SARKS IN THE PARK.

Chicago Health Dept

444 W FULLERTON PKWY · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

3 inspections on record since 2015 · Last inspected May 2016.

Last inspected May 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 17

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 11 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1770386 5/9/16 #22-STILL NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHECKING SANITIZER SOLUTION AT 3- COMP SINK.DEMONSTRATED TO MANAGER ON HOW TO SET UP 3- COMP SINK AND MEASURE SANITIZER SOLUTION THAT IS NEEDED IN SANITIZER COMPARTMENT FOR PROPER CONCENTRATION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE TRIM AT COUNTER TOP OF COFFEE TABLE,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM PREP TABLE.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM USED AND UNUSED PREP COOLERS AND REFRIGERATORS,STOVE,GRILL TABLE.OVERHEAD SHELVING UNITS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLE,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL,MOPSINK BASIN.ROLLING CART,MEAT SLICER,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE UNDER PREP COOLER AND SHELVING UNIT BEHIND COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE ,DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK AND ICE MACHINE,HOLES IN WALLS IN PREP AREA,STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA,FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREA ,DISH WASHING AREA,NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.

Minor Facility Condition

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

Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE AND 1 MORE SINK STOPPER FOR 3- COMP SINK.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN

MAY 9

2016

FAIL 14 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

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

OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLERS.OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER ON CELL PHONE CAME INTO KITCHEN AND HANDLED FOOD CONTAINERS AND PUT FOOD ON GRILL AND THEN MADE TOAST WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAME INTO ESTABLISHMENT FROM OUTSIDE AND SET AT SERVICE COUNTER AND WAS HANDLING SILVERWARE WRAPPING THEM IN A NAPKIN AND DIDN'T WASH HANDS BEFORE HANDLING SILVERWARE.MUST WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTIMINATION.(CRITICAL 7-38-010A)

Critical Plumbing & Waste

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA AND IN TOILETROOMS AT THIS TIME WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED.HOT RUNNING WATER WAS RESTORED ON SITE AT 10:00 A.M..MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)

Serious Sanitation

DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHECKING SANITIZER SOLUTION P.P.M.AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-38-030)

Serious Pest Activity

TOXIC ITEMS PROPERLY STORED, LABELED AND USED

OBSERVED IMPROPER USE OF A TOXIC PESTICIDE ITEM USED IN FOOD PREP AREA BY EMPLOYEES.OBSERVED A EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UNKNOWN TOXIC PESTICIDE WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,ICE MACHINE,AND REFRIGERATORS.MUST REMOVE SUBSTANCE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.(SERIOUS 7-38-005A)

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE TRIM AT COUNTER TOP OF COFFEE TABLE,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM PREP TABLE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM USED AND UNUSED PREP COOLERS AND REFRIGERATORS,STOVE,GRILL TABLE.OVERHEAD SHELVING UNITS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLE,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL,MOPSINK BASIN.ROLLING CART,MEAT SLICER,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE UNDER PREP COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE ,DAMAGED AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK AND ICE MACHINE,HOLES IN WALLS IN PREP AREA,STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA,FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREA ,DISH WASHING AREA,NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE MOLDED CAULK AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.

Minor Facility Condition

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

MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE AND 1 MORE SINK STOPPER FOR 3- COMP SINK.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD TEMPS

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

DEC 29

2015

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND REMOVE GRIME FROM REFRIGERATION UNIT SHELVES AT THE 3-DR COOLER, AND 2 2DR LOW COOLERS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRI AND GRIME.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR UNDER AND AT SIDES OF THE GRILL/COOKING AREA. MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. ICE MACHINE HAS A LEAKY PIPE CAUSING PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE KITCHEN AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROVIDE 2 ADDITIONAL WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3-COMP SINK AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO PROPERLY SET-UP 3-COMP SINK FOR WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. FOUND ONLY ONE WORKING SINK STOPPER. MUST REPAIR LEAK AT THE BACK OF THE SMALL ICE MACHINE MAKING A PUDDLE OF WATER AT FLOOR UNDER MACHINE.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES IN FOOD PREP AREAS.

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