TAJ MAHAL.

Chicago Health Dept

1512 W TAYLOR ST · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2018.

16 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Jun 2018.

Last inspected Jun 2018. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JUN 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUN 27

2018

PASS 5 violations

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM GRILL, FRYER, AND STOVE, LOWER SHELF ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.

MAY 17

2018

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA, AND CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.

MAY 10

2018

FAIL 8 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 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

Serious Other

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

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

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

OBSERVED STAFF NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.

JUN 26

2017

PASS · 0 violations

JUN 16

2017

FAIL 8 violations

Serious Sanitation

DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

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

Serious Chemical Safety

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

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

Minor Sanitation

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

USING CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO RESTRICT AND INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS,

Minor Sanitation

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

SMALL CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

Minor Sanitation

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

WALL AND ATTACHED EXHAUST FAN BY FRONT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK UNDER REAR AREA MOP SINK, AND KNOW MISSING SAME SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,

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.

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JUL 14

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations

Serious Other

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

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.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

COOKED FOODS AND PREPARED SAUCES IN COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE SAME.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR UNDER PREP COOLER WITH SOME WATER ACCUMULATION, TOWELS ON FLOOR. INSTD TO KEEP FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY.

Minor Sanitation

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

ALL DOORS, DOOR HANDLES AND LIGHTSWITCHES THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK AT PIPE AT REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

THERMOMETERS MISSING IN COOLERS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

MAY 9

2016

PASS · 0 violations

APR 29

2016

FAIL 8 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

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.

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

HOLE IN FLOOR IN REAR BY EXIT DOOR. INSTD TO SEAL HOLE.

Minor Sanitation

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

EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON EXHAUST FAN AND VENT COVERS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

UTILITY/MOP SINK INACCESSIBLE, COVERED WITH SOILED LINENS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED

OVERFLOWING BIN OF EXPOSED SOILED LINENS/CLOTHS IN REAR. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND REFRAIN FROM STORING EXCESSIVE QUANTITY OF SOILED ITEMS.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.

JUN 30

2015

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 10 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

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

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.

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

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

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL SHELVES ND STORAGE RACKS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN SMALL ENCLOSED AREA IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PLUMBING LINES ARE LOCATED.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

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.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

OCT 2

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

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

Serious Other

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

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

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

SEP 22

2014

PASS · 0 violations

SEP 18

2014

FAIL 2 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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.

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

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 11

2014

FAIL 9 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Food Storage & Handling

SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE

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.

Critical Food Storage & Handling

SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW

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.

Critical Pest Activity

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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)

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS IN DISHWASHING AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD FLIES.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXISTING LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEAD FLIES.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE HOSE AND BUCKET CURRENTLY BEING USED

JUL 25

2014

FAIL 12 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

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

Critical Pest Activity

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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

Serious Documentation & Training

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

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

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXISTING LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEAD FLIES.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE HOSE AND BUCKET CURRENTLY BEING USED

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

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 16

2014

FAIL 12 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

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

Critical Pest Activity

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

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

Serious Documentation & Training

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

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

Serious Plumbing & Waste

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

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

Serious Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED

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

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

Minor Pest Activity

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

Minor Pest Activity

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

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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

MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXISTING LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEAD FLIES.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST PROPERLY EXTEND WASTE LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST REMOVE HOSE AND BUCKET CURRENTLY BEING USED.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

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 28

2013

PASS 9 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL PRECOOKED AND PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN COOLERS WITH NAME,DATE, AND TIME.

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED KNIVES IN BETWEEN SINK AND WALL. MUST PROPER STORE KNIVES IN KNIF RACK. ALSO MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFTER USE.

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN FOOD PREP AREA NEXT TO SERVICE WINDOW. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE, MUST SEAL.

Minor Sanitation

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

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS IN FOOD PREP AREA AND CLEANING IN DINING AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

WALLS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREA TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.

Minor Pest Activity

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

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