West Town Deli
1021 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · Wicker Park · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2017-02-08
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2017-02-08
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
⚠ Chemical Safety serious 2×
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE CAN OPENER AND CAN OPENER HOLSTER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CELAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
2016-02-10 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Food Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME
NO SANITIZING SOLUTION PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING RINSING MULTI USE UTENSILS. SANITIZER WAS PROVIDED AFTER MY REQUEST. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS ACCEPTABLE CHEMICAL SANITIZER: QUATS 200ppm. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38...
serious Chemical Safety
DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK
NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON PREMISES. INFORMATION GIVEN UNDER COMMENT ON 6-2-15,REPORT #1453999 SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
FOUND REPACKED CAKES IN CONTAINERS WITHOUT PROPER LABELS.INFORMATION GIVEN.ALL PREPACKAGED/REPACKED FOODS ON PREMISES FOR SALE HAVE PROPER LABES:INFORMATION OF THE BUSINESS AND FOOD INGREDIENTS.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
RAW WOOD SHELF AT NORTH WALL OF DINING AREA AND SHELF UNDER PREP TABLE SURFACE POROUS NOT CLEANABLE. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
GREASE ON FLOOR BY THE CONVENTIONAL OVEN AT REAR PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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