TAJ MAHAL.
1512 W TAYLOR ST · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO
Failed 7 of 16 inspections. 14 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 272018PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER, AND DISCONTINUE USING GROCERY BAGS IN WALK N COOLER. ALSO, ADJUST SCREEN DOOR ON REAR EXIT DOOR TO PREVENT INSECTS FROM ENTERING KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM GRILL, FRYER, AND STOVE, LOWER SHELF ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM WALL VENTS THROUGHOUT. GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD & FILTERS. ALSO, CLEAN SPIDER WEBS FROM WALLS AND HOLE IN CEILING IN STAFF TOILET ROOM IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
MAY 172018PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA, AND CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
MAY 102018FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 RODENT DROPPINGS ALONG THE WALL-BASE IN THE PREP AREA WHERE AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AFFECTED AREA. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; CHICKEN, BEEF, ETC., ARE BEING PREPARED OF SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
MUST DISCONTINUE USING CARDBOARD AS A FLOOR LINER, AND GROCERY BAGS TO STORE FOOD, AND MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. ALSO, DEFROST ICE ACCUMULATION IS DEEP FREEZER IN PREP AREA.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE FROM FRYER, GRILL, STOVE, LOWER SHELVES ON ALL PREP TABLES, INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF MICROWAVE OVEN AND ALL PREP COOLERS.
MUST REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA IN FRONT OF EXPOSED HAND SINK ADJACENT TO THE GRILL. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN PREP AREA, WALK IN COOLER AND TOILET ROOM.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM INTERIOR OF HOOD AND FILTERS. CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE AND DUST FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA, AND CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.
OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
JUN 162017FAILED8 violationsDETAILS
NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPES PROVIDE FOR TESTING SANITIZING SOLUTION, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL SANITIZING STRIPS UPON NEXT INSPECTION, SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-030
CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDER ISSUED, DATED 07/14/2016, REPORT #1946587, VIOLATION LISTED BELOW: 30 COOKED FOODS AND PREPARED SAUCES IN COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE SAME. 32 RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN COOLERS. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090
USING CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO RESTRICT AND INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS,
SMALL CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
WALL AND ATTACHED EXHAUST FAN BY FRONT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
LEAK UNDER REAR AREA MOP SINK, AND KNOW MISSING SAME SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,
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.
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JUL 142016PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violationsDETAILS
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, RICE, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012A SERIOUS.
COOKED FOODS AND PREPARED SAUCES IN COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE SAME.
INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP. INSTD TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE AND MAINTAIN. EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP WITH RUST. INSTD TO PAINT SAME. CONDENSER LINE OF PREP COOLER CAUSING WATER ACCUMULATION AT BOTTOM INTERIOR SHELF. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME IMPROPER CONTACT SURFACE FOR BREAD STORAGE, USING UNSMOOTH CLOTH TO WRAP BREAD. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE EQUIPMENT. RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN COOLERS. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
UNCLEAN CONTAINERS BEING USED FOR STORING VARIETY OF PREPARED SAUCES. INSTD TO USE CLEAN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS. INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, INTERIOR OF COOLERS, AND UNDERNEATH COOLER DOOR HANDLES NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FLOOR UNDER PREP COOLER WITH SOME WATER ACCUMULATION, TOWELS ON FLOOR. INSTD TO KEEP FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY.
ALL DOORS, DOOR HANDLES AND LIGHTSWITCHES THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
LEAK AT PIPE AT REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
THERMOMETERS MISSING IN COOLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
APR 292016FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OVER 40 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET AROUND HOT WATER HEATER/FURNACE. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP NOTED AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 6/30/15 REPORT 1559754 NOT CORRECTED: 30 ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. 32 PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. 33 CLEAN ALL SHELVES ND STORAGE RACKS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. 34 DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT( EXCESSIVE DIRT, & DEBRIS NOTICED) PAINT RUSTY FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. 38 MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN SMALL ENCLOSED AREA IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PLUMBING LINES ARE LOCATED. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
ALUMINUM FOIL NOTED ON STORAGE SHELVES AND ON WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME. CUTTING BOARDS WORN, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME. LEAK UNDER FRONT REACH IN COOLER IN DINING AREA, WITH WATER AND UNCLEAN, SOILED CLOTH UNDERNEATH AND OVERFLOWING DRIP TRAY. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
HOLE IN FLOOR IN REAR BY EXIT DOOR. INSTD TO SEAL HOLE.
EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON EXHAUST FAN AND VENT COVERS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
UTILITY/MOP SINK INACCESSIBLE, COVERED WITH SOILED LINENS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.
OVERFLOWING BIN OF EXPOSED SOILED LINENS/CLOTHS IN REAR. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND REFRAIN FROM STORING EXCESSIVE QUANTITY OF SOILED ITEMS.
NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
JUN 302015PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
FOUND A LARGE PAN OF CUT BEEF SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON PREP TABLE AT 70.1F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 20LB VALUED AT $90 DISCARDED.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING AND RINSING MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN DISH WASHING AREA, ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT MUST BE WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. INSTALL A BARRIER AT FRONT END OF MOP SINK TO PREVENT DIRTY MOP WATER SPLASH FROM CONTAMINATING FOOD PREP TABLE.
CLEAN ALL SHELVES ND STORAGE RACKS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, & DEBRIS NOTICED). PAINT RUSTY FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
CLEAN AMD/OR PAINT WALLS AND CEILING IN SMALL ENCLOSED AREA IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PLUMBING LINES ARE LOCATED. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT SHUTTER DOORS TO UTILITY CLOSET IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA, AND EXTERIOR OF DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER.
MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN SMALL ENCLOSED AREA IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PLUMBING LINES ARE LOCATED.
MOP SINK FOUND IN BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND A STORAGE RACK IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE THE STORAE RACK SO THAT SINK IS ACCESSIBLE FOR USE.
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.
OCT 22014PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED IMPROPER UTENSIL SANITATION. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING MULTI USE ITEMS IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT THE USE OF A PROPER DETERGENT OR SANITIZING SOLUTION. ADVISED MANAGER ON HOW TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE ITEMS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. (RAW CHICKEN & COOKED RICE)SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
SEP 182014FAILED2 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
VIOLATION PARTIALLY CORRECTED. INSECTS ABATED AND DOORS RODENT PROOF,HOWEVER STILL OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS IN OUTSIDE GARAGE STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS.
OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERLOADED WITH GARBAGE AND DEBRIS PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. MUST CORRECT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. NO CITATION ISSUED, PREMISES CLOSED.
SEP 112014FAILED9 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED FOUL SMELLING MEAT IN THE REACH IN FREEZER IN THE TOP PORTION OF THE REAR STORAGE GARAGE. MUST DISCARD ALL FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE NOT IN SOUND CONDITION.
WASTE WATER APPEARED TO BE BACKING UP FROM THE SUMP PUMP IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE STORAGE GARAGE. MUST MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND REMOVE ALL WASTE WATER FROM PREMISES.
CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA, PREP AREA AND IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 RAT DROPPINGS IN CORNERS,UNDER SHELVES AND ALONG WALLS IN THE TOP PORTION OF THE GARAGE STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE INSECTS AND DROPPINGS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL SERVICE AREAS. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH GAPS ALONG THE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR. MUST REPAIR DOORS AND MAKE INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. (CDPH WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THIS AREA DURING PREVIOUS INSPECTIONS)
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GREASE,DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS IN DISHWASHING AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD FLIES.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP.
MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXISTING LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEAD FLIES.
