VIOLA TACOS & PIES.

Chicago Health Dept

306 E 75TH ST · CHATHAM, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

5 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Dec 2017.

Last inspected Dec 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

DEC 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 21

2017

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED SOME DAMAGED AND CRACKED FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND WASHROOM; REPLACE FLOOR TILE WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

OBSERVED ONE SET OF LIGHTS OUT ABOVE THE PREP TABLE AND STORAGE SHELF; REPLACE BLOWN BULBS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED MINOR WATER LEAKING UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

DEC 14

2017

FAIL 8 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

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

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE MANAGER ON DUTY HAS NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. INSTRUCTED THAT A VALID CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES BY MANAGEMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.

Serious Sanitation

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

THE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED FROM FEB. 21, 2017 AS REQUIRED. #33 MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED. #34 CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE OF UTILITY CLOSET AND UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMP SINK. #35 CLEAN VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. SEAL HOLES IN THE WALL WHERE WALL AND FLOOR MEET INSIDE OF THE UTILITY CLOSET UNDER THE MOP SINK AND BEHIND THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE MOP SINK. #38 CLEAN AND PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE RECEPTOR ATTACHED TO THE THREE COMP SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

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

BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.

Minor Sanitation

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

BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED SOME DAMAGED AND CRACKED FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND WASHROOM; REPLACE FLOOR TILE WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

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

BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

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

OBSERVED ONE SET OF LIGHTS OUT ABOVE THE PREP TABLE AND STORAGE SHELF; REPLACE BLOWN BULBS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

BUMPED UP TO A SERIOUS.

FEB 21

2017

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE OF UTILITY CLOSET AND UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. SEAL HOLES IN THE WALL IN THE WASHROOM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TOILET, SEAL WHERE WALL AND FLOOR MEET INSIDE OF THE UTILITY CLOSET UNDER THE MOP SINK AND BEHIND THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE MOP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN AND PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE RECEPTOR ATTACHED TO THE THREE COMP SINK.

APR 12

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST ALSO INSTALL A DIPPER WELL NEAR THE PACKED ICE CREAM FREEZER.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REMOVE GRILL AND OTHER ITEMS BEING STORED IN THE BACKYARD.

MAR 21

2016

FAIL 8 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

PREP COOLER NOT ON AND OPERATING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT 40 DEGREES F. ALSO HAVE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT ON AND OPERATING AND MAINTAIN 140 DEGREES F.

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 1/4 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE DOOR COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF.

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

NOTED AN OPENING IN THE OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE LID. MUST REPLACE LID SO THAT THE RECEPTACLE IS RODENT PROOF.

Serious Plumbing & Waste

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

NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WHEN WATER DRAINED FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

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

SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS IN THE MOP SINK/FURNACE CLOSET.

Minor Facility Condition

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

MUST PROVIDE THE PROPER END CAPS FOR LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST ALSO INSTALL A DIPPER WELL NEAR THE PACKED ICE CREAM FREEZER. REPAIR BROKEN FAUCET AND THE SLOW DRAIN AT THE MOP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST REMOVE GRILL AND OTHER ITEMS BEING STORED IN THE BACKYARD.

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