THE SQUARED CIRCLE.
2418 N ASHLAND AVE · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
3 of 7 inspections passed, 2 failed, 2 passed with conditions. 3 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
APR 212016PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
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.
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.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MOLDED WALLS IN BASEMENT.
MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT
IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
APR 142016FAILED9 violationsDETAILS
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 FLOOR UNDER LOWER LEVEL EXPOSED HAND SINK NEAR 3- COMP SINK IN DISREPAIR.#38-OBSERVED TOP LOADING MILK SHAKE MACHINE WITH NO HOT AND COLD WATER LINE ABOVE MACHINE FOR CLEANING.OBSERVED FAUCET AT 3- COMP SINK LEAKING.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-42-090)
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLES ON ALL FRYERS,WORN DOOR GASKET ON PIZZA PREP COOLER.
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.
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN BAR AREA.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND KEEP DRY.
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 PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS WHERE NEEDED.
MUST RECAULK HAND SINK IN MEN'S TOILETROOM.
MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN BASEMENT.
IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 252015PASSED11 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR DRAWER IN DISREPAIR ON COOKING LINE. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN DRAWER SO THAT IS IN FULL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN DRAWER REFRIGERATORS AT COOKING LINE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATED DRAWERS.
OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN NFREEZER NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER.
OBSERVED FLOOR UNDER LOWER LEVEL EXPOSED HAND SINK NEAR 3 COMP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.
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.
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.
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.
OBSERV ED FAUCETS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FAUCETS.
OBSERVED FAUCET AT MOP SINK LEAKING. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK.
OBSERVED EXCESS MILK CRATES AT REAR EXIT. REMOVE MILK CRATES AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR FREE OF LITTER.
NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL IDPH FOOD HANDLER INFORMATION PROVIDED.
SEP 192014PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
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 CLEANING EQUIPMENT DURING INSPECTION.
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.
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 NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING.
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.
LIGHT SHIELD ON THE HOOD, WITH GREASE BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
LEAK ON THE PIPE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK.
DEC 102013PASS W/ CONDITIONS9 violationsDETAILS
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.
ALL PREPARED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOX ON COOKS LINE AS FOOD LINER PAPER CONTAINER. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINER.
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. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN AND DISH AREA, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND EXCESSIVE GREASE.
WALL THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN. BRICK WALL IN MENS WASHROOM WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN.
MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR KITCHEN HALLWAY.
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.
ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.
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MAR 72013PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
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.
MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN HALLWAY TO REAR PREP FROM FOOD DELIVERY REAR ENTRANCE.
BOTH WASHROOM DOORS MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.
LEAK AT NOZZLE ON LEFT NOZZLE OF KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR WALK-IN COOLER AND ONE DOOR COOKS LINE COOLER.
ALL CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS BOXES AND MATERIALS MUST BE REMOVED FROM REAR ALLEY WAY, REAR METAL DOOR GARBAGE CORRAL AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
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