SAM & GERTIE'S / PORFIRIO D. F..

Chicago Health Dept

1303-1309 W WILSON AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2023.

6 inspections on record since 2018 · Last inspected Aug 2023.

Last inspected Aug 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 11

2023

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 7

2022

PASS 3 violations

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION AND ICE CHUTE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

ICE MACHINE PLASTIC ICE SCOOP CRACKED. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED ICE SCOOP.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRIANING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.

NOV 16

2021

PASS · 0 violations

AUG 5

2020

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

FOUND NO HAND SINK INSTALLED AT SLUSH SERVING AREAS BY WALK UP WINDOW.PRIORTY FOUNDATION.NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030C. MUST PROVIDE SINK AT SLUSH SERVING AREA OR USE SINK NEARBY(WITHIN 20FEET). NEARBY SINK MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS.

AUG 6

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO VOMIT SPILL KIT(SOLUTION EFFECTIVE FOR NOROVIRUS, GLOVES, DISPOSABLE APRON,ETC.). PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.MUST PROVIDE.

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AUG 21

2018

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14A NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED

Critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

2-501.11 MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE IN PLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.13 HAND SOAP DISPENSER INSTALLED AT 1309 W. WILSON STOREFRONT 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REMOVE HAND SOAP DISPENSER.

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

3-603.11(A) MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND REMIND CONSUMERS OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN. MUST PROVIDE INFORMATION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-202.16 NOTED ICE SCOOP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WITH ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE SCOOP AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.16 HOLES AND OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILING IN MIDDLE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK/DISH MACHINE AREA. MUST SMOOTHLY SEAL ALL OPENINGS. ALSO NOTED HOES AND OPENINGS WITH UNFINISHED CEILING AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS AND CEILING TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PEST.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

PA 100-0367 NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE

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