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2046 N DAMEN AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO
9 of 13 inspections passed, 2 failed, 2 passed with conditions. 6 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
MAY 142019PASS W/ CONDITIONS17 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE DRINKING FROM A OPEN CUP IN THE REAR PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE A ENCLOSED DRINK CONTAINER.
OBSERVED NO DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS STORED INSIDE OF COOLERS BEING HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON THE MENU.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
MUST STORE SILVERWARE WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
MUST REMOVE FOIL LINED ON SHELVING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,REAR PREP AREA PREP TABLES.
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLE,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS,UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON BASEMENT SHELVING UNIT.
MUST PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS WITH LIDS FOR PREP AREA AND ELIMINATE BUCKETS USED FOR GARBAGE CANS.
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,WALL TRIM IN DISH WASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR,GAP IN LOWER WALL BASE NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT,DAMAGED LOWER WALL UNDER FRONT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALL UNDER DISH MACHINE.
MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREA AND AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND UDER DISH MACHINE.
MUST REPLACE MISSING VENTILATION COVER ON COMPRESSOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
JUN 62017PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
SPLASHGUARD NEEDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. MUST PROVIDE A DRAINBOAR AT THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR IN BASEMET DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREADING.
OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT ABOVE CHEST FREEZER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA NOT ATTACHED TO THE WALL. ALSO OBSERVED A CRACK ON RIGHT TOP COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPIAR AND MAINTAIN.
JUN 242016PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS AT THE PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, USED BY DATE AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE.
NOTED RUSTY SHELVES AT THE DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE....NOTED NO LID FOR THE ICE BIN AT THE FRONT SERVING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER COVER FOR ICE BIN AND NOT CUTTING BOARD AS COVER.
NOTED PEELING PAINT AND STAINS ON WALLS BEHIND ICE MACHINE AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED HOLES ON CEILING AT THE HOT WATER HEATING ROOM AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
JUL 22015PASSED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER.
OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING ON KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH REFRIGERATION UNITS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA, ALONG WALLBASE IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND REAR OF BASEMENT BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA IN FRONT OF PREP COOLERS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON WALLS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE AND ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
NOV 282014PASSED1 violationDETAILS
FOUND COOLER DOOR GASKETS IN KITCHEN WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT DIRT BUILDUP ON UPPER INTERIOR PORTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
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MAY 292014PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
FOUND TORN GASKETS AT FRONT COOLER LOCATED BEHIND COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE, AND TO MAINTAIN.
FOUND DIRT ACCUMULATION ON EXTERIOR OF SODA GUN AT FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND DIRT BUILDUP ON AND AROUND FLOOR DRAIN UNDER DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOUND A LEAK AT THE HOT WATER HANDLE ON EXPOSED HANDSINK NEXT TO KITCHEN PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 112013PASS W/ CONDITIONS7 violationsDETAILS
FOODS (JUGS OF WAFFLE SYRUPS) NOT PROPERLY STORED DURING STORAGE. FOUND SEVERAL (JUGS OF WAFFLE SYRUPS) STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR BENEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A SANITARY MANNER IN A DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA 6" OFF FLOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER MUST LABELED/DATED.
MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD AT EXPOSED HANDSINK NEXT TO WORKTABLE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AND REPLACE WORNED OUT CUTTING BOARDS ALSO MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING LINERS THAT ARE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
THE FOLLOWING REQUIRES A DETAIL CLEANING SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOLERS,TOPS/BOTTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES,BAR GUN AND HOUSING ATTACHED FRONT SERVICE,FILTERS OVER THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS ETC.
FLOORS BEHIND-UNDER-AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENTS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS.
MUST CLEAN VENTILATION COVERS THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE DUSTS BUILD-UP AND PROPERLY CONNECT THE DRAIN LINE AT BAR GUN HOUSING BEHIND FRONT SERVICE SUCH THAT IT DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO A FLOOR DRAIN.
CLEANING EQUIPMENTS,DISHWASHING GLOVES MUST BE STORED IN A DESIGNATED AREA.
OCT 232012FAILED7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA OF MACHINE AND INTERIOR PANELS, APPEARS TO HAVE BLACK SLIMMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO FAX A LETTER TO CDPH ONCE MACHINE IS PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, FAX #312746-4240 SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
OBSERVED BACK DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF APPROX. 1/4 INCH GAP OPENING AT BACK DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL IN CORNERS, TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364 MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTER TO COFFEE MACHINE
AUG 62012PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
VIOLATION STILL PENDING, SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1234364
JUL 302012FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED BACK DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF APPROX. 1/4 INCH GAP OPENING AT BACK DOOR, INSTCUTED TO SEAL, TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
MUST LABEL ALL BUCK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA
CHIPPING RAW WOOD SHELVING IN BASEMENT NEEDS REPAINTING, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT HAND SINK IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA,
FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING, MUST ALSO PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVERS BASEMENT AREA
MUST CLEAN/REPAINT WALL SURFACES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA
MUST REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
JUL 252011PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.BOTTOM OF FOOD PREP TABLE NEXT TO COOKING EQUIPMENTS IS RUSTY MUST REPLACE/REPAIR USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT NEEDS A DETAIL CLEANING.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS INCLUDING BASEMENT REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.WALLS ALONG DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS MUST REPAIR TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PLUMBING/ELECTICAL FIXTURES.
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.THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT DISHROOM IS LOOSE AT WALL AREA MUST REPAIR,CLEAN VENTILATION COVERS,FAN BLADES TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.CLEAN,ORGANIZE BASEMENT AREAS AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
MAR 162010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. EXTERIOR OF STORAGE EQUIPMENTS AGAINST WALL AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH EXCESS DUST NEEDS CLEANING. EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK AT FRONT AND REAR WITH FOOD AND GREASE ,AND TOILET BOWLS AND INSIDE SEAT COVERS, ALL NEEDS CLEANING.
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. MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAINING AT EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN AND AT FRONT PREP AREA.REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3COMP.SINK AT DISH MACHINE ROOM. 3COMP. SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA TILTING AND NOT LEAVING WATER BEHIND IN THE SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTERS LEFT ON MEAT SLICER AT DISH MACHINE ROOM,CANNOT BE USED AS STORAGE DEVICE.
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