Chicago
40
BEAT

Vera

1023 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
40/100

Passed most recently but 3 prior failures on record

Inspections
8
4 passed
Last Inspected
2016-12-01
Pass Rate
50%
3 failures
Score
40/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2016-12-01)
Failed 3 inspections (2016, 2016, 2013)
Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 21×
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Plumbing & Waste serious
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Documentation & Training serious
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Food Temperature critical
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Facility Condition minor
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Pest Activity critical
2016-12-01 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
2
minor Sanitation

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

WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT BASE OF REAR DISHMACHINE AND WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

1ST FLOOR PREP SINK SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR SAME.

2016-10-28 Fail Canvass Re-Inspection
3
serious Plumbing & Waste

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. WASTE WATER ACCUMULATING IN BASINS OF SINK WHEN EXPOSED HANDSINK IS IN USE. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS TO DRAIN PROPERLY AND WITHOUT ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN BASINS OF SINK. CITATION ISSUED 7-3...

minor Sanitation

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

WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT BASE OF REAR DISHMACHINE AND WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

1ST FLOOR PREP SINK AND BASEMENT EXPOSED HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR SAME.

2016-10-21 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE AT BAR UNABLE TO SANITIZE. 0 PPM OF CHLORINE WHEN TESTED. UNIT TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.

serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 6/24/15 1559505 REPORT NOT CORRECTED: 32 PAINT RUSTY SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. 33 CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: MASSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP INSIDE DEEP FRYERS AND ON SIDES OF ALL CO...

minor Sanitation

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

WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT BASE OF REAR DISHMACHINE AND WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

1ST FLOOR PREP SINK AND BASEMENT EXPOSED HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR SAME.

2015-06-24 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
7
serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES AT TIME OF IVESTIGATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).

minor Sanitation

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

PAINT RUSTY SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: MASSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP INSIDE DEEP FRYERS AND ON SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FIRST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA, EXTERIOR OF BOTH DISH MACINES, DUST BUILD-UP ON FAN GUARD AND COILS INSIDE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER, CAN OPE...

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR AROUND GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT WHERE SPLILAGE OCCURRED FROM CLEANING UNIT OUT(VERY FOUL ODOR ALSO PRESENT). DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN ALL PREP/DISHWASHING/STORAGE AREAS AND ROOMS OF DIRT, FOOD AND NON-FOOD DEBRIS.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN REAR FIRST FLOOR DISHWAHING/PREP AREA(DIRT, & STAINS PRESENT), LOWER SECTION OF WALL IN BASEMENT NEAR WALK-IN COOLER, IN FRONT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA(GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD BUILD-UP PRESENT) AND REMOVE ALL DIRT AN...

minor Facility Condition

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

REPLACE ALL BLOWN LIGHTS IN ALL PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.

minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a re...

2014-09-03 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Sanitation

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

AIR VENTS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND BUUKD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. WALL IN PREP AREA WITH SPLATTER THATS IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINB AT ALL TIMES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

BASEMENT HAND SINK SLOW DRAINING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Sanitation

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

ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA MUST BE ORGANIZED AND OR REMOVED.

2013-11-06 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
minor Sanitation

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

MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)

minor Sanitation

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

PROVIDE COVERS FOR CONSUMABLE ICE BINS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FRYERS. ALSO CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

2013-10-28 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Pest Activity

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

NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 30-35 LIVE SMALL FLIES RESTING ON WALLS AND CEILINGS AND FLYING THROUGHOUT REAR DISH WASHING AREA,IN BASEMENT PREP AREA,IN WOMENS WASHROOM,UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES,IN HALLWAY AND THROUGHOUT. MUST...

serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AND NO VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

minor Sanitation

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

MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)

minor Sanitation

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

PROVIDE COVERS FOR CONSUMABLE ICE BINS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FRYERS. ALSO CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST BETTER ORGANIZE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE BASEMENT PREP KITCHEN. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

2012-12-18 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN INNER ICE MACHINE LID IN THE REAR PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST AT WALL CORNERS IN THE BASEMENT IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST SEAL OPENING AT CEILING IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOM AT THE BASEMENT.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT 3COMP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT BAR 3COMP SINK.

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