TASTE OF CHICAGO.

Chicago Health Dept

12303 S HALSTED ST · ROSELAND, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2018.

7 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Mar 2018.

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

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
VIOLATIONS
34
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAR 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 20
2018
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

REMOVE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP DISPLAY SHELVES.

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

REPLACE MISSNG BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN WALL BEHND ELECTRIC STOVE. CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

MAR 6
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 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER NEAR DRINKING STRAWS, 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON PALLET NEAR FLOUR IN REAR STORAGE AREA, 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AND PAINT CANS IN NORTHWEST CORNER IN WASHROOM, 10 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN WATER HEATER ROOM, 10 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BEHIND CHEST FREEZER NEAR REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

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

REMOVE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP DISPLAY SHELVES.

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

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL PREP AND REACH-IN COOLERS AND DOOR GASKETS, CHEST FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, FRYERS, GRILL, SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.

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

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, WASHROOM, AND STORAGE AREAS.

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

REPLACE MISSNG BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN WALL BEHND ELECTRIC STOVE. CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

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

REPLACE INOPERABLE BULB INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA.

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

REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

OCT 13
2016
PASS 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, REACH-IN AND PREP COOLERS.

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

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.

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

REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.

Minor Food Temperature
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.

SEP 30
2016
FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER HANDLING MONEY AND PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASKS. SAME FOOD HANDLER TOUCHING READY TO EAT SLICED CHEESE WITH BARE HANDS WHILE PREPARING SANDWICHES. SAME FOOD HANDLER IMPROPERLY WASHING HANDS WITH NO SOAP IN EXPOSED AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MONITOR HAND WASHING. HANDS MUST BE WASHED BETWEEN TASKS, BEFORE AND AFTER CHANGING GLOVES IN AN EXPOSED SINK WITH SOAP, WARM WATER AND PROPERLY DRIED IN A SANITARY MANNER. THERE IS NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A

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

NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER TEST KIT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030

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

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, REACH-IN AND PREP COOLERS.

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

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND WASHROOM AREAS.

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

REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.

Minor Food Temperature
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.

NOV 9
2015
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 10 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Sanitation
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: OBSERVE FOOD HANDLER MULTI-TASKING (HANDLING MONEY AND PREPARING FOOD) AND NOT WASHING HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS WHEN MULTI-TASKING, TOUCHING MONEY, BODY, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)

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

FOUND THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH NO HAND DRYING DEVICES AND THE REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH NO SOAP OR HAND DRYING DEVICES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ITEMS. MAINTAIN SAME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

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

INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOIL FROM THE GYROS EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN A CLEAN SURFACE.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE PREP TABLES AND THE RUBBER GASKETS ON THE REACH IN COOLERS.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS UNDER/AROUND THE FREEZERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.

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

INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH THE LOOSE WALL PANEL UNDER THE SHELF AND BEHIND THE FRIES CHEST FREEZER. ALSO, REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGH OUT. MAINTAIN SAME.

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

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTILATION FILTERS AND THE PIPES/CONDUITS ATTACH TO IT.

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

INSTRUCTED TO HANG ALL MOPS UP TO DRY WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SOLUTION MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

INSTRUCTED TO MEET THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.

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NOV 8
2013
PASS 3 violations
Minor Pest Activity
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

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

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

JUN 7
2013
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS IN FURNACE ROOM AND UTILITY STORAGE AREAS.

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