SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

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8701 S EXCHANGE AVE · SOUTH CHICAGO, CHICAGO

Last inspected September 9, 2015 · passed

2 of 4 inspections passed, 2 failed. 4 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
2 passed · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
24
includes 4 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Sep 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 9
2015
PASSED
6 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN REACH-IN COOLER,OF FOOD DEBRIS AND CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT OF GREASE BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA AND STORAGE CLOSET,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAOF GREASE AND FOOD SPILLS

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE PREP COOLER

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

Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM THE STORAGE CLOSET AND UNDERNEATH TABLES IN KITCHEN AREA,TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

PROVIDE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF ENROLLEMENT,UPON NEXT INSPECTION

AUG 31
2015
FAILED
8 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

THE ABOVE IS OPERATING WITHOUT A OUTSIDE METAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

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

NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION AND OPERATING WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALL HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS HAMBURGERS AND CHEESE SAUCE ,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN REACH-IN COOLER,OF FOOD DEBRIS AND CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT OF GREASE BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA AND STORAGE CLOSET,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

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

DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAOF GREASE AND FOOD SPILLS

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE PREP COOLER

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

MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM THE STORAGE CLOSET AND UNDERNEATH TABLES IN KITCHEN AREA,TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE

MINORDocumentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

MUST PROVIDE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF ENROLLEMENT,UPON NEXT INSPECTION

OCT 7
2014
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND SECTIONS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DROPPINGS, DIRT, DEBRIS).

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

SEAL OPENING IN LOWER SECTION OF WALL NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. FINISH CLEANING WALLS ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HANDSINK(SPLATTERS).

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

MUST CUT DOWN ALL TALL WEEDS IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA.

SEP 26
2014
FAILED
7 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OWNER HAS BACK YARD ARE SET UP FOR COOKING OUTSIDE(BBQ GRILL, CHARCOAL). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS FROM PREMISES.NO COOKING ALLOWED OUTSIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

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

OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, FRONT DOOR HAS A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM LEFT LOWER PORTION AND CORNER. MUST REPAIR DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 20 ON CUTTING BOARD AND SHELF IN DISHWASHING/PREP AREA, 20 SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN PREP AREA, 10 ON SHELF UNDERNEATH WASHBOWL IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM, 10 SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM, 10 ON FLOOR IN MOP SINK CLOSET,10 ON FLOOR BY 7-UP COOLER, AND ON STORAGE SHELVES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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

PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS THROUGHOUT, CABINET INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS, CABINET INTERIORS UNDERNEATH WASHBOWLS IN WASHROOMS, ALL PANS, CUTTING BOARD(S), MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT, MOP SINK, AND PREP TABLES.

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

CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL ROOMS AND SECTIONS ALONG THE BVASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DROPPINGS, DIRT, DEBRIS). SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPE UNDERNEATH WASHROOM IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM.

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

CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS WHERE NEEDED(DIRT, FOOD SPLATTERS). SEAL OPENING IN LOWER SECTION OF WALL NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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

MUST ORGANIZE ALL ARTICLES STORED IN FURNACE ROOM, MUST ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. MUST CUT DOWN ALL TALL WEEDS IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA.

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