THE SUBMARINE PIER INC..
4048 S ARCHER AVE · BRIGHTON PARK, CHICAGO
14 of 18 inspections passed, 2 failed, 2 passed with conditions. 9 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 22025PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE
MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE
MAY 142024PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED BLOWN LIGHT BULB IN HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM ABOVE GRILL. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
JUN 162023PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES AT REAR WATER HEATER/FURNACE AREA IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON GRILL/STOVE HOOD EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 232022PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
Violation Codes: 3-302.12 Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON 1- DOOR PREP COOLER AND REAR CHEST FREEZER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.CRATES FROM WALK IN COOLER USED FOR SHELVING UNITS.
Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM UNUSED FRYER CABINET,PREP COOLERS.MUST DEFROST REAR CHEST FREEZER.
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA.
Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 162022FAILED13 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK IN POOR REPAIR WATER DRAINING ON TO FLOOR.USE ADDITIONAL HAND SINK ON SITE FOR HAND WASHING.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 30 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN BETWEEN CLUTTER IN CORNER NEAR ELECTRICAL BOX,ON LOWER LEDGE OF SHELVING UNIT NEAR REAR DOOR AND ON FLOOR UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.ALSO, A DEAD MOUSE ON FLOOR NEXT TO HOLE IN WALL BEHIND WATER TANK. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND DEAD MOUSE. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/16/22.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HANDLE MISSING ON STEAM TABLE LID,WORN DOOR GASKET ON 1- DOOR PREP COOLER AND REAR CHEST FREEZER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS AND GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK.CARDBOARD FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVES.
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM UNUSED FRYER CABINET,PREP COOLERS, WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST DEFROST REAR CHEST FREEZER.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE ON 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN LOWER WALL BEHIND HOT WATER TANK AND UNDER 3- COMP SINK,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR AT ENTRY DOOR,STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA
MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROTOCOL FOR CHECKING VACCINATIONS FOR DINING IN RESTAURANT .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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MAY 112021PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINK IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
NO HANDWASH SINK IN REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO INSTALL IN SAME AREA WITH HANDWASH SINK UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN WITH HOT RUNNING WATER 100F-120F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELS CLOSING. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
MAY 132019PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
OBSERVED VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED DISINFECTANT. MUST PROVIDE A DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
OBSERVED IMPROPER DATES ON PREPPED TCS FOODS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL PREPPED TCS FOODS WITH DISCARD DATE NO MORE THAN 7 DAY FROM PREPARATION DATE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
OBSERVED NO LABELS ON FOODS PACKAGED ON SITE (COLESLAW, PASTA SALAD, ETC.) IN THE DISPLAY COOLER AT FRONT COUNTER. FOOD PACKAGED IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, SHALL BE LABELED AS SPECIFIED BY LAW. LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD; A LIST OF INGREDIENTS; AN ACCURATE NET QUANTITY; A SELL BY OR DISCARD DATE; AND THE NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR PACKER. MUST CORRECTLY LABEL ALL ITEMS IN THIS COOLER.
OBSERVED NACHO CHEESE MACHINE HELD TOGETHER WITH CLEAR TAPE. MUST REMOVE TAPE AND MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS. OBSERVED LID IN DISREPAIR ON ICE CHEST FREEZER IN REAR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPES UNDER LEFT BASIN OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
OBSERVED DRAIN LINE FROM WALK IN COOLER EMPTYING INSIDE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REROUTE DRAIN LINE DIRECTLY TO FLOOR DRAIN. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
JUN 232017PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED THE FRONT NACHO CHEESE DISPENSER BEING HELD TOGETHER BY TAPE, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MACHINE.
OBSERVED FRONT FRYER INTERIOR DOOR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN REMOVE GREASE.
OBSERVED HOOD VENTS DUSTY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
APR 122016PASSED1 violationDETAILS
ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
SEP 172015PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
REMOVE BLACK SHELF LINING FROM BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST UNDERNEATH AND HAVE SURFACE A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
LIGHTSHIELDS IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
NOV 182014PASSED10 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT EXPOSED HANDSINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION TO ADJACENT SLICER. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN PLASTIC OR METAL SPLASHGUARD.
