THE TIN LIZZIE.
2483 N CLARK ST · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
Failed 5 of 15 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 302026FAILED8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED AN OPEN 1/4 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE ENTRANCE/ EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL.
MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE BASEMENT BOC FREEZER. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE MATERIAL.---RAW WOODEN SHELVING ON THE BASEMENT PREP TABLE BOTTOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR THE QUATERNARY SANITIZING SOLUTION ON SITE BEING USED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
INTERIOR OF BOTH BASEMENT BOX FREEZER'S WITH EXCESSIVE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/CLEAN.
MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE.----HOLE IN WALL AT THE BACK OF THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER. MUST SEAL.
INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE REAR WOMAN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.
APR 202021PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES SIGN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010
OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
OBSERVED WASHBOWL SINK IN WOMENS WASHROOM CRACKED AND BROKEN. SURFACE IS IN DISREPAIR. MUST REPLACE WASHBOWL SINK.
OBSERVED RAW WOOD CUTTING BOARD IN BASEMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. RAW WOOD MUST BE SEALED AND MADE OF FOOD GRADE MATERIAL. REMOVE AND REPLACE.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED. PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE FOOD.
APR 42018PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN FOOD PREP AREA IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA. MUST ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE BIN IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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AUG 232017PASSED1 violationDETAILS
MUST INSTALL DROP CEILING IN BASEMENT ABOVE PREP AREA. CEILING MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON ABSORBENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
AUG 142017FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES BEHIND BOTH BARS ON WALLS, INSIDE GARBAGE CANS, AND INSIDE THE 3-COMP SINKS. ALSO LIVE FLIES WERE FOUND FLYING THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARD ON PREP COOLER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF REACH IN COOLER BEHIND THE FIRST AND SECOND BARS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS BEHIND FIRST AND SECOND BARS, AND IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST INSTALL DROP CEILING IN BASEMENT ABOVE PREP AREA. CEILING MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON ABSORBENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE FROM EXPOSED HAND SINK IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM ADJACENT TO FIRST BAR. MUST REPAIR NON WORKING URINAL IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
AUG 112017FAILED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED A BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL AND ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE THE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING MACHINE, UNTIL MACHINE HAS BEEN CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES BEHIND BOTH BARS ON WALLS, INSIDE GARBAGE CANS, AND INSIDE THE 3-COMP SINKS. ALSO LIVE FLIES WERE FOUND FLYING THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARD ON PREP COOLER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF REACH IN COOLER BEHIND THE FIRST AND SECOND BARS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS BEHIND FIRST AND SECOND BARS, AND IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST INSTALL DROP CEILING IN BASEMENT ABOVE PREP AREA. CEILING MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON ABSORBENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE FROM EXPOSED HAND SINK IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM ADJACENT TO FIRST BAR. MUST REPAIR NON WORKING URINAL IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
APR 142017PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED BROKEN GASKET ON PREP COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT. REPLACE CUTTING BOARD IN SAID AREA, DARK GROOVES PRESENT ON BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR PANELS OF THE PIZZA OVEN AND THE CONVECTING OVEN, LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL FOOD CONTAINERS IN SAID AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT PRESENT; BEHIND BOTH BARS, AND FOOD PREP AREA IN BASEMENT. ALSO, PAINT FLOOR IN BASEMENT WHERE FOOD PREP IS CONDUCTED. INSTRUCT TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CEILING VENTS AND FAN COVERS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. IN MAIN SEATING AREA, THE VENT IS DETACHED FROM CEILING AND HAS EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. LEAK AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE MAIN BAR. ALSO, SLOW DRAIN AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT 3-COMP SINKS BEHIND BOTH BARS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CLUTTER AROUND THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER (NOT EXCESSIVE). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOXES OFF GROUND AND MAINTAIN.
JAN 242017PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED BROKEN GASKET ON PREP COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT. REPLACE CUTTING BOARD IN SAID AREA, DARK GROOVES PRESENT ON BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR PANELS OF THE PIZZA OVEN AND THE CONVECTING OVEN, LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL FOOD CONTAINERS IN SAID AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT PRESENT; BEHIND BOTH BARS, AND FOOD PREP AREA IN BASEMENT. ALSO, PAINT FLOOR IN BASEMENT WHERE FOOD PREP IS CONDUCTED. INSTRUCT TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CEILING VENTS AND FAN COVERS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. IN MAIN SEATING AREA, THE VENT IS DETACHED FROM CEILING AND HAS EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. LEAK AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE MAIN BAR. ALSO, SLOW DRAIN AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT 3-COMP SINKS BEHIND BOTH BARS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CLUTTER AROUND THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER (NOT EXCESSIVE). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOXES OFF GROUND AND MAINTAIN.
SEP 62016PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NOTED THE WALL IN POOR REPAIR TO THE LEFT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR BAR. THE INTERIOR OF THE WALL IS EXPOSED THROUGH MESH COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH THE WALL TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
AUG 302016FAILED3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON SITE. NOTED APPROX. 50 DROPPINGS IN THE REAR BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM ALONG THE WALL BORDER. ALSO NOTED APPROX. 25 SMALL FLIES AT THE FRONT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY AND REMOVE AND SANITIZE AREAS AFFECTED BY DROPPINGS. RECOMMENDED TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF A LICENSED PEST CONTORL OPERATOR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
NOTED THE WALL IN POOR REPAIR TO THE LEFT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR BAR. THE INTERIOR OF THE WALL IS EXPOSED THROUGH MESH COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH THE WALL TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
NOTED A LEAK AT THE WASTE PIPING ON THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAK.
NOV 102014PASSED1 violationDETAILS
MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND PROVIDE HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL, BEHIND BOTH BARS. SLOW DRAINING OF THE WASHBOWL SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO HAVE A WELL DRAINING SINK. MISSING ONE MORE WORKING DRAIN STOPPER FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
OCT 302014FAILED6 violationsDETAILS
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1199271, DATED 12/19/13. #38 MUST REPAIR ALL INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN ALL THREE WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR LEAKS ON HOT AND COLD HANDLE OF PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-42-090.
RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVINGS OF THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.
DUST ON THE WALLS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE DUST ,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE WALLS.
MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND PROVIDE HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL, BEHIND BOTH BARS. SLOW DRAINING OF THE WASHBOWL SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO HAVE A WELL DRAINING SINK. MISSING ONE MORE WORKING DRAIN STOPPER FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN ALL COOLERS.
DEC 192013PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS.
MUST REPAIR ALL INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN ALL THREE WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR LEAKS ON HOT AND COLD HANDLES OF PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK.
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