MUST REPAIR THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE HOSE AND BUCKET CURRENTLY BEING USED
JUL 252014FAILED12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
NO SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT THE PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 1467397 ON 7-16-14 NOT CORRECTED. (18)NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES ON SITE IN WASHROOMS, IN PREP AREA, IN DISHWASHING AREA,IN STORAGE AREAS AND IN REAR STORAGE GARAGE BASMENT. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 RAT DROPPINGS LOCATED IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET AND UNDER REAR STAIRS. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. MUST ALSO SEAL ANY OPENINGS UNDER REAR STAIRS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. ALSO,DOOR TO THE REAR STORAGE GARAGE DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND HAS A GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE DOOR INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. (24)DISH WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED AN EXCESSIVE LEAK AT PIPES UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. (26)CUSTOMER HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. THE COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE WASH BOWL IN THE CUSTOMER RESTROOM IS BROKEN PREVENTING THE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER TO THE SINK. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE SINK. MUST CORRECT ALL SERIOUS VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. (COOKED RICE,ETC)SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
MUST PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE ITEMS LEFT IN THE PREP COOLER AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE GREASE,FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, THE MOP SINK AND THE WASH BOWL IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET BOWL IN EACH WASHROOM AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEAD FLIES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE MICROWAVE OVENS,THE VENTILATION HOOD, PREP TABLES, SHELVING RACKS AND COOLERS. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GREASE,DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS IN WASHROOMS, PREP AREAS, DISHWASHING AREAS, REAR STORAGE AREA AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD FLIES. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEAD FLIES IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WASH BOWL VANITY. MUST SEAL HOLE IN THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA NEXT TO THE PREP TABLE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
MUST REPAIR WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS,DOORS,LIGHT SWITCHES AND OTHER SURFACES IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM,DISH WASHING AREAS, PREP AREAS AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DEAD INSECTS. IF SURFACES CAN NOT BE CLEANED PROPERLY, MUST PAINT WITH A LIGHT COLORED NON-TOXIC PAINT. MUST ALSO REMOVE PEELING PAINT FROM WALLS NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN CEILINGS WHERE NEEDED AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.
MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXISTING LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEAD FLIES.
MUST REPAIR THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE HOSE AND BUCKET CURRENTLY BEING USED
MUST REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM THE GARAGE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND ALL STORAGE AREAS AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO REMOVE CLUTTER,UNUSED COUCH AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE BACKYARD STORAGE AREA.
JUL 162014FAILED12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE LOCATED AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK OR IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES ON SITE IN WASHROOMS, IN PREP AREA, IN DISHWASHING AREA,IN STORAGE AREAS AND IN REAR STORAGE GARAGE BASMENT. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 RAT DROPPINGS LOCATED IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET AND UNDER REAR STAIRS. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. MUST ALSO SEAL ANY OPENINGS UNDER REAR STAIRS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. ALSO,DOOR TO THE REAR STORAGE GARAGE DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE DOOR INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
DISH WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED AN EXCESSIVE LEAK AT PIPES UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE GREASE TRAP WHEN WATER DRAINED FROM THE SINK BASIN. MUST REPAIR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
CUSTOMER HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. THE COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE WASH BOWL IN THE CUSTOMER RESTROOM IS BROKEN PREVENTING THE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER TO THE SINK. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE SINK. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
MUST PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE ITEMS LEFT IN THE PREP COOLER AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE GREASE,FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, THE MOP SINK AND THE WASH BOWL IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET BOWL IN EACH WASHROOM AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEAD FLIES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE MICROWAVE OVENS,THE VENTILATION HOOD, PREP TABLES, SHELVING RACKS AND COOLERS. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GREASE,DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS IN WASHROOMS, PREP AREAS, DISHWASHING AREAS, REAR STORAGE AREA AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD FLIES. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DEAD FLIES IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WASH BOWL VANITY. MUST SEAL HOLE IN THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA NEXT TO THE PREP TABLE.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS,DOORS,LIGHT SWITCHES AND OTHER SURFACES IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM,DISH WASHING AREAS, PREP AREAS AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DEAD INSECTS. IF SURFACES CAN NOT BE CLEANED PROPERLY, MUST PAINT WITH A LIGHT COLORED NON-TOXIC PAINT. MUST ALSO REMOVE PEELING PAINT FROM WALLS NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN CEILINGS WHERE NEEDED AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.
MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXISTING LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEAD FLIES.
MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE HOSE AND BUCKET CURRENTLY BEING USED.
MUST REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM THE GARAGE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND ALL STORAGE AREAS AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO REMOVE CLUTTER,UNUSED COUCH AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE BACKYARD STORAGE AREA.
MAR 282013PASSED9 violationsDETAILS
MUST PROPERLY LABEL PRECOOKED AND PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN COOLERS WITH NAME,DATE, AND TIME.
NOTED KNIVES IN BETWEEN SINK AND WALL. MUST PROPER STORE KNIVES IN KNIF RACK. ALSO MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFTER USE.
NOTED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA NEXT TO SERVICE WINDOW. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE, MUST SEAL.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLER. ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVING TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS IN FOOD PREP AREA AND CLEANING IN DINING AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA.
WALLS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTERS.
MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREA TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
MUST CLEAN HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
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