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September 15, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings16
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NOTED TWO HAND WASHING SINKS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. THE DISH HAND SINK NOTED WITH STEEL WOOL SCRUBBERS INSIDE AND THE HAND SINK AT THE REAR DESSERT/BEVERAGE PREP AREA WITH DIRTY DISHES INSIDE THE SINK AND BEING USED FOR DISHWASHING. REVIEWED HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY.MANAGER REMOVED ALL FROM SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT SEVERAL HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL.
code 10Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS COOKED FALAFEL IN A LARGE PLASTIC BUS TUB ON SHELVING IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HELD AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 84.9F. REVIEWED HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES FOR TCS FOODS. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 200 LBS OF PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS YOGURT SAUCE, HUMMUS, CHOPPED TOMATO AND VEGETABLE SALAD, MEAT STEW IN COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLERS NOT DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. NO DATES OF ANY KIND ON ANY FOODS. REVIEWED DATE LABELING REQUIREMENTS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR WITH AN OPEN 2 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: NOTED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD PREPARERS MUST WEAR HAIR/BEARD RESTRAINT.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS TO HANG DRY ABOVE CLEAN GLASSWARE, BUCKET USED FOR ICE AND PRE-FILLED GLASSES OF WATER FOR CONSUMPTION IN THE BEVERAGE/DESSERT REAR PREP AREA.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE PREP COOLER AND STEAM TABLE AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN-USE KNIVES.----MUST NOT STORE ICE SCOOPS ON THE TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.-----EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST REMOVE OR REPLACE.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE DISH AREA, UNDER THE DISHMACHINE, THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALL THE STORED BEVERAGES IN THE HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: EXTREMELY SOILED/BLACKENED PLASTIC DISH RACKS BEING USED TO WASH DISHES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.-----MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A GUARD FOR FRONT COUNTER PREP TABLE CORNER. MUST USE MATERIAL THAT IS CLEANABLE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR ALL OVER SIZED POTS/PANS ON PREMISES THAT ARE UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED AND MUST DEMONSTRATE TO C.D.P.H THE CLEANING PROCEDURE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: NOTED SEVERAL METAL PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BOTTOM SHELVING OF THE TABLES. MUST REMOVE RUST, REPLACE OR RESURFACE.----NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE EXTERIOR METAL SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC.----ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE HALLWAY AT REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE PAINTED,SEALED TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NONABSORBENT. • INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS THROUGHOUT WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: EXTREMELY SLOW DRAINING HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FRONT COOKS LINE PREP AREA. MUST CLEAR DRAIN AND MAINTAIN. • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE NEWLY INSTALLED ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMENS AND EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS ON THE REAR OUTDOOR AREA INCLUDING UNUSED EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND COOLERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. • MISSING COVING IN THE NEWLY INSTALLED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND BASEBOARD WITH A LARGE OPEN CREVICE. MUST INSTALL COVING/SEAL. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT, GREASE, POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS: THROUGHOUT THE DISH MACHINE AREA, INSIDE THE CLOSET AT THE DISH AREA, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP,IN BOTH THE OUTDOOR WALK-IN COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREAS MUST REPLACE.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING IN THE NEWLY INSTALLED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.----EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE VENTILATION COVER INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 10-16-24 REPORT #2604697 NOT CORRECTED.#37-OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR WITHOUT A LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON ALL BULK CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY ITEM (SALT, SUGAR, FLOUR ETC).#39-OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON THE HANDWASHING SINK AT REAR FOOD/BEVERAGE DISPENSING AREA NEXT TO PREP TABLES.MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDES OF SAID SINK AND MAINTAIN.#47-OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST AND REPAINT OR REPLACE THE SHELVES AND MAINTAIN.#49-INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE TRAP,PREP TABLES,KITCHEN STORAGE RACKS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER AND PREP COOLERS, STEAM TABLE, AND SIDES AND LEGS OF COOKING GRILL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 16, 2024: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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