Chicago
49
BEAT

Urban Vegan

1601-1603 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
49/100

Passed most recently but 6 prior failures on record

Inspections
19
12 passed
Last Inspected
2026-02-19
Pass Rate
63%
6 failures
Score
49/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2026-02-19)
Failed 6 inspections (2026, 2023, 2021...)
Employee Hygiene issues found across 12 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 8 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 47×
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Employee Hygiene critical 12×
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Food Storage & Handling serious
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Pest Activity critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Other critical
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Food Temperature critical
Chemical Safety minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Facility Condition minor
2026-02-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2026-02-09 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROX. 25 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE WALK-IN COOLER AND UNDERNEATH THE STAIRWELL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERV...

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, WHEELS AND LEGS OF THE PREP TABLE BETWEEN THE DEEP FRYERS, AND EXTERIOR OF BASEMENT GREASE TRAP.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE BEVERAGE BAR AND UNDER THE 3-COMPARMENT SINK. CLEAN THE CEILING SPLATTER BEHIND THE BEVERAGE BAR.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

SEAL THE WALL CRACKS BEHIND THE BEVERAGE BAR. SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN THE BASEMENT WALLS.

2025-02-27 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 7
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHINGS SINKS IN FOOD PREP AREAS AND INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE FROZEN VEGETABLES CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP AREAS OR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

2024-10-15 Pass Canvass
5
minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED IN USE SCOOPS STORED WITH HANDLES IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE BINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANANGER TO STORE ALL SCOOPS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE BINS.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND BUILD UP ON THE BOTTOM BASIN AND AROUND THE EDGES OF SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HAND SINK FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE BUILD UP.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT WITHOUT A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ATTACHED OR PRESENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT HOSE BIBBS ON UTILITY SINK.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREPARATION AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING WHEN USING. HAND SINK IS STILL FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND SINK DRAIN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND LOOSE CRUSHED VEGETABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SCRAPS AND VEGETABLES, AND DETAIL CLEAN AREA TO MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE AND FOOD D...

2023-10-12 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
4
minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-307.11 FOOD CONTAINERS ARE STORED ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

2-402.11 NOTED EMPLOYEE WITH LONG BEARDS AND NO BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BEARD GUARD AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-102.11 NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS STORED INSIDE TIN CANS. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-205.15 NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT THE UTILITY SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

2023-10-03 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 7
critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

NOTED OVER 50 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE STAIRWAY STORAGE AREA AND ALONG THE WALL UNDERNEATH SHELVING BY THE WALK-IN COOLER AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY....

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

FOOD CONTAINERS ARE STORED ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

NOTED EMPLOYEE WITH LONG BEARDS AND NO BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BEARD GUARD AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS STORED INSIDE TIN CANS. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT THE UTILITY SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED CLUTTER UNDERNEATH STAIRWAYS STORAGE AREAS AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND INSIDE CLOSET OF THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE, AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACE...

critical Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY WHERE RAT DROPPING WERE FOUND.

2022-09-20 Pass Canvass
6
minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED THREE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT WERE NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN THEM.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FROZEN HAMBURGERS NOT COVERED IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA FREEZER UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER SAID FOOD ITEMS TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE DEEP FRYING UNITS UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD WITH FOOD DEBRIS BELOW WHERE THE PIPES ARE LOCATED AND GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE AND ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SAME COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAI...

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED SLIGHT GREASE BUILD-UP ON THE OUTDOOR GREASE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID OUTDOOR RECEPTACLE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FLOORS WITH SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP ON THE ENTIRE VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM. THERE WERE DRIED-UP GREASE DROPLETS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE ENTIRE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND ALL OF ITS COMPONENTS AND MAINTAIN.

2021-09-10 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2021-08-24 Fail Complaint
4
serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER:-TOFU 53.9F/49.8F, CURRY SAUCE 46.1F, PASTA 47.1F/56.5F/53.2F, (51.1F/48F). PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED WATER DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING AND PIPES OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE ONTO THE FLOOR. ALSO NOTED CEILING IN POOR REPAIRS WITH RUSTY CEILINGS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST DIRECT WATER FROM THE PIPES INTO FLOOR DRAINS. INSTR...

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY FANS AND VENTILATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Pest Activity

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

8-404.13(B:4) NOTED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATIONS 43, 44, 47, 55,56 WITH THE RULES NUMBERS BELOW FROM INSPECTION #2500485 DATED 4/20/2021 NOT CORRECTED:- -43) 3-304.12: NOTED SERVING PLATES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREA ON SHELVES NOT PROPER...

2021-04-20 Pass Canvass
7
minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

NOTED SERVING PLATES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREA ON SHELVES NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

NOTED UTENSIL RACK AND MICROWAVE STORED UNDERNEATH THE WASTEWATER PIPELINES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR RELOCATE UTENSIL RACK AND MICROWAVE.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS AT THE BASEMENT PREP COUNTER. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT ON SHELVES, FLOORS INSIDE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE STAIRWAY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVE...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING AT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA.

minor Food Storage & Handling

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT THE DRY STORAGE AREA WITH FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGS.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

2020-08-12 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 7
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED IF FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2019-08-07 Pass Short Form Complaint
1
serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT FOR OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR PIPING BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND THE WALL AT THE BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

2019-06-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
1
serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT FOR OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR PIPING BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND THE WALL AT THE BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

2019-06-11 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 12
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE, BEING USED AS A FOOD SLOP SINK. NOTED LARGE STEEL WOOL SCRUBBERS AND EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED THE HAND WASHING SINK IS FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOU...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK WITH NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE WALL MOUNTED DISPENSER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

serious Food Storage & Handling

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS SUCH AS TOFU, SOY MEAT SUBSTITUTES, PREPARED CUT LEAFY GREENS NOT LABELED OR LABELED WITH A PREPARATION DATE ONLY. INSTRUCTED ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER T...

