT COOKS LINE. RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE UPRIGHT PREP COOLER. MUST RE-PAINT OR REPLACE. FROZEN MEATS STORED IN A PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD A FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
OCT 232013PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
Replaced and replace broken gaskets at the 2 door food prep cooler near the kitchen exposed handsink.
A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS NEEDED FOR THE ICE MACHINE.
OCT 172013FAILED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION .MUST FAX LETTER TO THE CDPH 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL ATT:A.LOPEZ. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
FOUND THE REAR AND FRONT REVOLVING DOOR IS NOT RODENT-PROOFED APPROXIMATELY 1/2" MODE OF ENTRY.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING ALL ACROSS THE DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.ALSO,THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK MUST BE COMPLETE WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WITH A CURRENT COPY OF THE IDPH LICENSE,A MAP LOCATOR INDICATING ALL PEST CONTROL SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THIS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#679373 DATED:03/30/2012 32 All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS AROUND THE DOORS OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS. 06/30/2012 33 All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE SIDES OF THE GREASE CONTAINER STORED OUTSIDE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. 06/30/2012 38 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. PROVIDE A DRAIN LINE HOSE CONNECTED TO THE SODA GUN HOLSTER AT THE BAR AND ROUTE IT TO A FLOOR DRAIN. 06/30/2012 MUST CORRECT BY REINSPECTION DATE 10/24/13. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
Any open cans of food must be transferred into regular containers. All food stored in coolers must be dated & labeled.
All clean single service utensils must be stored with handles up.
Cutting boards with deep, dark grooves must be sanded/bleached or replaced and replace broken gaaskets at the 2 door food prep cooler near the kitchen exposed handsink.
A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS NEEDED FOR THE ICE MACHINE,REPAIR WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET FOR THE KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
APR 162012PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
VIOLATION REMAINS FROM 3-30-12.
MAR 302012PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
Molluscan shell stock shall be obtained in containers bearing legible source identification tags or labels. OBSERVED OYSTERS STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT SHELLFSIH TAGS. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE OYSTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SHELLFISH TAGS ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS AFTER THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN SOLD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005B(2)
The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health's Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. NO CONSUMER ADVISORY WAS POSTED IN THE RESTAURANT OR ON THE MENU. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE CONSUMER ADVISORY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN THE RESTAURANT OR ON THE MENU.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS AROUND THE DOORS OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE SIDES OF THE GREASE CONTAINER STORED OUTSIDE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
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. PROVIDE A DRAIN LINE HOSE CONNECTED TO THE SODA GUN HOLSTER AT THE BAR AND ROUTE IT TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
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