Yolk Test Kitchen
1767 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2023-10-25
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2023-10-25)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2023, 2022)
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 2×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
Inspection History
2023-10-25 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROX. 25 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND THE DINING AREA NEXT TO THE COFFEE BAR. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-...
serious Food Temperature
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE TOP OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CLEAN THE FLOOR AROUND THE FLOOR DRAIN AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
2022-11-09 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2 ▾
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO ASTERISK OR USE OTHER MEANS TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS TO THE REMINDER STATEM...
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
3 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT STOPPER NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPER FOR SAID 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
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2019-10-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 4 ▾
serious Food Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
OBSERVED SOME TCS FOOD NOT PROPERLY DATED IN COOLERS. ALL REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT TCS FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH DATE BY WHICH FOOD IS TO BE SOLD, CONSUMED, OR DISCARDED WITH A MAXIMUM OF 7-DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7...
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY ON MENU. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER OF SEASONING NOT LABELED IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER UNDER WAFFLE MAKER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DEFROST COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
Observed waste water pipes exposed over the north end of the dining room near the washrooms. Instructed facility to encase and maintain.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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