TEAPOTBREW BAKERY, LLC.

Chicago Health Dept

1802 S WABASH AVE · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

5 inspections on record since 2018 · Last inspected Oct 2024.

Last inspected Oct 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
35
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 23
2024
PASS 9 violations
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.

OCT 16
2024
FAIL 11 violations 2 CRITICAL
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, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED

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 TUPPERWARE LID AND SHELVES UNDER THE REAR FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, ON THE FLOOR IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET AND IN THE TOILET ROOM. THE FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE DINING AREA AND THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS AND MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED

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.

NOV 10
2022
PASS 4 violations
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.

OCT 15
2018
PASS · 0 violations
SEP 25
2018
FAIL 11 violations 8 CRITICAL
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 HAND DRYING DEVICE IN TOILET ROOM. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

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 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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