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Westend Bar & Grill

1326-1328 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
EAT
91/100

Strong record across 11 inspections — minor issues only

Inspections
11
10 passed
Last Inspected
2019-11-29
Pass Rate
91%
1 failure
Score
91/100
EAT
5 consecutive passes, most recently 2019-11-29
Failed 1 inspection (2015)
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 28×
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Facility Condition serious
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Pest Activity minor
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Other minor
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Documentation & Training minor
Chemical Safety minor
2019-11-29 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED BLACK MILK CRATES BEHIND THE FRONT BAR, THE REAR KITCHEN AREA, AND IN THE BASEMENT PREP AND COOLER AREAS USED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE MATERIALS.

2018-10-18 Pass Canvass
4
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

4.602.11(E)(4) MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL IN BOTH ICE MACHINES IN THE BASEMENT, PANELS A LITTLE DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

4.904.11 MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED IN THE PREP AREA, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6.201.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON-SITE.

2017-01-26 Pass Suspected Food Poisoning
5
minor Sanitation

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

INTERIOR COOKING FRYERS AND VENTS ABOVE DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY

minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR IN CORNERS OF FRONT BAR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

minor Facility Condition

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

LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING BASEMENT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,

minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST STORE EMPLOYEE'S BELONGINGS ONE DESIGNATED AREA NICE AND NEATLY

minor Sanitation

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

CLUTTER IN BASEMENT AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVING TO BETTER ORGANIZE BASEMENT,

2016-10-04 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

WORN CHEMICAL LINES WITH EXCESSIVE BUILD UP AT MAIN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPLACE LINES AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

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

FLOOR IN MAIN PREP AREA WITH WORN, UNEVEN SURFACES. INSTD TO REPAIR SURFACE SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

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

VENT ABOVE DISHMACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SMALL HOLES IN WALLS BEHIND MAIN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO SEAL HOLES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

SPLASHGUARD MISSING INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND 4-COMPARTMENT SINK AT MAIN BAR AREA. PROVIDE SAME.

2015-09-25 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
7
minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

LARGE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN KITCHEN AREA MUST BE LABELED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF DEEP FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR OF LARGE ICE MANCHINE IN BASEMENT(ALL THE METAL SURFACES INSIDE UNIT), CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT & REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREP AREA, SODA DISPENSER GUNS WITH POP RESIDUE PRESEN...

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DEBRIS NOTICED). CLEAN FLOORS ON FIRST FLOOR IN FOOD PREP AREA UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, FOOD DEBRIS AND D...

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FOOD SPLATTERS AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN DEBRIES AND DIRT FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN FOOD PREP AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

BEER TAPS AT BOTH SECTIONS OF THE BAR HAVE HEAVY CONDENSATION WHICH RESULTS IN EXCCESSIVE PUDDLING OF WATER ON THE PIPES AS WELL AS THE SURFACE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE TAPS ON THE COUNTER. ALSO FOUND STANDING WATER(CLEAR) IN ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE B...

minor Pest Activity

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

MULTIPLE CLUTTERED AREAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. ALL ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS WHERE SPACE PERMITS. ALL AREAS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING BY PES...

2015-09-11 Fail Canvass
11
serious Facility Condition

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

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOTED ON 9-11-14 IN REPORT# 1439524 NOT CORRECTED: -32- OBSERVED HARD PACKED ICE CREAM IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH NO DIPPER WELL INSTALLED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL OR OBTAIN SINGLE SERVICE PRE-PACK...

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

LARGE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN KITCHEN AREA MUST BE LABELED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF DEEP FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL CONSUMABLE ICE BINS THROUGHOUT.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR OF LARGE ICE MANCHINE IN BASEMENT(ALL THE METAL SURFACES INSIDE UNIT), CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT & REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREP AREA, SODA DISPENSER GUNS WITH POP RESIDUE PRESEN...

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DEBRIS NOTICED). CLEAN FLOORS ON FIRST FLOOR IN FOOD PREP AREA UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, FOOD DEBRIS AND D...

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FOOD SPLATTERS AND STAINS FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN DEBRIES AND DIRT FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN FOOD PREP AREA.

minor Facility Condition

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

REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN FOOD PREP AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

BEER TAPS AT BOTH SECTIONS OF THE BAR HAVE HEAVY CONDENSATION WHICH RESULTS IN EXCCESSIVE PUDDLING OF WATER ON THE PIPES AS WELL AS THE SURFACE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE TAPS ON THE COUNTER. ALSO FOUND STANDING WATER(CLEAR) IN ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE B...

minor Pest Activity

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

MULTIPLE CLUTTERED AREAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. ALL ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS WHERE SPACE PERMITS. ALL AREAS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING BY PE...

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT UNCOVERED, AND THE ICE SCOOP IN THE WAIT STATION AREA FOUND IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE. ICE SCOOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

2014-09-11 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED HARD PACKED ICE CREAM IN THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH NO DIPPER WELL INSTALLED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL OR OBTAIN SINGLE SERVICE PRE-PACKAGED ICE CREAM.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA WITH RAW CONCRETE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED THE LEFT BASIN OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT ADEQUATELY HOLDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DRAIN STOPPER.

2013-09-10 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

CLEAN AREA UNDER GRILL IN KITCHEN, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT TO REMOVE PAPER AND OTHER ITEMS NOTED.

minor Sanitation

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

REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENT IN UTILITY CLOSET. ALSO REMOVE DUST FROM FAN COVERS IN WALK-IN BEER UNIT IN BASEMENT.

2012-08-15 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

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

MUST REPAINT RUSTY GREASE TRAP BOX NEXT TO DISH MACHINE AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AND COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT 3COMP BAR SINK. MUST REPAIR COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE 3 COMP KITCHEN SINK.

2011-01-28 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2010-06-10 Pass Canvass
4
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. Must label bulk food containers, & date/label most food stored in coolers.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Rusty shelves in walk-in cooler & exterior of grease trap must be re-sealed/painted & mainatined.

minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Dusty fan guards/condensers of small & big coolers must be kept cleaned. Interior panel of ice machine need cleaning al...

minor Sanitation

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Floors in rear storage room of basement, under some very low metal shelves by east wall of basement, around a bar floor drain need cleaning.

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