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Chicago Health Dept

3675 W GRAND AVE · HUMBOLDT PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

17 inspections on record since 2012 · Last inspected Jan 2024.

Last inspected Jan 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JAN 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 19

2024

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Pest Activity

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL

Minor Documentation & Training

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2569789 ISSUED ON 01-17-2023 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #29- EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA. #57- OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. #58- OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

JAN 17

2023

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 11 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND STEAK ON TABLE BY THE HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR @ 62.3F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATIONI 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED

Serious Chemical Safety

TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD ITEM STORED ON FLOOR IN DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF UNISEX TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSEVED DEBRIS AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ALONG WALLS NEAR SHELVING ACROSS FROM WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

NOV 12

2021

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ALONG WALLS NEAR SHELVING ACROSS FROM WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

AUG 17

2020

PASS 4 violations

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN FAR LEFT PUBLIC TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BOTH UNISEX PUBLIC RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED THE BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING (THE TOLIET STALLS AND FIXTURES). INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNT OUT LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY (IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE FOOD PREP, THE RIGHT UNISEX BATHROOM, AND ABOVE THE FOOD LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

AUG 2

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS DELI MEATS AND CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A VALID CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING SERVED, HANDLE AND PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.

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APR 22

2019

PASS · 0 violations

FEB 21

2019

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

*PREMISES HAS NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.

Critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARE A SANDWHICH AND THEN REMOVE HIS GLOVES AND THEN, TOOK THE CUSTOMERS CASH AND THAN PUT ON NEW GLOVES AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE NEXT CUSTOMERS SANDWHICHES WITHOUT PROPERLY WASHING HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO WASH HIS HAND IN BETWEEN TASK TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION #7-38-010.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED THE FLOORS DIRTY BEHIND THE SERVING LINE AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE SPILLS.

APR 10

2018

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CAULKING PUTTY AT SEAMS OF SPLASH GUARDS AT EXPOSED HANDSINK.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE PUTTY.

MAR 29

2018

FAIL 5 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED 20 FLYING INSECTS AT DISHWASHING/FOOD STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CONTACT THEIR PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

Serious Other

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

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE FROM 8:45AM TO 9:30AM WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH ASHOT AND COLD SANDWICHES ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CAULKING PUTTY AT SEAMS OF SPLASH GUARDS AT EXPOSED HANDSINK.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE PUTTY.

Minor Sanitation

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

INTERIOR OF REACH-IN SERVICE COOLER AT SANDWICH PREPING AREA DIRTY.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH-IN SERVICE COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSEREVED FLOORS UNDER SHELVING AT DRY STORAGE AREA DIRTY,INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN FLOORS.

AUG 22

2017

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA UNDERNEATH THE POP SYRUP AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

NOTED A LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

DEC 1

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE CUSTOMERS WASHROOM AND IN REAR OF PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

MAR 15

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations

Serious Other

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

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS SOUP AND SANDWICHES,SERIOUS VIOLATION,7-38-012

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

AUG 21

2015

PASS 2 violations

Minor Pest Activity

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

OBSERVED INSECTS INSIDE OF THE LIGHT SHIELD ON THE CEILING IN THE PUBLIC WASHROOM; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT SHIELD.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

JAN 21

2014

PASS · 0 violations

FEB 26

2013

PASS · 0 violations

FEB 25

2013

FAIL 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Other

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

NOTED NO HOT WATER AT ANY OF THE SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

NOV 13

2012

PASS · 0 violations

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