SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

VIVI BUBBLE TEA.

BEAT. 44/100

333 S STATE ST BLDG · LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected October 7, 2024 · passed with conditions

Failed an inspection 3 years ago. 10 critical violations on the cumulative record. Recent enough to matter.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
9
4 passed · 4 w/ conditions · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
31
includes 10 critical
RECORDS COVER
9 YEARS
since Jun 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 7
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINOROther
1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

No certified food service manager on site while handling and serving TCS foods ( milk, ...), Instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

OCT 13
2022
PASSED
0 violations
OCT 12
2022
FAILED
5 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALFood Temperature
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, SERVING, AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPlumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED WASTE WATER POURING ONTO THE FLOOR WHEN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS DRAINED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE DRAIN LINES SERVICED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK WITH BUILT UP DIRT AND MOLDY AREAS AROUND THE SINK. ALSO MOLDY AREAS AROUND COLUMN JUNCTION CAULKING, SPLASH GUARD PROTECTIVE FILM STILL IN PLACE AND NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND CLEAN.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

AUG 16
2021
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

BULK FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

UPPER PANEL OF ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

SEP 17
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ONSITE WHILE TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (MILK, TCS SYRUP ETC) WERE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE STORED, PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (VARIETY OF OPENED SYRUP) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN FOOD PREP AREA. FOUND OPENED SYRUP AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 71F- 76F. FOUND MANUFACTURERS LABEL STATING SYRUP MUST BE REFRIGERATED AFTER OPENING. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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JAN 29
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
9 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14 N OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT HAND SINK IN REAR WARE WASHING AREA IN REAR FOOD PREP KITCHEN. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN HAND SINK UNDER/CONNECTED TO CITY PRESSURE IN FRONT PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPERATURE PROBING IN FACILITY. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-30-005 NO CITATION ISSUED

MINOREmployee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREP AND SERVING FOOD. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINT FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF FOOD ON FLOORS UNDER EQUIPMENT SOFT SERVE MACHINE, REACH IN COOLERS, ETC. THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS ON AND INSIDES COUNTER,OUTSIDE/ INSIDE OF EQUIPMENT AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.

MAY 3
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
8 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALSanitation
HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS MULTI-TASKING (I.E. HANDLING MONEY, WIPING THE COUNTER SURFACES, ETC.), TOUCHING THEIR FACE, THEN TOUCHING MULTI USE UTENSILS AND THEN MAKING ORDERS (TOUCHING THE LIDS, RIM OF THE CUPS, ETC.). ONE EMPLOYEE AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO WASH HIS HANDS, WENT TO THE HAND SINK, WET HIS HANDS AND THEN DRIED THEM WITHOUT USING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS PROPERLY WHEN MULTI-TASKING, HANDLING MONEY, TOUCHING THE BODY, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

THE ONLY HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA IS ALSO BEING USED AS A "DUMP" (DISPOSAL OF BEVERAGES, ICE, RINSING OF UTENSILS, ETC.) SINK. FOUND CUPS AND A SPOON STORED INSIDE OF IT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS AND USE SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING ONLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030

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

THERE WAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED (DAIRY, YOGURT, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012

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

FOUND THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE FRONT REACH IN COOLERS AND THE FRONT CABINETS LOWER SURFACES WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD BUILD UP AND SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

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

THE FLOORS IN THE REAR UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER/AROUND THE COOLERS/FREEZERS AND UNDER THE FRONT CABINETS HAVE DIRT/DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

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

THE WALLS AND THE VENTS AROUND/ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, COOLERS/FREEZERS AND CABINETS HAVE FOOD SPILLS, DIRT AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

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

THE MOPS ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED IN THE REAR BY THE MOP SINK. INSTUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE MOP BUCKET AND STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER DRYING. MAINTAIN SAME.

MINOROther
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

THERE WAS NO PROOF THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS WERE MET BY ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES STAFFED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MEET AND PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. MAINTAIN SAME.

NOV 3
2016
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

CHEESE CAKE PACKAGES NOT LABELD IN DISPLAY COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO LABLE PROPERLY.

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

food boxes stored on floor, instructed to store off floor by 6".

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

live pottery plants stored next to open foods, instructed to keep away from food service line.

JUN 12
2015
PASSED
0 violations

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