Chicago
52
YOUR CALL

Teapotbrew Bakery, LLC

1802 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 · Chinatown · Bakery · Medium risk
YOUR CALL
52/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for sanitation, employee hygiene

Inspections
5
3 passed
Last Inspected
2024-10-23
Pass Rate
60%
2 failures
Score
52/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2024-10-23)
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2018)
Sanitation issues found across 14 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 14×
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
2024-10-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
9
minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN THE DISPLAY NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY WINDOW TO PREVENT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAIMINATION.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

2-402.11: OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

4-201.11: OBSERVED CHIPPED, PLASTIC LIDS ON THE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH EGGS AND COFFEE BEANS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIDS TO PREVENT CONTAINATING ITEMS.

minor Other

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-301.12: OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING TWO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE INTERIOR WALLS AND THE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE FROM BIN AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17: OBSERVED THE GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM WITH NO LID ON THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.12: OBSEVRED A SMALL OPENING IN THE LOWER WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDER THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING IN ORDER TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.13: OBSERVED SLIGHT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2024-10-16 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE, DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH A VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE, ...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS AND APPROXIMATELY 5 FLIES ON SITE. MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE BINS WITH THE BOTTLE OF FLAVORED SYRUPS, IN THE LOWER OPENINGS UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, ON THE TUP...

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN THE DISPLAY NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY WINDOW TO PREVENT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAIMINATION.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CHIPPED LIDS ON THE FOOD STORGAE CONTAINERS WITH EGGS AND COFFEE BEANS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIDS TO PREVENT CONTAINATING ITEMS.

minor Other

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING TWO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE INTERIOR WALLS AND THE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE FROM BIN AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED THE GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM WITH NO LID ON THE RECEPTABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSEVRED A SMALL OPENING IN THE LOWER WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDER THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING IN ORDER TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SLIGHT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2022-11-10 Pass Complaint
4
minor Sanitation

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

CAN OPENER ON SITE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OVEN, PREP TABLES, MIXER AND 3 COMP SINK TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD ALONG WALL BASES AND FLOOR DRAINS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2018-10-15 Pass License Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2018-09-25 Fail License
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

MANAGER MUST PROVIDE CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

MUST PROVIDE POLICY FOR CLEAN UP FOR DIARRHEA AND VOMIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE SOAP IN TOILET ROOM TO WASH HANDS INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE HAND DRYING DEVICE IN TOILET ROOM. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

DOORS IN NEED OF RODENT PROOFING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

SNEEZE GUARD NEEDED AT FRONT COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL

critical Other

HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

NO HOT WATER ON SITE. GAS HAS NOT BEEN TURNED ON CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACK FLOW PREVENTORE MUST BE PRESENT ON ICE MACHINE INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

ALL EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

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