WISHBONE RESTAURANT.
1001 W WASHINGTON BLVD · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO
10 of 13 inspections passed, with 5 critical violations on file.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUN 12018PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
MUST LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE PREP AREA (FLOUR, SUGAR, SEASONINGS) WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON THE PREP COOLER ON HOT FOOD LINE.
MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR PANELS OF BOTH ICE MACHINES IN REAR.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, AND IN THE REAR CHEMICAL ROOM.
MUST REPAIR MISSING WALL TILES ACROSS FROM THE DISH MACHINE. CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH MACHINE AREA.
MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK, AND LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH THE 1-COMP SINK IN THE HOT PREP AREA.
JUL 242017PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
EXTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN PREP/STORAGE AREAS AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND KEEP FLOORS DRY IN THE DISH WASHING AND UTILITY AREAS,
SOME AREAS OF WALL REAR KITCHEN AREA IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPAINT AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
APR 202017PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
MULTI-USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO STORE FACING ONE DIRECTION,
LETTUCE COOLER WITH TORN DOOR GASKETS PREP AREA, LEAKING CONDENSATION AT REACH-IN COOLER BY BAR AREA, CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA BADLY STAINED, AND RAW WOOD/RUSTY SHELVING IN STORAGE AND PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME,
EXTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN PREP/STORAGE AREAS AND EXTERIOR OF ICE BIN, NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
FLOORS IN CORNERS, UNDER EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALL AREA IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS,
CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP LINE NEXT TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,
EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL ITEMS NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN ONE DESIGNATED AREA,
FAUCET LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT AND PIPES LEAKING UNDER TWO COMPARTMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
OCT 312016PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO LABEL.
UPRIGHT 2 DOOR FREEZER GASKET WITH TORN DOOR GASKETS (REAR STORAGE AREA). INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
MISSING AND WORN FLOOR TILES IN 2ND FLOOR WOMEN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. WALL BEHIND DISHMACHINE CHEMICAL DISPENSING UNIT WITH DUST ACCUMULATION.
CRACKED LIGHTSHIELDS ABOVE PREP LINE NEXT TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREA (WEST SIDE).
WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
MAR 302016PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
LARGE, DEEP CONTAINER OF EGGS AT 55.4F, AND LARGE, DEEP CONTAINER OF SPINACH AT 47.9 AT PREP LINE NEXT TO GRILL. INSTD TO MAINTAIN AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL. APPROX 5LBS $30 VALUE. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME.
ALL CUTTING BOARDS THROUGH OUT WORN, STAINED, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS AT ALL TIMES. WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT EXPOSED HANDSINK AT COFFEE LINE. INTERIOR BOTTOM OF CHEST FREEZER IN DRY STORAGE AREA WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST. INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, NOT TIGHT FITTING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, CALCIUM BUILD-UP. INSTD CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
FLOOR IN REAR NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, WORN UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING SOME WATER ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
GASKETS OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING, USING PLASTIC AS STOPPERS. INSTD TO REPAIR GASKETS AND USE PROPER STOPPERS. LEAK AT PIPE AT WALL UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR SAME.
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APR 242015PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA, STORAGE SHELVES IN MANUAL DISHWASHING AREA, AND SPLASH GAURDS SURROUNDING STOVE TOP BURNERS.
: REPAIR/LEVEL FLOOR IN FRONT OF WALK-IN COOLER, WATER PUDDLES NOTICED. MUST ALSO KEEP FLOOR DRY THROUGHOUT OTHER SECTIONS OF FLOORS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PUDDLES OF WATER ARE FOUND.
CLEAN TILED WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED. SMOOTH AND RE-PAINT WOODEN DOORS THAT ARE NOT EASILY CLEANABLE(EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND INTERIOR OF DOOR LEADING OUT TO BAR AREA). CLEAN STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH MACHINE AREA. SEAL HOLES IN WALLS ABOVE SHAKE PREP STATION.
REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS AT 1 COMPARTMENT AND 2 COMPARTMENT SINKS NEAR SHAKE PREP STATION.
ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RETRAINTS.
