Chicago
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EAT

Subway

5409 S Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
EAT
82/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
16
12 passed
Last Inspected
2018-03-20
Pass Rate
75%
2 failures
Score
82/100
EAT
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2018-03-20
Failed 2 inspections (2017, 2014)
Food Temperature issues found across 2 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation minor 15×
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Other serious
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Plumbing & Waste serious
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Food Temperature critical
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Documentation & Training serious
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Facility Condition minor
2018-03-20 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED THE NORTH WALL BEHIND THE MENU SIGN, LIGHT SHIELD AND CEILING VENT DUSTY ABOVE BAKING CENTER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE DUST.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED THE THIRD COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING AT LOWER PIPE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

2017-07-14 Pass Short Form Complaint

No violations found.

2017-06-01 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
2
minor Plumbing & Waste

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT IN POOR REPAIR IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

WORKING THEMOMETER MISSING FOR WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

2017-05-25 Fail Complaint
4
serious Other

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED, UNABLE TO DRAIN PROPERLY UNLESS RELEASING WATER AT EXTREMELT SLOW INTERVALS. INSTD TO REPAIR AND ABLE TO DRAIN PROPERLY. VIOLATION 7-38-030 SERIOUS.

minor Sanitation

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

WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED ON BASE OF WALL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT IN POOR REPAIR IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

WORKING THEMOMETER MISSING FOR WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

2017-01-27 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

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

WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT WALL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

MISSING WALLBASE ACROSS FROM PREP TABLE IN REAR. REPLACE SAME. VENT, LIGHTSHIELD AND SURROUNDING CEILING TILES ABOVE BREAD OVENS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE RECORDS, LOGS.

2016-04-21 Pass Canvass
2
minor Plumbing & Waste

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

HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR. LEAKS MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST INSTALL THERMOMETER IN FRONT REACH IN COOLER. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

2015-12-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
3
serious Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED/NO MANAGER ON DUTY WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD'S BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.MEATBALLS/RED SAUCE 141.2*F

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED THE REAR HAND SINK LEAKING AT NOZZLE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

minor Facility Condition

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN WALK-IN COOLER, DOOR THERMOMETER BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN COOLER.

2015-01-21 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2015-01-16 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

OBSERVED THE WALK-IN FREEZER AT 48*F AT THIS TIME, FREEZER BROKEN NOT WORKING/MAINTAINED SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 0*F OR BELOW. COOLER TAGGED DO NOT USE FREEZER CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005a

critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED 10LBS OF MEATBALLS WHERE THE BAG HAD SWOLLEN THE PRODUCT TEMPERATURE WAS 46.8*F, AND 44.6*F THESE BAGS WERE DISPOSED OF/DENATURED BY MANAGER.INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFR REMAINING FOOD INTO THE WALK-IN COOLER. IF THE FOOD THAWS OUT YOU CAN NOT REFR...

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO DRY MOP/REMOVE STANDING WATER.

2014-01-17 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE TOILET ROOMS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTS IN THE TOILET ROOMS AND FROM PREP AREA.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND CONSPICOUSLY PLACE WORKING/MISSING THERMOMETERS TO THE FRONT PREP COOLER AND THE WALK IN COOLER.

2014-01-10 Fail Canvass
4
serious Plumbing & Waste

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED

FOUND HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THE WASH BOWL IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM VERY LOW. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER PRESSURE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE TOILET ROOMS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTS IN THE TOILET ROOMS AND FROM PREP AREA.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND CONSPICOUSLY PLACE WORKING/MISSING THERMOMETERS TO THE FRONT PREP COOLER AND THE WALK IN COOLER.

2013-05-16 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

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

STOCK ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES. WALK-IN FREEZER FLOOR NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS/ICE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

INTERNAL THERMOMETER MISSING IN WALK-IN COOLER AND FRONT REACH-IN COOLER. PROVIDE SAME.

2012-09-05 Pass Canvass
1
minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

2011-12-20 Pass Complaint
2
minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR DRAIN IN REAR NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME. FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Sanitation

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

CAULK INBETWEEN WALL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NOT CLEAN, BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.

2011-02-01 Pass Complaint
2
minor Sanitation

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

WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER FLOOR NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME. ELEVATE STOCK 6 INCHES.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER.

2010-07-07 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

CLEAN EQUIPMENT IMPROPERLY STORED ON FLOOR. ELEVATE AND INVERT

minor Sanitation

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

WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LIGHT OUT IN WALK-IN FREEZER. REPLACE SAME.

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