Tiny Tavern
600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 7 inspections
Last Inspected
2022-03-08
What You Should Know
✓ 7 consecutive passes, most recently 2022-03-08
✓ No failures across all 7 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 6 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 4×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 1×
Inspection History
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
LOOSE HANDLE AT CAFE STATION HAND WASH SINK FAUCET, IINSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN BEHIND BLADE AND AROUND BLADE HOUSING, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2021-06-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (HOT DOGS AND BURGERS) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS...
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
2-501.11: OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE ON ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO IDENTIFY SUCH FOODS BY ASTERISKING THEM TO A FOOT NOTE THAT STATES: "ITEMS CAN BE SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED OR CONTAIN UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS" AND ADD A STATEMENT THAT SAYS: "...
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD NEAR DISH AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
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2019-05-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
- NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
- NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY AND PHYSICAL KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
- MUST PROVIDE HAND WASH SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS.
serious Food Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
- MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS, PREPARED ON SITE, AND HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
- MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL MANAGERS.
3 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
OBSERVED ON BULK CONTAINER NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. MUST LABEL BULK CONTAINER.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE CUBE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
OBSERVED METAL ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOPS.
2 ▾
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
FOUND A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT LIGHT FIXTURE ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
FOUND 2 NEW EMPLOYEES WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EXISTING AND NEW EMPLOYEES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE DUMP SINK ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE BAR AND THE DIPPER WELL AREA WHERE BAR UTENSILS WILL BE STORED IN BETWEEN USE TO AVOID SPLASH CONTAMINATION ON CLEAN UTENSILS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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