ALL ICE SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN CONTAINERS LARGE ENOUGH TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
APR 202015FAILED9 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
BOTH SMALL REFRIGERATED PREP TABLES IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. AIR TEMPERATURES RECORDED AT 43.1F AND 43.7F. ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAING AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. 7-38-005(A).
EGGS-45.7F, STEAK-45.3F IN SMALL COOLERS IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, AND BRISKET SITTING OUT ON PREP TABLE AT 47.1. ALL PRODUCT REMOVED FROM UNITS AND DISCARDED. 5LB VALUED AT $30 DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
REAR ENCLOSED OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. GREASE DUMPSTER FOUND WITH GREASE ON THE LID, AND GROUND AREA IN FRONT OF THE RECEPTACLE. RECEPTACLE AS WELL AS THE GROUND AROUND THE RECEPTACLE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA, STORAGE SHELVES IN MANUAL DISHWASHING AREA, AND SPLASH GAURDS SURROUNDING STOVE TOP BURNERS.
REPAIR/LEVEL FLOOR IN FRONT OF WALK-IN COOLER, WATER PUDDLES NOTICED. MUST ALSO KEEP FLOOR DRY THROUGHOUT OTHER SECTIONS OF FLOORS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PUDDLES OF WATER ARE FOUND.
CLEAN TILED WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED. SMOOTH AND RE-PAINT WOODEN DOORS THAT ARE NOT EASILY CLEANABLE(EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND INTERIOR OF DOOR LEADING OUT TO BAR AREA). CLEAN STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH MACHINE AREA. SEAL HOLES IN WALLS ABOVE SHAKE PREP STATION.
REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS AT 1 COMPARTMENT AND 2 COMPARTMENT SINKS NEAR SHAKE PREP STATION.
ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RETRAINTS.
ALL ICE SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN CONTAINERS LARGE ENOUGH TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
MAY 62014PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 80LBS OF SMOKED BEEF BRISKET LABELED 4/23 & 5/3 AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 44.5-46.0 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
MUST DISCARD ALL BROKEN AND CRACKED MULTI USE CONTAINERS AND THEIR LIDS. MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)
MUST PROVIDE AN ICE BIN COVER FOR THE CONSUMABLE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,THE INTERIOR TOP PANELS OF EACH ICE MACHINE AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FREEZERS AND COOLERS AS NEEDED.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND KEEP FLOORS DRY IN THE DISH WASHING AREAS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS ABOVE DISH MACHINE AND REMOVE DUST.
MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE BAR AREA. MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO REPAIR THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE MENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
MUST PROVIDE A CONTAINER TO PROPERLY STORE THE ICE SCOOP AT THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.
MAR 262013PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZERS OUTSIDE REAR EXTERIOR TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE SPILLS,GREASE AND DEBRIS. ALSO MUST MAINTAIN DRY TO PREVENT PEST PROBLEMS.
FOUND VENTILATION IN THE MENS TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
APR 252012PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY 2DOOR REFRIGERATOR SHELVES AT MAIN KITCHEN COOKING LINE.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR DRAINS AT MAIN KITCHEN.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN LIGTHSHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPERS IN ICE RECEPTACLES AT ALL TIMES.
JUL 222011PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. THE WALK IN COOLER AIR CURTAINS ARE DAMAGED, REPLACE DAMAGED CURTAINS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THE FLOOR IS WET AROUND THE MOP ROOM AND ICE MACHINE, DRY OUT THE FLOOR IN DETAIL.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INSTALL AN EASY TO READ THERMOMETER IN THE SALAD DRESSING COOLER.
JAN 272011PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Install a splash guard next to the salad prep handsink to protect the clear dishes.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Regrout the floor under the main soda dispenser and clean the floor under the bar.
There is a water leak under the pot sink and hot water heater, repair the leaking plumbing.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. Install an easy to read thermometer in the pizza prep cooler.
MAY 262010PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. The pipe above the clean dish rack at the north end of the kitchen has loose insulation which needs to be sealed or removed. Clean and seal the bus tub station at the counter.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. The walls behind the kitchen 3-compartment and dishroom sinks are damaged and moldy, sanitize and repair the wall so it is smooth and sanitary.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. Install a drain line in the bar soda gun holder. The floor drain under the front cafeteria steamtable is dirty and damaged, clean and repair the drain.
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