SAUCE AND BREAD KITCHEN.

Chicago Health Dept

6338-6340 N CLARK ST · EDGEWATER, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (May 2025).

7 inspections on record since 2021 · Last inspected May 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 23

2025

PASS 5 violations

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED PLATES AND BOWLS IN MAIN PREP AREA NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AND BOWLS AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND IN FRONT SERVICE/PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN STAFF ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS IN CORNERS IN REAR PREP BELOW DISHWASHER AND IN FRONT SERVICE PREP AREA BEHIND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 8

2024

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

: 4-101.19--- MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11--- NOTED FLOORS BEHIND THE DEEP FRYER AND ADJACENT TWO DOOR COOLER WITH DIRT, BLACKENED GREASE ACCUMULATION ALONG THE BASEBOARD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.---NOTED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR ALL THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

OCT 29

2024

FAIL 16 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER/BARISTA USING THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK REPEATEDLY TO DUMP AND RINSE COFFEE UTENSILS, RINSE A WIPING CLOTH, MAKING THE SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. REVIEWED GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Chemical Safety

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

NOTED PREPARED TCS FOOD ROASTED TOMATOES WITH GARLIC IN OIL INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH A PREP DATE ONLY OF 10-11-24 WELL PAST AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 7 DAYS. ALSO NOTED SOUP NOT LABELED WITH ANY DATES. REVIEWED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED SUCH AS RAW OYSTERS AND UNDERCOOKED EGGS. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOOD ON BOTH THE PRINTED AND VIRTUAL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Minor Facility Condition

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER CONTAINING DAIRY PRODUCT. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND COOLER. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BOTTOM SHELVING OF THE METAL PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE SPRAYER ARM AT THE DISH MACHINE SCRAPER SINK. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED EXCESSIVE DUST ON ALL VENTILATION COVERS IN ALL WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED FLOORS BEHIND THE DEEP FRYER AND ADJACENT TWO DOOR COOLER WITH DIRT, BLACKENED GREASE ACCUMULATION ALONG THE BASEBOARD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.---NOTED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS STORED IN THE BASEMENT OR MOVE TO AN AREA OF THE BASEMENT WITH A CEILING.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS BEING STORED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT ITEMS FOR EMPLOYEES BELONGINGS.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED INOPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ALL THREE WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR ALL THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Pest Activity

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 6-15-23 REPORT #2577386 NOT CORRECTED. #55- NOTED CLUTTER AT THE BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

JUN 15

2023

PASS 4 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

NOTED REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH FOOD IMPROPERLY SET-UP AT THE DINING AREA. MUST RELOCATE BEVERAGE MAKING EQUIPMENT TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA OR PROVIDE A MEANS OF PROTECTION (LOCK) FOR THE REFRIGERATORS.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED CEILING AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA IN POOR REPAIRS WITH MULTIPLES HOLES AND OPENINGS AND DAMAGED WOODS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED CLUTTER AT THE BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE AREA AND AT THE PASTRY SECTION OF THE PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.

OCT 12

2022

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

4-301.16-- INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE-COMPARTMENT PREP SINK FOR USE OF FOOD PREP/RINSING OF COFFEE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT ETC. AT THE FRONT PREP/BAR AREA.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

: 6-501.18-- EXTREMELY DIRTY TOILET IN THE UNUSED BATHROOM BEING USED AS STORAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11---MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. : 6-501.114--- ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING, AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING IN THE HALLWAY/WALKWAY FROM THE WALK-IN FREEZER TO THE STAIRWELL TO FOOD PREP.

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OCT 5

2022

FAIL 15 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE THE INITIAL INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. OWNER/CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED AT INITIAL INSPECTION AND ARRIVED WO HOUR LATER. A PENDING CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WAS ALSO TELEPHONED AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER. REVIEWED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. EGG QUICHE AT 66.3F, SPINACH, AND CHEESE STUFFED CROISSANTS AT 74.1F ON COUNTERTOP DISPLAY. RAW UNPASTEURIZED EGGS ON KITCHEN METAL RACK SHELVING AT 80.2F. ALL FOODS ARE DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Other

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

NOTED NO EXPIRATION DATES ON PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOODS SUCH AS PREPARED HEAD CHEESE, SLICED DELI MEATS, AND SLICED CHEESE. REVIEWED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Facility Condition

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

THE MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS OF THE SPECIFIC ANIMAL ORIGIN MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED SUCH AS SUNNY EGGS AND LOX. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT WILL DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOODS ON BOTH THE PRINTED, WALL, AND VIRTUAL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS INCLUDING SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED STORED HOT SAUCES DIRECTLY UNDER WASTEWATER PIPING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST NOT STORE ANY FOOD OR FOOD CONTACT ITEMS UNDER UNDERWATER LINES.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.----MUST NOT USE SOILED CLOTH AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR PLUMBING UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.

Minor Sanitation

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE-COMPARTMENT PREP SINK FOR USE OF FOOD PREP/RINSING OF COFFEE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT ETC. AT THE FRONT PREP/BAR AREA.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

EXTREMELY DIRTY TOILET IN THE UNUSED BATHROOM BEING USED AS STORAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING, AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MOLDY CAULKING AT THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE KITCHEN HAND-WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE.----CHIPPING PLASTER ON THE CEILING BEAM AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST REPAIR.----MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.----FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS AND PENDING MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 6-10-21 REPORT #2511091 WERE NOT CORRECTED. #55- FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE. #53- FOUND UNISEX RESTROOMS WITH NO LIDS ON TRASH CANS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

JUN 10

2021

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

FOUND UNISEX RESTROOMS WITH NO LIDS ON TRASH CANS. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE.

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