SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

SCOTT'S HAMBURGER HEAVEN.

BEAT. 46/100

1546 W 35TH ST · BACK OF THE YARDS, CHICAGO

Last inspected April 1, 2011 · passed

Failed 3 of 7 inspections. 3 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
4 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
36
includes 3 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Jan 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 1
2011
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN AND MISSING CEILING TILES ON PREMISES.

MAR 25
2011
FAILED
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.OBSERVED REAR DOOR NOT PROTECTED FROM RODENT ENTRY,DOOR NOT ATTACHED TO DOOR HINGE,BROKEN OFF, MUST MAKE REPAIRS TO DOOR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE WHEN POTENIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE MISSING AND BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

MAY 5
2010
PASSED
5 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST DATE/LABEL FOODS IN REAR REACH-IN COOLER

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST FIX SLIDING DOOR ON REAR REACH-IN COOLER-MUST CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND PROVIDE A HANDLE TO THE REACH-IN FREEZER ACROSS FROM THAT COOLER.

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

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. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TO REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK.

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

All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.

APR 9
2010
FAILED
8 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED CASHIER HANDLE MONEY AND THEN WENT OVER TO 3-COMP. SINK AND RINSE(NO SOAP) HANDS, SHE THEN GRABBED A PAPER COFFEE FILTER TO DRY HANDS AND PROCEEDED TO PLATE SOME TOAST. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK USING SOAP AND DISPOSABLE TOWELS. CITATION #60270-17

SERIOUSOther
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.

SERIOUSSanitation
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN MINOR VIOLATIONS THAT WERE WRITTEN ON 01/13/10: 32/1 PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN REAR PREP AREA. 33/1 CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL FREEZERS, OVEN, COOLERS WHERE NEEDED, STORAGE SHELVES, HOOD & FILTERS AND CABINETS IN WASHROOM. 34/1 DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED. 35/1 REPLACE ALL STAINED, MISSING & BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVINGS. SEAL CRACKS IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND WHERE NEEDED. 40/1 PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

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

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST DATE/LABEL FOODS IN REAR REACH-IN COOLER.

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST FIX SLIDING DOOR ON REAR REACH-IN COOLER-MUST CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND PROVIDE A HANDLE TO THE REACH-IN FREEZER ACROSS FROM THAT COOLER.

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

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. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TO REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK.

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

All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE UNUSED WASH CLOTHS IN A BUCKET OF SANITIZING SOLUTION.

JAN 20
2010
PASSED
6 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

005 (B), 7-38-025 Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN REAR PREP AREA

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL FREEZERS, OVEN , INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, COOLERS WHERE NEEDED, STORAGE SHELVES, HOOD & FILTERS AND CABINETS I WASHROOMS

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE ALL STAINED, MISSING & BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVINGS. REPAIR AREAS AT REAR EXIT DOOR & FRONT DOOR. SEAL CRACKS IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND WHERE NEEDED.

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

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS 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. REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. PROVIDE HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR LEAK IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

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JAN 20
2010
PASSED
6 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN REAR PREP AREA

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL FREEZERS, OVEN , INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, COOLERS WHERE NEEDED, STORAGE SHELVES, HOOD & FILTERS AND CABINETS I WASHROOMS

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE ALL STAINED, MISSING & BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVINGS. REPAIR AREAS AT REAR EXIT DOOR & FRONT DOOR. SEAL CRACKS IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND WHERE NEEDED.

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

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS 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. REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. PROVIDE HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR LEAK IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

JAN 13
2010
FAILED
7 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. GREASE BUILD-UP FOUND ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE DUMPSTER- CITATION ISSUED

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN REAR PREP AREA

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL FREEZERS, OVEN , INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, COOLERS WHERE NEEDED, STORAGE SHELVES, HOOD & FILTERS AND CABINETS I WASHROOMS

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE ALL STAINED, MISSING & BROKEN CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVINGS. REPAIR AREAS AT REAR EXIT DOOR & FRONT DOOR. SEAL CRACKS IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND WHERE NEEDED.

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

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS 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. REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. PROVIDE HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR LEAK IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

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