WHIPPLE LIQUORS.

Chicago Health Dept

3015 W MADISON ST · NEAR WEST SIDE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

4 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Apr 2024.

Last inspected Apr 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
16
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
APR 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 15
2024
PASS · 0 violations
APR 4
2024
FAIL 15 violations 7 CRITICAL
Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity
TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

OBSERVED SEVERAL PACKS OF RODENT POISON PLACED ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL RODENT BAIT/POISON MUST BE STORED IN COVERED, TAMPER-PROOF CONTAINERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015. CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2 FRONT DOORS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL OUTER OPENINGS MUST BE RODENT-PROOFED. ALSO, THERE WAS NO DOOR SEPARATING THE STORAGE AREA FROM THE RETAIL AREA NEXT TO THE BATHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROX. 300 MOUSE DROPPINGS AND 3 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOMS AND BENEATH THE FOOD STORAGE SHELVES BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 5 DEAD MICE ON THE FLOOR OF THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD RODENT CARCASSES FROM THE PREMISES.

Minor Pest Activity
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN THE FOOD STORAGE CABINETS. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE NON-WORKING COOLERS BENEATH THE FRONT COUNTER AND REMOVE THE CARDBOARD USED AS FLOORING. CLEAN THE LIQUOR STORAGE COOLERS WITH DEAD FLIES AND DEBRIS INSIDE AND REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FROM THE SHELVES.

Critical Employee Hygiene
HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

OBSERVED NO HOT WATER THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. THE HOT WATER TANK IS DISCONNECTED AT THIS TIME. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT WATER ABOVE 100F TO THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE WASHROOM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO MOP SINK ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO DRAIN CONNECTION AT THE EXPOSED HAND-WASHING SINK. THE DRAIN PIPE IS SITTING IN A BUCKET OF STANDING WATER AT THIS TIME. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

Minor Sanitation
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE DUMPSTER LIDS SO THAT THE DUMPSTER LIDS COULD NOT BE CLOSED. ALSO OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GARBAGE ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT THE GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN THE AREA AROUND THE DUMPSTER CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED LARGE PATCHES OF BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES. OBSERVED HOLES AND OPENINGS IN THE WALLS OF THE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED TRASH AND GARBAGE ON THE FLOOR BENEATH THE FRONT COUNTER AND IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT ISNTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE. CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE REAR LIQUOR STORAGE ROOMS.

Critical Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER ON THE FLOOR OF THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOMS, LEADING TO PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS AND RODENT INFESTATION. REMOVE ALL ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOORS AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS.

Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION FOUND IN THE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

DEC 2
2013
PASS · 0 violations
FEB 15
2013
FAIL 1 violation 1 CRITICAL
Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

FOUND APPROXIMATELY 50 RODENT (MICE) DROPPINGS IN ALL STORAGE ROOMS. NEAR ICE MACHINE, NEAR 2 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND UNDER PALLETS. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED EVIDENCE OF MICE ACTIVITY.

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