Treat America Food Services is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Treat America Food Services?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS IN THE FRONT SERVICE LINE TO REMOVE FOOD CRUMBS AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER BOTH FRYERS. THERE IS EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS IN THE FRONT SERVICE LINE TO REMOVE FOOD CRUMBS AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER BOTH FRYERS. THERE IS EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP.
β οΈFood In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed β’ MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES WITH PRODUCT NAME AND DATE AT THE WALK-IN COOLER, AND ALL OTHER COOLERS. FOUND PRODUCTS LABELED ONLY WITH THE DATE. MUST PROVIDE PRODUCT NAME AND DATE.
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed β’ MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES WITH PRODUCT NAME AND DATE AT THE WALK-IN COOLER, AND ALL OTHER COOLERS. FOUND PRODUCTS LABELED ONLY WITH THE DATE. MUST PROVIDE PRODUCT NAME AND DATE.
β οΈClean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles β’ MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPER IN A RECEPTACLE UNTIL USED AT ALL TIMES. FOUND ICE SCOPPER SITTING ON TOP OF A TABLE NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE.
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles β’ MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPER IN A RECEPTACLE UNTIL USED AT ALL TIMES. FOUND ICE SCOPPER SITTING ON TOP OF A TABLE NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE.
π§«food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INNER 2-SLIDING DOOR TRACKING AND BOTTOM SHELF AT SAME UNIT TO REMOVE FOOD CRUMBS AND DEBRI;MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR DOORS AND SIDES OF BOTH DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SNEEZE GUARDS AT THE SERIVCE LINE TO REMOVE GREASE MARKS AND STAINS.
πͺ³pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained β’ MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT AT THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE SODA DISPENSING MACHINE.
β οΈFood (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored β’ MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USED. FOUND VARIOUS WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON COUNTERS AND TABLES IN THE PREP AREA.
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored β’ MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USED. FOUND VARIOUS WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON COUNTERS AND TABLES IN THE PREP AREA.
β οΈFood Handler Requirements Met β’ THERE 2 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.
Food Handler Requirements Met β’ THERE 2 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Treat America Food Services last inspected?
Treat America Food Services has 6 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2013.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 29, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.