THE WIT.
201 N STATE ST · LOOP, CHICAGO
14 of 19 inspections passed, 1 failed, 4 passed with conditions. 6 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUL 242025PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE ON MENU STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS CAN BE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER TO MENU. CORRECTED ON SITE, DISCLOSURE STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL FOODS ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER ADDED TO MENU BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED OPENING AT LEFT CORNER BASE OF HADDOX EXIT DOOR(STAIRWELL). INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
OBSERVED BOXES OF LIQUOR STORED ON MILK CRATES IN DOCK AREA LIQUOR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
OBSERVED LOWER BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE(RPZ) UNSCREWED AND OBSERVED UPPER BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LEAKING(CLOSER TO CEILING) AT FIRST FLOOR UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOWER BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE(RPZ) AND UPPER BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE(CLOSER TO CEILING) AT FIRST FLOOR UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.
JUL 292024PASSED1 violationDETAILS
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
DEC 112023PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
2-402.11 OBSERVED SOME MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS AND WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
4-904.11 OBSERVED TABLEWARE BEING PRE-SET ON CUSTOMER DINING TABLES IN THE STATE & LAKE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROTECT TABLEWARE BY PROTECTING THE MOUTHPIECE OF THE UTENSILS AND INVERTING THE COFFEE CUPS OR DO NOT PRE-SET CUSTOMER DINING TABLES OR SET THE CUSTOMER DINING TABLES UPON ARRIVAL.
5-205.15 OBSERVED A COLD-WATER KNOB NOT TURNING ON AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT WITH ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
SEP 212022PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED OATMEAL AND FLOUR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND IN BULK CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN THE KITCHEN COVERED DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
AUG 92021PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MISSING THEMOMETER IN SEVERAL PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
MISSING LABEL ON BULK FOOD CONTAINER ( SUGAR, FLOUR ) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
DELI CUPS NOT AIR DRIED AFTER WASHING AND BEFOR STACKING, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY ALL MULT-USE UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
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JAN 162020PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREA IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -
MUST REPLACE TORN DOOR GASKET ON COOLER DRAWERS IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP COOLERS IN PREP AREA, as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. -
MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM OFF THE DINING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 62019PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED FACILITY WITH A BODILY FLUID SPILL KIT AND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE AT ALL DINING TABLES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PRESET TABLEWARE SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED, OR INVERTED. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED PLATES AT ALL STORAGE AREAS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
OBSERVED MISSING EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR UNITS IN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
OBSERVED A WATER SLOWLY DRAINING FROM THE HANDSINK IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 62018PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
INADEQUATE UTENSILS SANITIZING, FOUND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE FINAL RINSE AT 159 F IN MAIN KITCHEN, MACHINE WAS BEING USED DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN 180 RINSE TEMP AT ALL TIME. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE, NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ( CHICKEN, EGGS....), SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINERS NOT AIR DRIED AFTER WASHING. JUST STACKED INSIDE EACH OTHER. INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY UTENSILS.
MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN POOR REPAIR, FOUND LOOSE WIRES ON A FOOD STRAINER, INSTRUCTED TO USE SOUND UTENSILS.
INADEQUATE SNEEZE GUARD AT EMPLOYEES SELF-SERVICE FOOD LINE. CURRENT GUARD TOO SHORT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN ADEQUATE SNEEZE GUARD.
FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
APR 222016PASSED1 violationDETAILS
Above violation still remaining(Walk in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be replaced, cutting boards that had deep cuts in kitchen prep area, shall be replaced).
APR 152016FAILED7 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
Found potentially hazardous foods not meeting 40F or less in reach in cooler, and prep table counter top at time of inspection. Citation issued 7-38-005(A). Critical violation. List of potentially hazardous foods not meeting temperatures of 40F or less are as follows: Pork Pate at 47.8F, meat loaf 48.5F, Salsa at 47.4F, cut tomatoes at 48.9F, cut vegetables 49.5F, cooked chicken at 49.8F, Pasta 46.9F, Soft cheeses at 49.4F, etc...Mgmt discarded products at once, 120lbs, approximate value $1300.00.(air temp of cooler was at 41.5F).
Found/observed front entrance/exit doors not rodent proofed, door had gaps on bottom of doors ranging from 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch. Citation issued 7-38-020 Serious violation.
Walk in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be replaced, cutting boards that had deep cuts in kitchen prep area, shall be replaced. Caulk around exposed hand sinks, and 3 compartment sink in prep areas in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
Walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), Kitchen storage shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), Coffee station, bar area shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Prep table lower shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in rear kitchen prep area by dish machine area not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in walk in coolers under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in storage areas under shelving/racks in bsmt area not clean, needs detailed cleaning(Corners).
Walls that had peeling paint/exposed plaster in bsmt kitchen storage areas, shall be repaired/sealed. Damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area, above coolers, shall be repaired/replaced.
Stock items must be stored six inches off of floor to prevent pest harborage.
MAY 182015PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT KITCHEN TO REMOVE SLIGHT BUILD-UP. ALSO MUST CLEAN THE SODA AND SYRUP LINES AT THE BAR AREA.
MUST REPAIR BROKEN/CRACKED FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT KITCHEN IN FRONT OF THE WALK-IN PRODUCE COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR DRAINS AT THE BAR AREA.
APR 292014PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violationsDETAILS
INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED AND RAW FOODS THAT ARE VACUUM PACKAGED ON SITE WHITOUT OBTAINING PROPER HEALTH DEPT APPROVAL, INSTRUCTED MGR TO DISCONTINUE VACUUME PACKAGING AND CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CDPH FOR FURTHER INQUIRY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SODA GUN DISPENSERS AT BAR NOT CELAN INSIDE, INSTRUCRTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 282013PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
MUST PROPERLY STORE MULTI-USE UTENSILS(THONGS) AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED THONGS HANGING OFF THE SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK.
MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULBS AT ALL REFRIGERATOR, COOLERS AND COLD HOLDING UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
MUST REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE HAND WASHING SINK ON THE FIRST FLOOR BY THE PREP AREA.
MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGERATORS, COOLERS, WALK IN COOLERS AND COLD HOLDING UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
NOV 62012PASSED1 violationDETAILS
MUST FIX THE LEAKS AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AND AT THE PIPE UNDER THE 3RD COMPARTMENT ON THE 3 COMP. SINK IN THE MAIN PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT.
FEB 102012PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN COOKED/REOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE TO THE TOILET ROOM DOORS.
MUT REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISH MACHINE AREA.
MAR 142011PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. SEVERAL FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELD, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. CLEAN CUTTING BOARD STORED ON FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO STORE AT LEAST 6" OFF FLOOR.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DELI SLICER AND ICE SCOOP HOLDER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. PEELING PAINT NOTED ON DRY FOOD STORAGE CEILING, CHIPPED DRY WALL BEHIND UTENSILS STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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