SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

TASTE OF ASIA.

BEAT. 38/100

3120-3122 N BROADWAY · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected October 2, 2015 · passed

Failed 4 of 11 inspections. 14 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
11
4 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 4 failed
VIOLATIONS
73
includes 14 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Nov 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 2
2015
PASSED
0 violations
SEP 24
2015
FAILED
4 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 10 ROACHES IN THE KITCHEN (6 UNDER THE DISHMACHINE AND 4 UNDER THE COOKING LINE). INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL PESTS AND TO MAINTAIN. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL PROVIDED FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.

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

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 1092873, DATED 3-18-14, NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION 32: "FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REAR FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS." VIOLATION 33: "DETAIL CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS AQBOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE. DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT." VIOLATION 40: "MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE WORKING THERMOMETER AT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA." INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CORRECT ALL AND TO MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

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

OBSERVED DUST, DIRT, AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON VARIOUS AREAS OF THE WALLS AND CEILING. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ROUTINELY CLEAN ALL AREAS OF THE WALLS AND CEILINGS AND TO MAINTAIN.

MAR 18
2014
PASSED
9 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED AND COOKED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS.

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

RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REAR FREEZER. INSTRUTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.

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

DETAIL CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS AQBOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE. DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

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

OBSERVED FLOOR IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA IN FRONT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BROKEN. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

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

EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSSURE IS NEEDED AT FRONT BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE WORKING THERMOMETER AT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.

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

MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM FRONT SELLING AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STOREIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

AUG 12
2013
PASSED
0 violations
AUG 9
2013
FAILED
13 violations4 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

CONTINUE TO OBSERVE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. FOUND 0 PPM CHLORINE LEVEL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

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

CONTINUE TO OBSERVE WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT COMPARTMENTS OF THE KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS FILLED THEN RELEASED,NOTED WET DIRTY PLASTIC BAG WRAPPED AROUND THE DRAIN PIPE BENEATH THE SAID SINK,KITCHEN PAN ON FLOOR CATCHING WASTE WATER FROM PIPE.

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

CONTINUE TO OBSERVE LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN THE KITCHEN COOKING AREAS; OVER THIRTY LIVE INFANT & ADULT ROACHES WERE FOUND IN THE KITCHEN CLUTTERED COOKING AREAS AND IN REAR KITCHEN COOLER DOOR GASKETS, INSIDE OF THE WOK STOVE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED,OPENINGS WHERE WALL AND FLOOR MEET BENETH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,AND INSIDE CRACKS AND OPENINGS ENCRUSTED WITH ROACH FECES ABOVE THE DISH WASHING AREA AND KITCHEN DOORWAYS AND AROUND THE HANDWASHING SIGNS,CALENDARS POSTED ON KITCHEN WALLS AND AROUND THE PLASTIC KNIFE RACK HUNG ON SAME WALL. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION, SEAL UP ALL AREAS OF POSSIBLE HARBORAGE AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS WHERE ACTIVITY IS FOUND IN DETAIL AND DRY STORAGE ROOM.THE REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE RODENT-PROOFED AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 1/4" MODE OF PEST ENTRY. THE CHEM-WISE PEST CONTROL LICENSE EXPIRED OBTAIN A VALID LICENSE COPY FROM YOUR PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND A MAP OF THE PREMISES SHOWING BAIT/TRAP PLACMENT AND AN ACTIVITY LOG.

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

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED IN DETAIL.

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

LABEL AND DATE ALL OPEN FOOD PRODUCTS IN SANITARY CONTAINERS OR SINGLE USE FOOD BAGS.

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

ALL FOOD UTENSILS ARE DIRTY AND COATED WITH DIRTY GREASE BUILDUP, CLEAN EVERY FOOD UTENSIL UNTIL IT IS SANITARY IN APPEARANCE AND SANITIZE THEM IN DETAIL.

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

REPLACE ALL WORNED OUT -BLACK STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN AREAS.

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

CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, REPAIR RUBBER GASKETS AT COOLER DOORS WHERE NEEDED, ETC.

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

WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND COVINGS IN DETAIL.

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

WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAS AND SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS WHERE NOTED TO MANAGEMENT AND AT DOOR FRAMES IN DETAIL.

