Citlalin Gallery Theater

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedMarch 26, 2020
• address2005 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Citlalin Gallery Theater clean?

Citlalin Gallery Theater is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 26, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Citlalin Gallery Theater?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4-301.11 OBSERVED NO COOKING EQUIPMENT NOR REHEATING OR HOT HOLDING UNITS TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR HAS AONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM AND THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR HAS A HOLE WHERE THE LOCK WAS AND IS NOT RODENT PROOFED AND A 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE FAR LEFT BOTTOM OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SAID DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED. • 6-202.13 OBSERVED A OPEN BAIT TRAP INSIDE OF A COOLER LOCATED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER AND NO ENCLOSED BAIT TRAPS IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY ALLOW THE PEST CONTROL TO PLACE ENCLOSED BAIT TRAPS IN THE FACILITY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-306.11 OBSERVED NO PROTECTION OR SNEEZE GUARDS IN PLACE IN THE AREA THAT CATERED FOOD WOULD BE SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION OR SNEEZE GUARDS FOR WHERE CATERED FOOD WILL BE SERVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-306.11 OBSERVED NO PROTECTION OR SNEEZE GUARDS IN PLACE IN THE AREA THAT CATERED FOOD WOULD BE SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION OR SNEEZE GUARDS FOR WHERE CATERED FOOD WILL BE SERVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK (83F) AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (99F). INSTRUCTED FACILITY MUST MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES, HOT WATER MUST MAINTAIN 100F AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES AND HOT WATER MUST MAINTAIN 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK (83F) AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (99F). INSTRUCTED FACILITY MUST MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES, HOT WATER MUST MAINTAIN 100F AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES AND HOT WATER MUST MAINTAIN 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 OBSERVED THE WALLS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND THE FOOD SERVING AREA ARE UNSEALED BRINK. OBSERVED CARPET IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL FOOD PREP AREA SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS OR ELEVATE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Citlalin Gallery Theater last inspected?

Citlalin Gallery Theater has 7 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2019.

Citlalin Gallery Theater vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 March 26, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.