Charles Austin Limited

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 22, 2020
• address1801-1803 S Canal St, Chicago 60616
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Charles Austin Limited clean?

Charles Austin Limited is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 22, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Charles Austin Limited?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/HANDLING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ONSITE AT WHEN PREPARING/HANDLING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SIGNS. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN METAL STEM THERMOMETERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER, STOPPERS AND A DRAINBOARD (EITHER ATTACHED OR ABOVE SINK, WATER MUST DRAIN BACK INTO SINK) PER CITY CODE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION ISSUED
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER, STOPPERS AND A DRAINBOARD (EITHER ATTACHED OR ABOVE SINK, WATER MUST DRAIN BACK INTO SINK) PER CITY CODE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND NO HOT WATER AT THE WASHBOWLS IN THE MEN/WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND NO HOT WATER AT THE WASHBOWLS IN THE MEN/WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND NO SERVICE SINK ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SERVICE SINK, WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AND A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM WITH NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A LID ON IT. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM WITH NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A LID ON IT. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND WALK IN COOLERS PITTED AND WITH HOLES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL FLOORS AND MAKE THEM SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF THE REQUIREMENT WERE MET.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF THE REQUIREMENT WERE MET.

When was Charles Austin Limited last inspected?

Charles Austin Limited has 2 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2020.

Charles Austin Limited vs Armour Square

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Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 22, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.