Vinces Pizzeria & Taqueria
1527 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 · Edgewater · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2015-01-26
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2015-01-26
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Facility Condition
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO THERMOMETER INSIDE STAND UP 2-DOOR RC COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
3 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE MEATS IN THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS TO PROPERLY STORE FOODS.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE THE PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
OBSERVED BOWLS BEING USED TO DISPENSE DRY BULK FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO USE A HANDLED SCOOP WITH HANDLE OUT OF FOOD OR IN A SEPERATRE CONTAINER BETWEEN USE.
2013-12-30 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint 3 ▾
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES WHILE PREPARING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (MEAT,CHICKEN,PIZZA,TACOS ETC). OWNER PRESENTED A LETTER THAT HE PASSED THE EXAMS SINCE APR...
minor Employee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
NOTED A SLOW DRAIN AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK BY THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR USED FOR DRY STORAGE.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A BARRIER (GATE)BY ENTRANCE TO THE PREP AREA BETWEEN FRONT PREP AREA AND SITTING AREA TO PREVENT CUSTOMERS FROM GOING INTO THE FOOD PREP AREA.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
PREMISES DOES NOT HAVE A UTILITY SINK AT THIS TIME.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A UTILITY SINK.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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