SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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3675 W GRAND AVE · HUMBOLDT PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected January 19, 2024 · passed with conditions

10 of 17 inspections passed, 2 failed, 5 passed with conditions. 8 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
17
10 passed · 5 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
40
includes 8 critical
RECORDS COVER
11 YEARS
since Nov 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 19
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & 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.

MINORPest 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

MINORDocumentation & 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 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & 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.

CRITICALDocumentation & 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.

SERIOUSFood 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

SERIOUSChemical Safety
TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

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

MINORFood 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.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

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

MINORSanitation
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSEVED DEBRIS AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

MINORDocumentation & 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.

MINORDocumentation & 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
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

MINORFacility 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
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSEmployee 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.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

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

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORFacility 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 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & 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
PASSED
0 violations
FEB 21
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
3 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & 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.

CRITICALEmployee 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.

MINORSanitation
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
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
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
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest 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.

SERIOUSOther
* 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

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
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.

MINORPlumbing & 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.

MINORDocumentation & 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
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
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

MINOROther
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
DETAILS
SERIOUSOther
* 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

MINORSanitation
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
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORPest 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.

MINORDocumentation & 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
PASSED
0 violations
FEB 26
2013
PASSED
0 violations
FEB 25
2013
FAILED
1 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALOther
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
PASSED
0 violations

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