Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture

October 21, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeLicense
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO HANDWASHING SINKS ARE LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OR AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BAR. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • NO HOT WATER IN BOTH THE MEN AND LADY'S 2ND FLOOR WASHROOM WASHBOWLS. WATER TEMPERATURE WAS NOTED AT 72.1 IN THE LADIES AND 68.3F IN THE MEN. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL WASHROOM WASHBOWLS WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. • NOTED HOT WATER AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WASHBOWL TOO HOT. TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 121.5F HOT WATER MUST BE A MAXIMUM OF 120F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FIXING FAUCET THAT RUNS HOT AND COLD WATER BETWEEN 100F AND 120F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • MUST REMOVE THE SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS LOCATED AT BOTH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE BAR AND PREP.
    code 10Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMIT/DIAHREA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 5Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY CHEMICAL SANITIZER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 16
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE TO MONITOR ANY DAIRY PRODUCTS USED FOR COFFEE MAKING.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK AND ALL REQUIRED LOG DOCUMENTATION ON THE PREMISES FOR REVIEW. MUST HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 38
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: NO DRAIN BOARD IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE. • NO CHLORINE OR QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR WHICH SANITIZER IS TO BE USED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 48
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: INOPERABLE FAUCETS AT BOTH THE FAR-RIGHT WASHBOWLS IN BOTH THE MEN AND LADIES ' 2ND FLOOR WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.----LEAK AT THE NOZZLE OF THE BAR THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
    code 51
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: NOTED NO GREASE TRAPS LOCATED AT BOTH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 52
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: NO OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE ABOVE LICENSEE. MUST PROVIDE AN OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE OR DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ADJACENT CHURCH STATING THE FACILITY HAS APPROVAL FOR USAGE OF THEIR COMMERCIAL WASTE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM SEALANT USED TO SEAL OPENINGS IN THE WALL NEXT THE THE PREP THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on July 6, 2021: 11 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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