APR 7
2014
PASSED
6 violationsDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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SIZZLIN SKILLETS.
YOUR CALL. 64/100
8635 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE · CHATHAM, CHICAGO
Last inspected April 7, 2014 · passed
4 of 6 inspections passed, 2 failed. 2 critical violations across the record.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
6
4 passed · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
38
includes 2 critical
RECORDS COVER
3 YEARS
since Oct 2010
INSPECTION HISTORY
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT THE EXPOSED HANDSINK NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA AND REMOVE RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT OF GREASE BUILD-UP ALSO FILTERS AND VENTILATION HOOD,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EQUIPMENT
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND AND AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT,ESPECIALLY BEHIND STOVE,HAS GREASE BUILD-UP,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPAIR SMALL LEAKAGE AT THE FAUCET NECK OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA AND THE LEAKAGE AT THE FAUCET NECK IN THE WASHROOM ALSO REPAIR THE VENTILATION IN THE WASHROOM(EMPLOOYE'S)
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLERS AND PREP COOLER IN THE PREP AREA
APR 32013PASSED8 violationsDETAILS
APR 3
2013
PASSED
8 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, AND PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY STORAGE RACKS INSIDE COOLERS IN PREP AREA.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS(INCLUDING SIDES, DOORS & GASKETS AROUND DOORS), INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL UNCLEAN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT STORED ON UNCLEAN STORAGE RACKS, GRILLS AND ALL OTHER PIECES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING FURNACE AND HOT WASTER TANK CLOSETS) ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
CLEAN ALL DUSTY WALL/CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
TIGHTEN COLD WATER KNOB ON EXPOSED HAND SINK.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REAR PROPERTY LINE AREA CLEAN.
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
MUST USE UTENSILS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
MAR 272013FAILED10 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MAR 27
2013
FAILED
10 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
FOUND EGGS IN PRODUCE COOLER AT 48.1F, COOKED CHICKEN IN COOLER AT 56.1F, AND COOKED RICE IN CROCK POT AT 111.6F. MUST KEEP EGGS IN A COOLER CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. COOKED CHICKEN, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER COOKED FOOD, STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE PLACED IN SHALLOW CONTAINERS AND MUST BE LABELED WITH TIME AND TEMPERATURE TO ASSURE PRODUCT REACHES 40 DEGREES WITHIN 6 HOUR TIME FRAME ALLOWED. COOKED RICE MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED, MUST MAKE SURE CROCK PIT IS TURNED ON AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
LEFT DIVIDER ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK IN IT CAUSING A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER TO SEEP OUT INTO THE CENTER COMPARTMENT WHEN LEFT COMPARTMENT IS FILLED WITH WATER. MUST REPAIR SINK. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-030.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, AND PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY STORAGE RACKS INSIDE COOLERS IN PREP AREA.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS(INCLUDING SIDES, DOORS & GASKETS AROUND DOORS), INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL UNCLEAN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT STORED ON UNCLEAN STORAGE RACKS, GRILLS AND ALL OTHER PIECES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND SHELVES, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING FURNACE AND HOT WASTER TANK CLOSETS) ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
CLEAN ALL DUSTY WALL/CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
TIGHTEN COLD WATER KNOB ON EXPOSED HAND SINK.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REAR PROPERTY LINE AREA CLEAN.
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
MUST USE UTENSILS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
APR 192011PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
APR 19
2011
PASSED
3 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPLACE ALL WORN CUTTING BOARDS.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER,BRICKS AND DEBRIS FROM REAR STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE REAR DOOR.
APR 122011FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
APR 12
2011
FAILED
6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ALONG WALLS IN PREP AREA, BEHIND AND ALONG SIDE COOLERS,UNDER 1 COMPARTMENT SINK,IN REAR HOT WATER HEATER ROOM AND FURNACE ROOM,IN REAR UNDER WALL BASE AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPLACE ALL WORN CUTTING BOARDS.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FRYERS INCLUDING ALL ATTACHED LEGS,WHEELS,HANDLES,POWER CORDS AND PIPES AND REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. ALSO PREP TABLES,SINKS AND WALLS IN PREP AREA.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREAS,ALONG WALLS AND UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER,BRICKS AND DEBRIS FROM REAR STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE REAR DOOR.
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OCT 52010PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
OCT 5
2010
PASSED
5 violationsDETAILS
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. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN THE TOPS, SIDES, FRONT AND THE INSIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE,THE KNIFE RACK,RACKS IN THE COOLERS,AND STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL. DEFROST AND CLEAN THE REACH IN FREEZER HAS LARGE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILDUP.
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. THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN THE FURNACE CLOSET AND IN THE WATER HEATER ROOM NOT CLEAN. INSTD. TO CLEAN SAME.
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. CLEAN ALL THE WALLS IN THE PREP AREA HAS SPLASHED ON FOOD DEBRISON THEM. SEAL ALL HOLES IN THE WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT PREMISES. REMOVE THE PEELING PAINT FROM THE CEILING IN THE CUSTOMERS WAITING ROOM AND PAINT SAME.
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. ALL THE VENTS ON THE PREMISES NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME.
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. NO THERMOMETERS ON SITE FOR COOKING OR IN THE REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME.
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