OBSERVED RUSTY DRYING RACK ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE AND MAINTAIN SURFACE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
OBSERVED GASKETS ON REACH IN REFRIGERATORS IN FRONT COOKING AREA AND REACH IN FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE AREA RIPPED AND TORN. ALL RIPPED GASKETS ON REACH IN REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS MUST BE REPLACED AND MAINTAINED.
OBSERVED ICE ACCUMULATION ON CONDENSER ON WALK IN COOLER. REMOVE ICE ACCUMULATION.
OBSERVED MISSING BASE PANEL OF REACH IN FREEZER IN REAR. ATTACH AND MAINTAIN PANEL.
OBSERVED BASE OF PREP TABLE IN FRONT OR GRILL WITH RUST. REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE SURFACE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MAINTAIN
OBSERVED GASKETS ON REACH IN REFRIGERATORS UNCLEAN WITH DIRT. CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL GASKETS.
OBSERVED NO PROPER DRAIN COVER ON DRAIN BELOW 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN DRAIN COVER.
OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD IN KITCHEN OVER GRILL HANGING DOWN FROM CEILING. REPAIR LIGHT SHEILD AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED WASTWATER DRAIN FROM WALK IN DRAINING INTO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WASTEWATER LINE MUST DRAIN TO FLOOR DRAIN AND CAN NOT DRAIN TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MAINTAIN.
JAN 302014PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND CLEAN STORAGE RACKS IN THE BACK ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK-REMOVE RUST/DIRT.
MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DINING AREA AND MAINTAIN SAME.
MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A LIGHTSHIELD FOR THE LIGHT INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER.
MUST FIX AND MAINTAIN THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
JAN 292013PASSED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MUST LABEL AND DATE COOKED FOOD PRODUCTS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR OF PREMISES
MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO TABLE WHERE MEAT SLICER IS STORED
CLEAN BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYERS HAS GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE COMPARTMENTS
OPENING NOTED IN WALL NEAR WALL BASE UNDERNEATH ELECTRICAL BOX IN REAR OF PREMISES MUST SEAL OPENING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY AND REMOVE CHIP PAINT IN CEILING NEAR METAL SHELF IN REAR OF PREMISES ALSO REPAIR LIGHT FIXTURE IN CEILING OPENING NOTED IN REAR OF PREMISES
LIGHT SHIELD COVER MUST BE PROVIDED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR OF PREMISES
JAN 192012PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. THE SHELVES AND LEGS UNDER THE PREP TABLES ARE STARTING TO RUST. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE BACK STORE ROOM UNDER THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS DUST BUILDUP.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SOME CEILING TILES ARE MISSING IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAME.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT HAS DUST BUILDUP.
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. SOME OF THE VENTS THROUGHOUT ARE DUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAME.
JAN 202011PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
RUSTY BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE. PAINT SAME WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS NOT CLEAN AND UNUSED COOLER NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
JAN 202010PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.Must remove:Rust from exterior top of ice machine.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.Reach in cooler shelving units.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Grout and repair floor in walk in cooler.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.Must scrape & paint:Peeling paint on window sills in dining area.Must repair or replace:Damaged door sweep on front door.
JAN 132010FAILED5 violationsDETAILS
A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.Previous minor violation from report #87777 3/9/09 not corrected .31-Must store:Plastic single serving utensils properly.32-Must remove:Rust from lower shelves of prep tables.Must provide:Handles on deep fryers.34-Must repair or replace:Damaged floor tiles in prep area.35-Must repair or replace:Loose wallbases in prep area,missing wall tiles in prep area.Must seal:All openings around pipes leading into ceilings.36-Must provide:Adequate lighting in prep area.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.Must remove:Rust from exterior top of ice machine.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.Reach in cooler shelving units.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Grout and repair floor in walk in cooler.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.Must scrape & paint:Peeling paint on window sills in dining area.Must repair or replace:Damaged door sweep on front door.
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