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

THE LIGHT SHIELDS ARE DIRTY AND HAVE DEAD COCKROACHES INSIDE, CLEAN THE LIGHT FIXTURES INSIDE AND OUT AND SANITIZE IN DETAIL.

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

THE HOOD AND FILTERS AND DUCTS ALONG THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE HEAVILY GREASE BUILD-UP ON PIPES ATTACHED TO THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN DETAIL.

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

DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE STORAGE ROOMS,PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE DRY STORAGE ROOMS,CLEANING EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORED IN A DESIGNATED AREAS.ALL ARTICLES STORED MUST BE 6" OFF FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING. REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN DETAIL.

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AUG 6
2013
FAILED
14 violations4 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. FOUND 0 PPM CHLORINE LEVEL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

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

WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT COMPARTMENTS OF THE KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS FILLED THEN RELEASED,NOTED WET DIRTY PLASTIC BAG WRAPPED AROUND THE DRAIN PIPE BENEATH THE SAID SINK,KITCHEN PAN ON FLOOR CATCHING WASTE WATER FROM PIPE. CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-030.

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

OVER THIRTY LIVE INFANT & ADULT ROACHES WERE FOUND IN THE KITCHEN CLUTTERED COOKING AREAS AND IN REAR KITCHEN COOLER DOOR GASKETS, INSIDE OF THE WOK STOVE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED,OPENINGS WHERE WALL AND FLOOR MEET BENETH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,AND INSIDE CRACKS AND OPENINGS ENCRUSTED WITH ROACH FECES ABOVE THE DISH WASHING AREA AND KITCHEN DOORWAYS AND AROUND THE HANDWASHING SIGNS,CALENDARS POSTED ON KITCHEN WALLS AND AROUND THE PLASTIC KNIFE RACK HUNG ON SAME WALL. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION, SEAL UP ALL AREAS OF POSSIBLE HARBORAGE AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS WHERE ACTIVITY IS FOUND IN DETAIL. ALSO,LIVE ANTS BENEATH THE 2 DOOR COOLER IN KITCHEN,12 LIVE HOUSE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FRONT DINING SECTION NEAR THE WINDOW,RAT DROPPINGS WHERE FOUND INSIDE FLOWER POTS THROUGHOUT THE REAR CORRIDOR LEADING TO THE CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOMS AND DRY STORAGE ROOM.THE REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE RODENT-PROOFED AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 1/4" MODE OF PEST ENTRY.. THE CHEM-WISE PEST CONTROL LICENSE EXPIRED OBTAIN A VALID LICENSE COPY FROM YOUR PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND A MAP OF THE PREMISES SHOWING BAIT/TRAP PLACMENT AND AN ACTIVITY LOG.CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-020.

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

FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED IN DETAIL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

SERIOUSPest Activity
TOXIC ITEMS PROPERLY STORED, LABELED AND USED

FOUND AN OPEN HALF CONTAINER OF BORIC ACID IN KITCHEN BENEATH THE CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSIL STORAGE SHELVING.OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WHITE POWDERED SUBSTANCES ON FLOORING THROUGHOUT IN CORNERS OF THE KITCHEN AND REAR STORAGE AREAS NEAR THE TOILET ROOMS AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENTS,CHEST FREEZERS.THIS CHEMICAL MUST BE DISPENSED BY A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR WHEN SERVICING THIS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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

LABEL AND DATE ALL OPEN FOOD PRODUCTS IN SANITARY CONTAINERS OR SINGLE USE FOOD BAGS,

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

ALL FOOD UTENSILS ARE DIRTY AND COATED WITH DIRTY GREASE BUILDUP, CLEAN EVERY FOOD UTENSIL UNTIL IT IS SANITARY IN APPEARANCE AND SANITIZE THEM.

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

REPLACE ALL WORNED OUT -BLACK STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN AREAS.

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

CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, REPAIR RUBBER GASKETS AT COOLER DOORS WHERE NEEDED, ETC.

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

WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND COVINGS IN DETAIL.

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

WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAS AND SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS WHERE NOTED TO MANAGEMENT AND AT DOOR FRAMES.

