Chicago
52
YOUR CALL

The Squared Circle

2418 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 · Lincoln Park · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
52/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
7
3 passed
Last Inspected
2016-04-21
Pass Rate
43%
2 failures
Score
52/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2016-04-21)
Failed 2 inspections (2016, 2013)
Sanitation issues found across 30 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 30×
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Other minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Documentation & Training serious
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Pest Activity critical
Chemical Safety minor
2016-04-21 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
5
minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM INTERIOR BASIN OF 1- COMP SINK,PREP TABLES,ALL SHELVING UNITS,LEGS OF PIZZA OVEN,FANGUARD COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER.

minor Sanitation

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

Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN BAR AREA AND REAR PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND KEEP DRY.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MOLDED WALLS IN BASEMENT.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT

minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

2016-04-14 Fail Complaint
9
serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 2/25/15 #33-INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRI.#34-OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEANED UNDER AND BEHIND STOVE AND FRYERS AT COOKING LINE AND ALL EQUIPMENT.OBSERVED F...

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLES ON ALL FRYERS,WORN DOOR GASKET ON PIZZA PREP COOLER.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR MIXER,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,INTERIOR BASIN OF 1- COMP SINK,PREP TABLES,ALL SHELVING UNITS,LEGS OF PIZZA OVEN,INTERIOR OF BEER COOLER,FANGUARDS IN WALK IN COOLER.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN BAR AREA.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND KEEP DRY.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS & CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA,LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND BAR AREA.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM ALL VENTILATION VENTS,SPIDER WEBS AT EXIT SIGNS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MOLDED WALLS IN BASEMENT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT ...

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST RECAULK HAND SINK IN MEN'S TOILETROOM.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT.

minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

2015-02-25 Pass Complaint
11
minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR DRAWER IN DISREPAIR ON COOKING LINE. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN DRAWER SO THAT IS IN FULL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN DRAWER REFRIGERATORS AT COOKING LINE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATED DRAWERS.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN NFREEZER NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FLOOR UNDER LOWER LEVEL EXPOSED HAND SINK NEAR 3 COMP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND STOVE AND FRYERS AT COOKING LINE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL LARGE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT COOKING LINE.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING WALLS IN DISREPAIR: WALL UNDER EXPOSED HANDSINK IN MAIN COOKING AREA AND WALL NEAR 1 COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR WALK IN COOLER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WALLS.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED TOP LOADING MILKSHAKE MACHINE WITH NO HOT AND COLD WATER LINE ABOVE MACHINE FOR CLEANING. MUST INSTALL HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER LINE ABOVE MACHINE TO CLEAN TOP LOADING MILKSHAKE MACHINE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERV ED FAUCETS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FAUCETS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED FAUCET AT MOP SINK LEAKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED EXCESS MILK CRATES AT REAR EXIT. REMOVE MILK CRATES AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR FREE OF LITTER.

minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL IDPH FOOD HANDLER INFORMATION PROVIDED.

2014-09-19 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Sanitation

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT TO WASH HANDS. BIG GARBAGE CAN IN FRONT OF THE SINK AND CLEANING EQUIPMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE SINK. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-030. MANAGER REMOVED THE GARBAGE CAN AND ALL CL...

critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

NO PAPER TOWEL ON THE HAND SINK BEHIND THE BAR.(BARTENDER STATED ALL THE CUSTOMER JUST LEFT AFTER LUNCH. ESTABLISHMENT OPEN AT 11:30AM TODAY). CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-030. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWEL ON THE HAND SINK DURING INSPECTION.

critical Pest Activity

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

MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THRU-OUT BASEMENT. ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE. PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER ON THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE BASEMENT. FLOOR BEHIND AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER COOLERS ...

minor Sanitation

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

HOLES ON THE WALLS BY THE PREP TABLE. MUST SEAL THE HOLES. VENT COVER IN BOTH WASHROOMS,WITH DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FILTER/HOOD WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELD ON THE HOOD, WITH GREASE BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK.

2013-12-10 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
9
serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. THE ABOVE PENDING CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS NO CITY CERTIFICATE APPLIED FOR IN FEB. OF 2013. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012.

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL PREPARED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOX ON COOKS LINE AS FOOD LINER PAPER CONTAINER. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

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

THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT FOUND DIRTY WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS. EXTERIOR ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. ALL PREP SINKS IE: THREE AND ONE COMPARTMENT. WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER. COOKS LINE EXHAUST HOOD. MUS...

minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN AND DISH AREA, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND EXCESSIVE GREASE.

minor Sanitation

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

WALL THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN. BRICK WALL IN MENS WASHROOM WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR KITCHEN HALLWAY.

minor Sanitation

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

ALL ITEMS STORED BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE. ALL UNUSED DIRTY EQUIPMENT STORED BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.

2013-03-07 Pass License
7
minor Sanitation

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

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.

minor Sanitation

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

HOLES IN CEMENT WALL AT REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK AND LARGE OPEN GAPS IN SAME WALL UNDER SAME SINK MUST SEAL, MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN HALLWAY TO REAR PREP FROM FOOD DELIVERY REAR ENTRANCE.

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

BOTH WASHROOM DOORS MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK AT NOZZLE ON LEFT NOZZLE OF KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.

minor Facility Condition

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR WALK-IN COOLER AND ONE DOOR COOKS LINE COOLER.

minor Sanitation

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

ALL CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS BOXES AND MATERIALS MUST BE REMOVED FROM REAR ALLEY WAY, REAR METAL DOOR GARBAGE CORRAL AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.

2013-02-14 Fail License

No violations found.

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