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FAMILY CHOICE

1145-1149 W 63rd ST · Chicago, IL 60621

Grocery Store

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Out of Business for FAMILY CHOICE on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Out of Business
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2383027

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

Official inspection record

Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

Complaint Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2049804

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: WASTE LINE FROM AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FOUND IN 3 RD COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND FRESH MEAT COUNTER IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND HAVE LINE PROPERLY PLACED IN A FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PIPELINE CONNECTED TO THE DRAINS OF THE MEAT CASES IN THE MEAT DEPT. CLEANED WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE ODOR ON PREMISES.

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTERED AREAS WHERE THE FLOORS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES.

ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2049360

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 18

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES AT THE TIME OF THIS INVESTIGATION. 25 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND ON FLOOR AND INSIDE METAL TRACKS UNDERNEATH THE BLACK MEAT DISPLAY CASE, 12 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND ON WOODEN PALLET ON SALES FLOOR WHERE POP IS STORED, AND 10 SCATTERED IN REAR BY EXIT DOOR AND IN MOP SINK ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND, AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

  • 22

    DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK - Comments: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON PREMISES, MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS TROUGHOUT (INCLUDING THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER)ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DEBRIS, DROPPINGS, SPILLS AND STAINS).

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. CLEAN MASSIVE DEBRIS FROM WINDOW LEDGE BEHIND ICE CREAM FREEZER ON SALES FLOOR.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: WASTE LINE FROM AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FOUND IN 3 RD COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND FRESH MEAT COUNTER IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND HAVE LINE PROPERLY PLACED IN A FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PIPELINE CONNECTED TO THE DRAINS OF THE MEAT CASES IN THE MEAT DEPT. CLEANED WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE ODOR ON PREMISES.

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTERED AREAS WHERE THE FLOORS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING. MUST DISCARD DIRTY WATER IN MOP BUCKET, CLEAN AND RING OUT THE MOP AND SIT IT UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY WHEN NOT IN USE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES.

Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1752056

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1751996

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 4

    SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER USE SOILED WASH CLOTH TO WIPE EXTERIOR OF MEAT GRINDER, SURFACE OF TABLE UNDER AND AROUND SAME AND INSIDE OF MEAT TRAY ON TOP OF MEAT GRINDER CONTAINING GROUND BEEF IN TRAY MAKING CONTACT WITH CLOTH. MANAGER REMOVED FOOD ITEM AND DISCARDED. APPROX. WT. 4LBS AND VALUE $12.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.

  • 13

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS - Comments: OBSERVED LIVE MICE ACTIVITY ON PREMISES WITH MOUSE RUNNING FROM UNDER CHIP RACK ON CUSTOMER DISPLAY AREA ACROSS SALES FLOOR. ALSO NOTED 25 MICE DROPPINGS ON CARDBOARD LAYED ON CHIP RACK CONTAINING CHIPS, 15 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG LEDGE OF GLASS PETITION AND FLOOR BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, 10 ALONG WALL ON FLOOR AT CORNER OF FRONT 3-COMP SINK AND 3 MICE DROPPINGS ON TOP OF PLASTIC COVERING FOAM MEAT CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE AT MEAT GINDER STATION. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REMOVE HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP IN WALK-IN FREEZER.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DISPLAY SHELVES NOT CLEAN, INST TO CLEAN ALL SHELVES.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOOR NOT CLEAN IN MEAT PREP AREA, UNDER SHELVES IN DISPLAY AREA. INST TO CLEAN SAME.

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: REMOVE ALL CLUTTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN THE FORM OF SHELVING, CARDBOARD BOXES, WOOD THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

License Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
1
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1578225

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVE NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

LicenseFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1575818

Location recorded for this inspection · FAMILY CHOICE · 1145-1149 W 63rd ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 2

    FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: OBSERVE WALK IN FREEZER WITH AN IMPROPER AIR TEMP OF 45.5F. MUST MAINTAIN AT 0'F OR BELOW. NO CITATION

  • 11

    ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND NO HAND SINK IN THE TOILET ROOM NOR ONE CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE TOILET ROOM. MUST PROVIDE. NO CITATION.

  • 12

    HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: OBSERVE NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWEL AT ANY OF THE HAND SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. NO CITATION

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED OPEN SEEMS INTO THE CUTTING BOARD AT THE SANDWHICH PREP STATION. MUST REPLACE.

  • 37

    TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS - Comments: NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOORS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVE NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

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91 of 114 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2411231.

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