Spicy Fingers
1549 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Goose Island · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2023-01-26
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2023-01-26
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 2 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE FRONT DINING HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
FOUND RICE STORED IN BULK CONTAINER LABELED SUGAR. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO LABEL FOOD WHEN OUTSIDE OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER, MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
FOUND BOWLS USED AS SCOOPS STORED INSIDE DRY FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR ETC). INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY OR USE SCOOP WITH HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
FOUND MEAT IN FREEZER STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS, MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
FOUND LEFT HANDSINK IN MEN'S RESTROOM IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
FOUND NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
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2019-07-12 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL MANAGERS WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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