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176 N FRANKLIN ST · LOOP, CHICAGO
Clean record across 6 inspections. No failures, no critical violations.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 92014PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
CLEAN/SANITIZE KNIVES AND KNIFE RACK AGAINST WALL BY 3-COMP SINK AT REAR.
CLEAN BOTTOM INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP.
CLEAN FLOORS IN KITCHEN AREA AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLBASE AT CORNERS. REPLACE/SEAL LOOSE COVING WHERE WALL MEETS FLOOR UNDER RACK WHERE MICRO WAVE OVEN IS HELD NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK.
CLEAN/REPLACE SOILED CEILING PANELS AT REAR, AND WHERE NECESSARY.
REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR EXIT DOOR BY STORAGE RACK AND IN STORAGE CLOSET, CLEAN/ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
AUG 292013PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
NOTED PRECOOKED AND PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED. MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD ITEMS WITH THE NAME, DATE AND TIME.
NOTED RUSTY SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE RE-SEALED OR REPLACED. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF SERVICE/PREP COOLER TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
FLOORS AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
NOTED LEAK FROM CEILING IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR THE 1 COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CEILING TILES IN FRONT DINING AREA WITH WATER STAINS. MUST PAINT OR REPLACE.
NOTED LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR(CRACK). MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
DEC 72012PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
ALL FOODS STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE DATED & LABELED.
WORKING STOPPERS NEEDED AT THE 3-COMP SINK, MUST PROVIDE. RUSTY SHELVING IN UPRIGHT FREEZER OR WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE RE-SEALED OR REPLACED.
FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: COUNTERTOP UNDER THE SODA MACHINE, INTERIOR OF ICE CHUTE (SODA DISPENSER), FILTERS OF HOOD SYSTEM.
WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR MUST BE KEPT CLEAN ALONG WALLBASES & CORNERS; FLOOR UNDER THE SODA MACHINE CABINET MUST BE CLEANED ALSO & ALL STOCK MUST BE ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR IN COLD OR DRY STORAGE AREAS.
NOV 42011PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PREP AREA CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK PITS ON SURFACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/REPAIR DAMAGED CUTTING BOARDS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF ALL SINKS AND IN UNUSED REACH IN COOLER AT COOKLINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND COOLERS/COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.
MAR 162011PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
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AUG 302010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS OF WALK-IN COOLER NEED CLEANING DUE TO FOOD DEBRIS/CLUTTER.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DUST/GREASE BUILD-UP ON FILTERS & ATTACHMENTS TO INTERIOR OF HOOD MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. LEAKY FAUCET AT 1-COMP SINK MUST BE FIXED.
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