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

THE LIGHT SHIELDS ARE DIRTY AND HAVE DEAD COCKROACHES INSIDE, CLEAN THE LIGHT FIXTURES INSIDE AND OUT AND SANITIZE.

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

THE HOOD AND FILTERS AND DUCTS ALONG THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE HEAVILY GREASE BUILD-UP ON PIPES ATTACHED TO THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.

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

DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE STORAGE ROOMS,PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE DRY STORAGE ROOMS,CLEANING EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORED IN A DESIGNATED AREAS.ALL ARTICLES STORED MUST BE 6" OFF FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING. REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.

DEC 27
2012
PASSED
6 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM MUST BE LABELED.

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

TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON BOX FREEZER AND ON RIGHT SIDE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST REMOVE DEAD ROACHES FROM ALL AREAS.

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

WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE. PEELING WALL PAPER IN LADIES WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE/REPLACE.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.

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

BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON MENS WASHROOM DOOR. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

MINORFacility Condition
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN FRONT SMALL TWO DOOR COOLER.

DEC 18
2012
FAILED
8 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. FOUND 0 PPM CHLORINE LEVEL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE MACHINE UNTIL REPAIRED, DISPENSES CHLORINE SANITIZER TO 100 PPM AND C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

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

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 12-2-10 NOT CORRECTED. #33-DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, GAS LINES BEHIND THE STOVE, PREP TABLES, VENTILATION HOOD, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR OF FREEZERS, MICROWAVE, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, WIRE STORAGE RACKS, TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP BETWEEN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE.#34- DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM, FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA AND THE DINING AREA, FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. #35-DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AROUND THE EXHAUST VENT IN THE PREP AREA. #38-MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL FOR THE HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM. #43-MUST STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER INSTEAD OF ON TOP OF PREP COOLERS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM MUST BE LABELED.

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

TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON BOX FREEZER AND ON RIGHT SIDE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST REMOVE DEAD ROACHES FROM ALL AREAS.

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

WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE. PEELING WALL PAPER IN LADIES WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE/REPLACE.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.

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

BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON MENS WASHROOM DOOR. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

MINORFacility Condition
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN FRONT SMALL TWO DOOR COOLER.

DEC 2
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. GREASE TRAP BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS RUSTED AND DIRTY. MUST REPAINT THE GREASE TRAP. REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE VEGETABLE PREP COOLER.

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, GAS LINES BEHIND THE STOVE, PREP TABLES, VENTILATION HOOD, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR OF FREEZERS, MICROWAVE, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, WIRE STORAGE RACKS, TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP BETWEEN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE.

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM, FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA AND THE DINING AREA, FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AROUND THE EXHAUST VENT IN THE PREP AREA.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL FOR THE HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER INSTEAD OF ON TOP OF PREP COOLERS.

NOV 29
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. GREASE TRAP BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS RUSTED AND DIRTY. MUST REPAINT THE GREASE TRAP. REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE VEGETABLE PREP COOLER.

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, GAS LINES BEHIND THE STOVE, PREP TABLES, VENTILATION HOOD, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR OF FREEZERS, MICROWAVE, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, WIRE STORAGE RACKS, TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP BETWEEN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE.

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM, FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA AND THE DINING AREA, FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AROUND THE EXHAUST VENT IN THE PREP AREA.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL FOR THE HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER INSTEAD OF ON TOP OF PREP COOLERS.

NOV 1
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

OBSERVED NO SANITIZING RINSE AVAILABLE AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. NO CHLORINE SANITIZER WAS DETECTED AT THE DISHMACHINE. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN THE DISHMACHINE WITH A CHLORINE SANITIZING RINSE OF 100 PPM. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240 AFTER UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. GREASE TRAP BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS RUSTED AND DIRTY. MUST REPAINT THE GREASE TRAP. REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE VEGETABLE PREP COOLER.

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE STOVE, GAS LINES BEHIND THE STOVE, PREP TABLES, VENTILATION HOOD, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR OF FREEZERS, MICROWAVE, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, WIRE STORAGE RACKS, TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP BETWEEN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE.

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM, FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA AND THE DINING AREA, FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AROUND THE EXHAUST VENT IN THE PREP AREA.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL FOR THE HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER INSTEAD OF ON TOP OF PREP COOLERS.

Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →

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