TAKOS KOREANOS.

Chicago Health Dept

1706-1708 W FOSTER AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

4 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Feb 2017.

Last inspected Feb 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 8

2017

PASS 6 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

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

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD OR TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND BULK FOOD STORAGE.

Minor Sanitation

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

MISSING BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT THE MOP SINK AND REAR KITCHEN STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

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

WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN MUST BE REPLACED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

UTILITY MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR AND NOT MAINTAINED. OPEN HOLES IN SINK WALLS AND RAW EXPOSED WOOD. MUST REPLACE SINK, REPAIR. SEAL ALL OPENINGS.

Minor Sanitation

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

ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE SERVER STATION MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE. ALL ITEMS/UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON THE REAR WALKWAY MUST BE REMOVED.

MAR 4

2016

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

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

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS TILAPIA TACOS, CHICKEN TACOS, BEEF TACOS, ETC. MANAGER WITH EXPIRED CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL AGAIN AND GET A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OF SANITATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

RUBBER GASKET OF THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER RIPPED OFF. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FAN GUARD OF THE 2 DOOR EACH IN COOLER AND THE ONE DOOR REACH INN COOLER(WITH DUST ACCUMULATED) AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

DAMAGED WALLS AROUND THE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MAKE IT SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. HOOD/CANOPY AND PIPES CONNECTING TO THE HOOD WITH GREASE BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN ALL REACH IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

FEB 20

2015

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations

Serious Food Temperature

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING THE THAWING PROCESS. OBSERVED UNOPENED PACKAGES OF BEEF BEING THAWED UNDER RUNNING WATER IN THE MOP SINK NEAR THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RINSE AND CLEAN THE UNOPENED PACKAGES OF MEAT IN THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND TO PROPERLY THAW MEAT UNDER RUNNING WATER IN THE PREP SINK OR THAW THE MEAT IN THE REFRIGERATORS ONSITE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A

Minor Sanitation

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

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE DISCOLORATIONS.

JUL 16

2014

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE MIDDLE DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR / REPLACE. ALSO FIRST DOOR INTERIOR LINER NOT COMPLETELY SEALED AT SAME UNIT BY THE EXIT DOOR.

Minor Sanitation

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

FOOD LIQUID SPILLAGE ON THE SHELF INSIDE THE THREE DOOR COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVING HOLES AND CEILING STAINED TILES ON CEILING IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND SEAL HOLES.

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