THE BUCKINGHAM ATHLETIC CLUB.

Chicago Health Dept

440 S LA SALLE ST · SOUTH LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

9 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Oct 2016.

Last inspected Oct 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
9
VIOLATIONS
26
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 5
2016
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

Ice scoop stored on ice cubes at bar ice bin, instructed to keep off.

FEB 25
2016
PASS · 0 violations
JAN 23
2015
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED THE FLOOR AND FLOOR-WALL JUNCTURES UNDER SHELVING AND EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS.

Minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF STATE FOOD HANDLER EDUCATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROOF OF STATE FOOD HANDLER EDUCATION.

JUN 3
2014
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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

FLOORS UNDER DISH MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

JAN 22
2014
PASS 6 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST RELACE FRONT PREP CUTTING BOARD. DISCOLORED AND DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS, INTERIOR OF BEER COOLER, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, SIDES OF FRYER, SODA GUN AND HOLDER, AND DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS.

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

FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUPMENT. MUST CLEAN UNDER STOVE AND FRYER TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

WALLS IN COOFEE STATION IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE AL SPLATTER, WALLS IN DISHROOM, AND WALLS IN PREP AREA. CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. WALLS IN COFFEE AREA IN NEED OF SCRAPING ALL CHIPPING PAINT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

VENTILATION UNIT ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GEASE AND DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. CORRECT SINK OR REMOVE. CORRECT AND MINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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

ALL CLUTTER IN STARWAY STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF ORGANIZING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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FEB 6
2013
PASS 7 violations
Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT MULTI USE UTENSILS IN THE PREP AREA.

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

MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE ICE BIN IN THE BAR AREA.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINETS UNDER THE 1-COMP. SINK, THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH MACHINE. ALSO CLEAN THE RUBBER GASKETS ON THE REACH IN COOLER.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

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

MUST ELEVATE ALL STOCK ITEMS AT LEAST 6" OFF THE FLOOR IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE AREA.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENT ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE-REMOVE EXCESS DUST/DIRT.

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

MUST FIX HOLE IN WALL BY SOCKET BEHIND 1-COMP (EYE WASH) SINK IN PREP AREA.

OCT 3
2011
PASS · 0 violations
SEP 23
2011
FAIL 5 violations
Serious Sanitation
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. OBSERVED SLIME/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE (READY TO EAT FOOD). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

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

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- OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS IN PREP AREA, FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES AND INSIDE PREP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GAKETSS IN IN PREP AREA AND EXTERIOR OF ALL EQUIPMENT AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN.

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT PREP AND DISHMACHINE ROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

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. PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL HOT WATER HANDLE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

SEP 23
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations
Serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. Found no city of chicago sanitation manager on premises while handling potentially hazardous food. serious violation. citation issued. Handles beef burgers, chicken salads, chicken wraps etc.

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

Found no backflow prevention device at ice machine. (check valve)

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

Found no thermometer inside reach in cooler.(main kitchen)

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