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Inspections

1. Mar 4, 2026 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     WALL MOUNTED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IN THE REAR DISH AREA MUST BE MOVED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE HAND WASHING SINK.

   • Serious Priority

     PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

     OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS STUFFED SPINACH AND CHEESE PIES UNDER HOT LAMPS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 80.6F AND 104.7F. ALL DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS OR USING TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.----MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN AREA.

   • Severity not stated

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

     ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS INCLUDING THE EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGS IN THE REAR.

   • Severity not stated

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

     MUST NOT USE MILK OR SODA CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS AND INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER.

   • Severity not stated

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

     MISSING/BROKEN DOOR HANDLES ON THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER AND THE REAR PREP LARGER MICROWAVE OVEN.----EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE INTERIOR METAL RACK SHELVING INSIDE THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE/REMOVE RUST.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER UNDER THE OVEN. MUST BE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     SOILED MOP HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     MISSING BASEBOARD COVING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND MISSING WALL AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS.----FLOORS UNDER THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOTED DIRTY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2. Feb 3, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     2-102.13 - OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WORKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW HIRES RECEIVE TRAINING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.

3. Jan 27, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Serious Priority

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. UPON TURNING THE LEFT HANDLE, NO WATER PRESSURE AVAILABLE. HANDLE TURNS WITHOUT ENGAGING OR TURNING ON. TURNED ON RIGHT HANDLE, AND ONLY COLD WATER WAS AVAILABLE EVEN AFTER RUNNING THE WATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HOT WATER IS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPONENTS IN TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND COVERED WITH A BLACK AND GREY SUBSTANCE ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS FOR CREATING AND STORING ICE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANTITIZE, AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD ITEMS AND DRINKS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN FREEZER AND THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE CLEANING.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WORKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, AND ALL NEW HIRES RECEIVE TRAINING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.

4. Feb 5, 2024 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     5-204.12--BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT COFFEE ESPRESSO MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     5-205.15--OBSERVED WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WATER PLUMBING LEAK AND MAINTAIN.

5. Feb 2, 2024 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

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

     OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED GAP APPROX: 1 INCH OPENING AT BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WATER PLUMBING LEAK AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT COFFEE ESPRESSO MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.

   • Serious Priority

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP AT THE 3- COMPARTMENT WHILE DRAINING WATER FROM THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT,WASTE WATER BACKS UP INTO RIGHT AND LEFT COMPARTMENTS OF THE 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND WATER SLOWLY DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT WASTE WATERS ARE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C).

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN EXHAUST HOOD/LARGE OVEN AND SIDE EXHAUST FAN TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF HANGING DUSTS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.