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Chicago Health Dept

3139 N BROADWAY · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2023.

3 inspections on record since 2019 · Last inspected Feb 2023.

Last inspected Feb 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
3
VIOLATIONS
16
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
FEB 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 3
2023
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FRONT PREP AREA LEAKING PIPE UNDER HANDWASHING SINK,REMOVE DUCT TAPE THAT WAS USED FOR REPAIR SAID PIPE; ALSO DRAIN PIPE WASTE WATER MUST BE DRAIN AT FLOOR DRAIN. WATER SLOWLY DRAINING AT STAFF WASHROOM REPAIR ISSUE.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

JAN 23
2023
FAIL 13 violations 4 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER REPORTED ON SITE AT 2:48PM AFTER WAS INFORMATED BY THE EMPLOYEE.

Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOOD WERE PREPARED AND SERVED:BUBBLE TEA,TIRAMISU SHAKES,ETC A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER REPORTED ON SITE AT 2:48PM AFTER WAS INFORMATED BY THE EMPLOYEE.

Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS AT FRONT AND REAR AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING. FRONT HANDWASHING SINK A RED BUCKET FILLED WITH WATER AND RAGS, ALSO A GREEN SPONGE INSIDE SAID HANDWASHING. THE REAR HANDWASHING SINK A CLEAN LARGE LID INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT TO DRY. HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING AT ALL TIMES PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER CORRECTED ISSUE.

Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

SOAP AT HANDWASHING SINK NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE.FRONT SOAP DISPENSER IS LOCATED BEHIND SPLASH GUARD AT ONE PREP COMPARTMENT SINK, THE REAR SOAP DISPENSER IS GLUED AT RIM OF THE COMPARTMENT WHICH ALMOST TOUCHES THE BASE OF THE SINK.VERY AWKWARD TO POSITION HANDS TO GET SOAP. MUST RELOCATE SOAP DISPENSER AT BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C)CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.

Serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, ICE BIN, AND ALL ICE CONTACT SIDES AND INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK AND PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE . ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF SLIME INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF THE UNIT AND BUY ICE IN BAGS FROM A RETAIL PREMISES.

Minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

A BUCKET WITH SANITIZE SOLUTION AND LINEN MUST BE PROVIDED AT PREP TABLES/PREP COUNTERS

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA. REPAIR/REPLACE

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

Serious Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO CHECK SANITIZING LEVELS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

MUST NOT USE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH UTENSILS.USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK

Serious Employee Hygiene
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

DEBRIS ON SHELVES,ALSO BLACK SLIME AROUND ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HANDWASHING SINKS,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FRONT PREP AREA LEAKING PIPE UNDER HANDWASHING SINK,REMOVE DUCT TAPE THAT WAS USED FOR REPAIR SAID PIPE; ALSO DRAIN PIPE WASTE WATER MUST BE DRAIN AT FLOOR DRAIN. WATER SLOWLY DRAINING AT STAFF WASHROOM REPAIR ISSUE.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

AUG 12
2019
PASS · 0 violations

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