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED COOKS LINE KNIVES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY BETWEEN PREP COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE FOOD CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BASEMENT BOX FREEZER MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER WATERLINES. MUST RELOCATE FREEZERS OR COMPLETELY ENCASE WATER LINES WITH SOLID CASINGS.

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZING DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. DISH REPAIRMAN ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION AND REPAIRED MACHINE. RECOMMEND US...

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

RAW WOODEN SHELVING AT THE FRONT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR FRONT COOKS LINE METAL PREP/SHELVING. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE FRONT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND SHELVING/ICE MACHINE BEHIND SINK, THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE HALLWAY ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. FLOOR UNDER THE COOKS WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS...

serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT FOR OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR PIPING BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND THE WALL AT THE BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

minor Food Storage & Handling

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP OR FOOD STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 2185210 ON 7-27-18. #37- ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.#41-: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST BE HELD BETWEEN USES IN A CH...

2018-07-27 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
CRITICAL 8
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETED TRAINING ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012(A), NO CITA...

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED 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. 90 ...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST BE HELD BETWEEN USES IN A CHEMICAL SANITIZER SOLUTION

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

CAN OPENER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA BLADE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRI AND METAL SHAVING, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ACCUMULATION OF ICE INSIDE THE WHITE REACH-IN COOLER AT FRONT PREP/KITCHEN AREA.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BASEMENT PREP AND WAREWASHING AREA(DISH ROOM), WITH STICKY SURFACE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN..

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE HAVE NO COMPLETED REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED BY PA 100-0367. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, NO CITATION ISSUED.

2018-03-02 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2018-02-22 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES.OBSERVED EMPLOYEE LEAVING KITCHEN WITH GLOVED HANDS; APPROX 20 MINUTE LATER RETURNED IN THE KITCHEN, REMOVED GLOVES AND GLOVED HIS HANDS AND START TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD(DICED TOFU).STOPPED FOOD HANDLER AND INFORMED MANAG...

critical Employee Hygiene

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE TO HAND WASHING.INSIDE THE SAID SINK A LARGE METAL CONTAINER WITH SOAP AND WATER,SPONGES,METAL CRUBBIES ETC.EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST AVAILABLE AND TO BE USED ONLY FOR HAND WASHING. AFTER MY REQUEST MANAGER REMOVED ITEM...

critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

WE OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT PREP/DISH ROOM AREA. SIX DROPPING AT WEST WALL ON FLOOR BY THE WATER PIPES.FOUR RAT DROPPINGS UNDER SHELVES AT NORTH EAST CORNER AND SIX RAT DROPPINGS IN THE KITCHEN UNDER THE PREP COOLERS AND SHELVES.INSTRUC...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

NEED TO LABEL COOKED AND RAW FOOD STORED IN COOLERS. ALSO ANY FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST HAVE A LABEL.

minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

UTENSILS FOR CUSTOMERS MUST BE COVERED/PROTECTED WATER PITCHERS WITH WATER FOR CUSTOMERS ON TOP THE BAR COUNTER MUST BE COVERED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NO EXPOSED HAND SINK INSTALLED BY THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE. PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS/ HAND DRYING DEVICE. ICE CONTAINER(ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION) MUS...

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DEEP FRYERS,WHEELS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,AND PIPES.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINE WITH MINERAL BUILD UP AND RUST ON ICE BIN,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN E...

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXCESS WATER,ALSO FLOOR IN PREP AREA AND BY THE DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT AREA.INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FLOOR DRY THROUGHOUT FLOOR DRAIN BY THE WEST SIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER BROKEN AND DIRTY,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN REPAIR...

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

BROKEN/HOLE ON WEST WALL BEHIND THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE(BASEMENT)AND AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT,SEAL AND MAINTAIN.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE

minor Food Temperature

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDE ON SITE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS(JACKETS,BACK PACKS ETC)IN FOOD PREPRATION AND BEHIND THE BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.PERSONAL ITEMS MUST BE STORED AWAY FROM FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS, REAR STORAGE BY THE EXIT DOOR MUST BE ORGANIZED.

2017-12-29 Pass License Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2017-12-19 Fail License
CRITICAL 8
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FOUND WALK IN COOLER AND THREE REACH IN COOLERS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES.(CURRENTLY NOT TURNED ON). MUST TURN ALL COOLERS BEORE NEXT INSPECTION WITH WORKING THERMOMETERS. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005A.

critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREAS WITH NO HOT WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-030.

critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG AT PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-020. MUST PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

FOUND RUSTY SHELVING UNITS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

FOUND BURNT LIGHT FIXTURES/BROKEN SHIELDS AT BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST REPLACE BURNT BULBS/BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

FOUND CLUTTER AT BASEMENT THAT MUST BE REMOVED.(OLD EQUIPMENT, GARBAGE, ETC.). MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER FROM BASEMENT.

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Melao Latin Cuisine Inc.
100
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77
Cloud Cookie
71
Land and Lake Ravenswood
43
Taco Bell #30408

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