THE ORIGINAL GINO'S EAST.

Chicago Health Dept

1659 W 21ST ST · PILSEN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

5 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Oct 2017.

Last inspected Oct 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
21
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 6
2017
PASS 4 violations
Minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.

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

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER BOOTH SEATS IN DINING AREA,UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COLER AND IN HOT WATER TANK AREA AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST SEAL BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN HOT WATER TANK AREA.

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

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT HOT WATER TANK AREA AND CLEAN & COVER UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN SAME AREA.

SEP 29
2017
FAIL 9 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

OBSERVED A WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT NOT IN USE AND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT 40.0F OR BELOW(NO CITATION ISSUED)

Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS APPX. 100 OR MORE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES ON FLOOR UNDER ,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN 1ST FL.REAR PREP AREA OF COOLERS,RADIATORS,FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,ON ROLLING CARTS,LEDGE OF FLOOR MIXER,IN DISH WASHING AREA UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF DISH MACHINE,3- COMPARTMENT SINK,HAND SINK,DISH STORAGE RACK,1ST FL. FRONT PREP AREA BEHIND STOVE,NEXT TO PIZZA OVEN.BAR AREA UNDER AND NEXT TO ALL COOLERS,UNDER ICE BIN AND SERVICE COUNTER.ON FLOOR IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM.ON FLOOR, LANDING AND LEDGE LEADING TO BASEMENT PREP AREA,ON FLOOR UNDER LIQUOR STORAGE CABINET,UNDER FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES,UNDER 1- COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK.ALSO,REAR HOT WATER TANK AND STORAGE AREA IN BETWEEN CLUTTER ON FLOOR AND ALONG WALL BASES.APPX. 15 OR MORE OPEN RODENT BAIT ON FLOOR IN SAME AREA.APPX "3/4-2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR,SIDE DOOR AND BASEMENT DOOR ADJACENT TO HOT WATER AREA.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 9/29/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)

Minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM PREP TABLES,PREP & REACH IN COOLERS,STOVE,SHELVING UNITS,ROLLING CARTS,DISH RACKS,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.

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

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER BOOTH SEATS IN DINING AREA,UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COLER AND IN HOT WATER TANK AREA AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST SEAL BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN HOT WATER TANK AREA.

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS.MUST SEAL HOLES IN BRICK WALLS IN BASEMENT HOT WATER TANK AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON INTERIOR OF FRONT DOOR.

Minor Facility Condition
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR 1- DOOR PREP COOLER.

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

MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT HOT WATER TANK AREA AND CLEAN & COVER UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN SAME AREA.

FEB 3
2017
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS WITH GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, INTERIOR OF SALAD PREP COOLER, TOP OF PIZZA OVEN AND DISHMACHINE.

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

CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE DEEP FRYER.

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

CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALL AND BASEBOARD NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER.

JAN 27
2017
FAIL 5 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. 15 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS WITH GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, INTERIOR OF SALAD PREP COOLER, TOP OF PIZZA OVEN AND DISHMACHINE.

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

CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE DEEP FRYER. CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE PREP AREA TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.

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

CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALL AND BASEBOARD NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER.

Minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 29
2016
PASS · 0 violations

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