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1. Aug 25, 2025 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

     OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. OBSERVED BEEF FROZEN BEEF SITTING IN SINK WITHOUT WATER RUNNING OR STANDING. INFORMED FOOD OF PROPER MANAGER THAWING METHODS (MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS THROUHGOUT UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERINGS WHEN STORING ALL FOOD ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

   • Severity not stated

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     OBSERVED LIGHT DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP ON OUTDOOR GREASE CONTAINER. ISNTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.

2. May 21, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN WALL AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDERS TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

3. Oct 16, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AT BASE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND MAINTAIN.

4. Jun 6, 2023 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN 2 DOOR SLIDING GLASS COOLER UNCLEAN. CLEAN INTERIOR SHELVES AND DOORS CONTAINING FOOD SPILLS.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR LEADING TO BASEMENT UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY.

5. Mar 8, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

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

     OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED FOR SHELF LINER. DO NOT USE CARDBOARD AS SHELF LINER AND KEEP ALL SURFACES NON POROUS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

6. Jun 3, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

7. May 25, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     3-302.12 ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOODS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS, INCLUDING CONDIMENTS AND SPICES, MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     6-202.15 REAR EXIT SCREEN DOOR WITH OPEN 1/2 INCH GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD AND OPEN HOLES IN THE MESH SCREEN. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN THE MESH SCREENING AND PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL ON ALL SIDES OF THE DOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

     2-402.11 ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS.

   • Severity not stated

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

     4-101.11(B, C, D, E) MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION/REPAIR FOR PLUMBING UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND GREASE TRAP. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     4-603.13 -INTERIOR OF ALL THE KITCHEN REFRIGERATION WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN---- SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY WITH DIRT, GREASE, AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     6-501.18 BOTH TOILETS IN THE WASHROOM WERE NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.11 WATER-DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE AREA AND THE HALLWAY BOX FREEZER. MUST REPLACE. EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.-----POOLING LIQUID THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS OF THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN ALL AND REMOVE ALL STANDING WATER IN THE BASEMENT.---EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL AT THE REAR HALLWAY BULK OIL STORAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----HOLE IN THE WALL OF THE BACKSPLASH AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST SEAL.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED

     8-404.13 (B:3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM 5/17/2022 REPORT # 2555945 NOT CORRECTED. #38-OBSERVED LIVE MOUSE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE SHELVING IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. STILL OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, FRONT SHELVING, AND REAR DRY STORAGE. #60- PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2365716 ON 3-12-20 WERE NOT CORRECTED. .#49- MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE GRILL AND DEEP FRYER WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DEEP FRYER DOOR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

8. May 17, 2022 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOODS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS, INCLUDING CONDIMENTS AND SPICES, MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     REAR EXIT SCREEN DOOR WITH OPEN 1/2 INCH GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD AND OPEN HOLES IN THE MESH SCREEN. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN THE MESH SCREENING AND PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL ON ALL SIDES OF THE DOOR.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ALONG BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT BOTH DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOMS, BEHIND ALL BOX FREEZERS, ON LOWER SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE, BEHIND TALL REACH-IN COOLERS IN THE FRONT CASHIER AREA, AND THROUGHOUT THE MOP ROOM. ALSO OBSERVED WERE OVER 100 SMALL DRAIN FLIES THROUGHOUT THE DISH AREA, THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, AND THROUGHOUT THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM AT OIL STORAGE. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MICE AND FLIES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. ELIMINATE ALL FLY ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

     ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS.

   • Severity not stated

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

     ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING ANY NEEDED ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT, MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. SHELVING FOR STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED TO LEAVE FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.

   • Severity not stated

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

     MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION/REPAIR FOR PLUMBING UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND GREASE TRAP. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.

   • Severity not stated

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

     MUST NOT STORE/USE RAW WOOD FOR BUN STORAGE INSIDE THE STEAM TABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY WITH DIRT, GREASE, AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     INTERIOR OF THE STEAM TABLE BUN STORAGE IS EXTREMELY DIRTY.----INTERIOR OF ALL THE KITCHEN REFRIGERATION WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     BOTH TOILETS IN THE WASHROOM WERE NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISE TO AVOID PEST HARBORING.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE AREA AND THE HALLWAY BOX FREEZER. MUST REPLACE.----FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY WITH DIRT, DEBRIS, GREASE, AND DEAD MICE ALONG BASEBOARDS AND UNDER ELEVATED REFRIGERATORS. EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, SINK GREASE TRAP, UNUSED DISH MACHINE, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.-----POOLING LIQUID THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS OF THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN ALL, REMOVE ALL DEAD MICE, AND REMOVE ALL STANDING WATER IN THE BASEMENT.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A CEILING VENT COVER ABOVE THE UNUSED DISH MACHINE. OR AS SPLASH GUARDS AT THE DEEP FRYER.----EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, AT THE KITCHEN CHICKEN PREP TABLE, AT THE REAR HALLWAY BULK OIL STORAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----HOLE IN THE WALL OF THE BACKSPLASH AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST SEAL.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

     PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2365716 ON 3-12-20 WERE NOT CORRECTED. #41-WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLE, CHOPPING BOARD, AND COOLERS, MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.#49- MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE GRILL AND DEEP FRYER WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DEEP FRYER DOOR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

9. Mar 12, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

     WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLE, CHOPPING BOARD,COOLERS, MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE GRILL AND DEEP FRYER WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED AND INTERIOR SUFACES OF THE DEEP FYER DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     INSTALL THE MISSING PART OF THE BOARD/COVING IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

10. Feb 8, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

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

      2-102.14(N) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      2-501.11 FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      SANITATION MANAGERS AT PREMISES WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.

11. Jun 28, 2018 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

12. Jun 12, 2018 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Critical

      ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED FIRST EMPLOYEE WASHROOM OUT OF ORDER WITH WATER DISCONNECTED. OBSERVED GARBAGE BAGS OVER TOILET, SINK AND URINAL. OBSERVED WASHROOM BEING USED AS A STORAGE AREA FOR BICYCLES AND CHEMICALS. OBSERVED SECOND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM CONTAINING 2 WATER CLOSETS AND 1 WASHBOWL BASIN. ONE OF THE WATER CLOSETS CONTAINED A TOILET THAT WAS OUT OF ORDER WITH GARBAGE BAG OVER TOILET AND WATER DISCONNECTED. WASHROOMS MUST RESTORED TO WORKING ORDER OR REMOVED. MUST MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM OF 1 WORKING TOILET AND WASHBOWL SINK FOR EMPLOYEES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

    • Serious Critical

      HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

      OBSERVED ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND SINK IN SECOND PREP AREA CONTAINING SLICER AND PREP TABLE. INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      OBSERVED FLOOR IN WATER CLOSET CONTAINING WORKING TOILET WITH CRACKED FLOOR TILES. FLOOR MUST BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAINED.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      OBSERVED FAN COVER IN CEILING IN DRY STORAGE ROOM STUFFED WITH OLD NEWSPAPERS. REMOVE OLD NEWSPAPERS AND INSTALL A PROPER COVER. OBSERVED FAN COVER IN WASHROOM WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      OBSERVED NO MOP SINK ON SITE WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING.MUST INSTALL MOP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN.