STAGES RESTAURANT.
657 W 31ST ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO
5 of 6 inspections passed, with 1 critical violation on file.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUL 102013PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: FRYERS, OVEN, FLAT TOP, AND BROILER. ALL IN NEED OF CLESANING TO REMOVE HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOORS BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING AND MUST BE KEPT DRY FREE FROM STANDING WATER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. WALLS AT WAFFLE STATION IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LIGHT SHIELD NEEDED IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
CONDENSATION FROM ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CORRECTING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN WALK IN AND REACH IN COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
SEP 212012PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
FOUND EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE NOT CLEAN.
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT DISHMACHINE AREAS.
FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED.
MAR 82012PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
FOUND COUNTERS, GRILL AREAS, AND EQUIPMENT AT MAIN KITCHEN WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP.
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN.
FOODHANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.
MAR 162011PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
REPAIR WOOD PANEL IN POOR REPAIR AT CEILING ABOVE DINING AREA.
REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
REMOVE UNUSED DEEP FRYER AT REAR STORAGE AREA AND PROPERLY STORE CHEMICALS AWAY FROM CLEAN POTS/PANS AT REAR.
MAR 32011PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
REPAIR WOOD PANEL IN POOR REPAIR AT CEILING ABOVE DINING AREA.
REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
REMOVE UNUSED DEEP FRYER AT REAR STORAGE AREA AND PROPERLY STORE CHEMICALS AWAY FROM CLEAN POTS/PANS AT REAR.
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FEB 242011FAILED11 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND CONTAINER OF READY TO EAT TACO SHELLS STORED ON TOP OF REFRIGERATOR WITH NO COVER, FOUND COLD PLATE WITH HOSES RUNNING THROUGH ICE CUBES INSIDE ICE BIN AT BAR USED FOR CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION, FOUND IMPROPER FOOD STORAGE INSIDE REFRIGERATOR AND WALK-IN COOLER THAT IS OBSERVED RAW ROAST BEEF ON TOP OF READY TO EAT CHEESE, TOMATO SAUCE, CONDIMENTS IN REFRIGERATOR, AND RAW BEEF STORED ABOVE VEGETABLES/PRODUCE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS DURING STORAGE, PROVIDE COVER FOR TACO SHELLS, SEPARATE COLD PLATE AND HOSES FROM ICE CUBES USED FOR CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION, AND INSTRUCTED TO STORE RAW FOODS ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM READY TO EAT FOODS. SERIOUS 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA AND GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. DUMPSTER LIDS WIDE OPEN AND GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH GREASE BUILDUP AT TOP, SIDES, AND GREASE SPILLS ON SURROUNDING GROUND. ALSO, LITTER ON GROUND BY GREASE RECEPTACLE AND ON TOP OF GREASE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AREA, AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
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. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION ON 10/26/11: #32 PROVIDE COVER FOR ICE BIN BY BAR, #33 CLEAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS, FAN GRID COVERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT/WALK-IN COOLER,INTERIOR OF REACH-IN COMPARTMENTS AT COFFEE/SOUP STATION, WHEELS AT DEEP FRYERS, AND UNDER, AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND DISH MACHINE, #33 The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN UPPER AND LOWER WALLS THROUGHOUT DISH WASHING AREA, BEHIND REFRIGERATION/FREEZER UNITS IN KITCHEN, REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AS NEEDED IN TOILET ROOMS, DISH WASHING AREA, COFFEE STATION, AND KITCHEN. SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL BASE UNDER DISH MACHINE, #36 REPLACE LIGHT BULB IN REFRIGERATOR NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, #38 PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT WATER LINE FOR NEWLY INSTALLED COFFEE UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING COLD WATER FOR HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM SCOOPS.
PROVIDE COVER FOR ICE BIN BY BAR.
CLEAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS, FAN GRID COVERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT/WALK-IN COOLER,INTERIOR OF REACH-IN COMPARTMENTS AT COFFEE/SOUP STATION, WHEELS AT DEEP FRYERS, AND UNDER, AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND DISH MACHINE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN UPPER AND LOWER WALLS THROUGHOUT DISH WASHING AREA, BEHIND REFRIGERATION/FREEZER UNITS IN KITCHEN, REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AS NEEDED IN TOILET ROOMS, DISH WASHING AREA, COFFEE STATION, AND KITCHEN. SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL BASE UNDER DISH MACHINE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
REPAIR WOOD PANEL IN POOR REPAIR AT CEILING ABOVE DINING AREA.
REPLACE LIGHT BULB IN REFRIGERATOR NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT WATER LINE FOR NEWLY INSTALLED COFFEE UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING COLD WATER FOR HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM SCOOPS.
REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
REMOVE UNUSED DEEP FRYER AT REAR STORAGE AREA AND PROPERLY STORE CHEMICALS AWAY FROM CLEAN POTS/PANS AT REAR.
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