West Town Academy

Year by year

Inspections

1. Sep 16, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

2. Aug 28, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

3. Aug 29, 2024 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES FOR A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT CAPABLE OF SANITIZING SURFACES AGAINST NOROVIRUS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.

   • Serious Priority

     PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

     OBSERVED BBQ CHICKEN LEGS AT 117-120F INSIDE OF THE HOT HOLDING STEAM TABLE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT FOODS ABOVE 135F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.

4. Aug 31, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

5. Sep 14, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     FOUND OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LOCATED ON TOP OF WOOD, DIRT, AND GRASS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE SURFACES FOR REFUSE MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF A NONABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS CONCRETE OR ASPHALT; MUST PROVIDE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     NOTED BASE COVING PEELING OFF THE WALL NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REATTACH BASE COVING AND MAINTAIN.

6. Sep 28, 2021 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

7. Sep 14, 2021 Canvass · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM RIGHT CORNERS OF GARBAGE AND LUNCH ROOM DOORS.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT FAR RIGHT AND MIDDLE HAND SINKS IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER LID IN POOR REPAIR AND NOT TIGHT FITTING.MUST MAKE LIDS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)

8. Sep 18, 2020 Recent Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

9. Sep 10, 2020 Recent Inspection · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Serious Priority

     HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

     OBSERVED NO HOT WATER IN THE FACILITY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     FOUND LOOSE DEBRIS FLOORS ON FLOORS IN KITCHEN STAFF TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

10. Sep 9, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      FOUND LOOSE DEBRIS FLOORS ON FLOORS IN KITCHEN STAFF TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

11. Jan 17, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

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

      NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP KIT AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

12. Mar 15, 2018 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

    Result: Pass.

13. Mar 31, 2017 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Serious Critical

      HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

      PER THE PRINCIPAL POPCORN WAS POPPED IN THE LIBRARY. THERE ARE NO HANDWASHING FACILITIES IN THE LIBRARY AND BARE HANDS WERE BEING USED TO PREPARE AND SCOOP POPCORN. INSTRUCTED PRINCIPAL IN THE FUTURE THAT ANY FOOD FUNDRAISER, FOOD IS TO BE PREPARED IN A SAFE FOOD HANDLING ENVIROMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-012 (A)

    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

      NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITION CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT THIS TIME. MANAGER ON SITE HAS COPY OF CETIFICATE, SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CARRY THE ORIGINAL AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      CLEAN INTERIOR OF MILK REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. CLEAN INTERIOR OF CABINETS UNDER STEAM TABLE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. FLOOR DRAINS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      FAUCETS ON STUDENT WASHROOMS IN NEED OF ADJUSTING. WATER NEEDS TO GET HOTTER QUICKER. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

14. Oct 4, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE CAN OPENER.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PREP AREA.

15. Oct 2, 2015 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

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

      CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN LUNCHROOM AREA NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL STORAGE AREAS.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS IN ELECTRICAL ROOM.

16. Sep 24, 2015 Canvass · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

      OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON SHELVES IN BOOK STORAGE ROOM, 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS IN ELECTRICAL ROOM, 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT IN PUMP ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

    • Not serious Minor

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

      CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN LUNCHROOM AREA NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN STORAGE AREAS.

    • Not serious Minor

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

      SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS IN ELECTRICAL ROOM.

17. Sep 26, 2014 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH IN MILK COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS.

18. Nov 13, 2013 Consultation · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

      MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AT KITCHEN AREA

19. Nov 7, 2013 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Serious (Chicago's middle tier)

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

      THE ABOVE IS SERVING POTENTIAAL HAZARDOUS FOODS,WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE,AND HAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION FOODS SERVED ARE POPCORN CHICKEN,HAMBURGER AND STRING BEANS SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012,CITATION ISSUED

    • Not serious Minor

      REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

      MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AT KITCHEN AREA

20. Jan 13, 2012 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. The teachers lounge sink is stained, scrub out the sink interior and sanitize it.

21. Apr 27, 2011 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

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

      The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST RESEAL WALL COVING WHERE LOOSE ALONG WALLBASE IN KITCHEN STORAGE/OFFICE AREA. REMOVE DUST FROM CEILNG VENT IN TEACHERS WASHROOM.

22. Sep 15, 2010 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROPERLY INSTALL STEAM TABLE.

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; REACH IN COOLER AND MICROWAVE OVEN INSIDE TEACHERS LOUNGE.

    • Not serious Minor

      PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

      MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE MOP CLOSET TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOOR, AWAY FROM WALLS.