Volumes Bookcafe
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · Wicker Park · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2020-05-18
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2020-05-18
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 4 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2020-05-18 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED...
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT ONE PAGER AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROCEDURE AND A KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY ITEMS INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS....
minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF FOOD ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A DRY BASEMENT.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HAND SINK IN THE MEN'S CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER TO REPAIR SINK TO PROVIDE PROPER DRAINAGE AT ALL TIMES.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN INERIOR THERMOMETER FOR THE REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED INSULATION INSTEAD OF DRY WALL INSIDE THE FURNACE AREA. SURFACE IS POROUS. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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