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1. Mar 12, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN BOYS' WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR VENTILATION FAN AND MAINTAIN.

2. Mar 12, 2025 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED PIPING UNDER SINK IN BOYS TOILET ROOM LEAKING AND DRIPPING ON TO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

3. Nov 1, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     5-501.17 A CLOSED GARBAGE CAN IS NEEDED IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

4. Oct 25, 2024 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION... ON THE FLOOR IN THE BABY ROOM, STORAGE IS SCATTERED BEHIND THE DOOR; INSIDE THE BOILER ROOM, WHERE BEDS ARE STORED SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR AND TOP OF TOTES; AND ON THE FLOOR IN THE OFFICE SPACE NEAR CABINETS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE ON-PREMISE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     A CLOSED GARBAGE CAN IS NEEDED IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED SOILED MOP STORED INSIDE MOP BUCKET IN UNUSED TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HANG DRY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

5. Jan 13, 2023 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

6. Jan 11, 2023 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Serious Priority

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT KIDS GIRLS BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 80.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE AND LITTER ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER CLEANED AROUND THE DUMPSTER WHILE I WAS DOING MY REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B).

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

7. Apr 14, 2022 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

     OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT VALID CERTIFICATION.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION ON SITE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED BLACK CRATES BEING USED TO HOLD WARMING UNIT IN THE KITCHEN NEXT TO THE REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CRATES AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING OR STAND FOR SAFETY AND EASE OF CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE FLOOR IN THAT AREA.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED THE CABINET ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE COUNTER BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED THE HEATING AND A/C VENT FILTER HANGING LOOSE FROM THE CEILING IN THE TODDLER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSPECT, SECURE AND REPAIR AS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS AND POSSIBLE PREVENTION OF POSSIBLE PEST OR INSECT HARBORING.

8. Dec 7, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

9. Dec 10, 2020 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

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

     OBSERVED A BROKEN HANDLE ON THE BOTTOM CABINET DOOR IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED CLASSROOM B IN THE CLOSET. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

10. Feb 19, 2020 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

      FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE AND/OR POSTED OF A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE DIRECTOR PROVIDED PASSED EXAM CERTIFICATE FROM SERVSAFE DATED 8/14/2018 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AND PERSON BE PRESENT WHILE SERVING AND PREPPING TCS FOODS SUCH AS MILK. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE INFANT REFRIGERTOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN THE INFANT REFRIGERATOR.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE JANITOR CLOSET. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN CLASSROOM A ON THE RIGHT SIDE , CLASSROOM C, AND THE INFANT ROOM NEAR THE VENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB ON THE CEILING IN CLASSROOM A NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.

11. Aug 19, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

      NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE AT THIS TIME WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS MILK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS TO BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH OUT PREMISES ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

12. Oct 23, 2018 License Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

      - NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      - NO WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES AVAILABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

13. Jul 24, 2018 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

      OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROCEDURE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION NO CITATION ISSUED)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL PROCEDURE POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION NO CITATION ISSUED)

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR NOT CONNECTED AND AT 41.0F. MUST CONNECT AND MAINTAIN AT 41.0F.MUST PROVIDE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR CATERED FOODS AND MAINTAIN AT 135.0F OR ABOVE.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR REFRIGERATOR IN PREP AREA.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      MUST PROVIDE A PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPERATURES.

    • Severity not stated

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH RECEIPT OF SERVICE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

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

      MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE COUNTER TOP AND LOWER CABINET SHELF AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK THAT IS IN POOR REPAIR AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILIY CLEANABLE.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      MUST CLEAN WINDOW SILLS IN ALL CLASSROOMS.

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

      OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      MUST PROVIDE A LETTER FROM THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR SHARED USAGE OF OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES IN PREP AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK,STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL CLASSROOMS,GAPS AT WALL OUTLETS IN PREP AREA.