Chicago Department of Public Health reports Out of Business for EAT PURELY on .
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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Out of Business
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2229234
Location recorded for this inspection · EAT PURELY · 451-453 N Elizabeth ST
The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.
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Inspection history
Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.
CanvassNo Entry
Inspection date
Reported outcome
No Entry
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2222774
Location recorded for this inspection · EAT PURELY · 451-453 N Elizabeth ST
The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.
Complaint Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
7
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2089126
Location recorded for this inspection · EAT PURELY · 451-453 N Elizabeth ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE FAUCET HEAD AT THE HAND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IS LOOSE. INSTRUCTED TO FASTEN THE FAUCET HEAD DOWN TO THE SINK AND MAINTAIN.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS UNDER THE CONDENSER, FAN VENT COVER, AND THE CEILING ABOVE THE FAN VENT COVERS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE REACH-IN FREEZER THAT IS OUT OF SERVICE TO REMOVE DRIED BROWN FOOD/LIQUID SUBSTANCE AND MAINTAIN.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER THE DRY FOOD STORAGE WHERE POTATOES ARE STORED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND LIQUID SPLATTER.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED YELLOW AND GREEN BUILDUP WITH PAINT CHIPPING AWAY FROM THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH REPAIRING THE WALL TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE RUBBER BASEBOARD BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE WEST WALL BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH BASEBOARD TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AT ALL TIMES.
38
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE THE SINK WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER TO REPAIR SINK TO ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE AND MAINTAIN.
ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
8
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2088870
Location recorded for this inspection · EAT PURELY · 451-453 N Elizabeth ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
11
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO FUNCTIONAL HAND SINKS IN 2 NEWLY ADDED PREP AREAS: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING FOOD (CUTTING SQUARES OF CORNBREAD, ASSEMBLING CONTAINERS/PACKAGES OF FOOD, WEIGHING FOOD ITEMS, ETC.) IN AN AREA WITH PREP TABLES THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED FOR STORAGE. THERE WAS A HAND SINK THAT WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED ROOM, HOWEVER THE HOT WATER WAS UNABLE TO MEET THE REQUIRED TEMPERED WATER TEMPERATURE OF 85F AND THERE WAS NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS. HOT WATER REACHED A WATER TEMPERATURE OF 71F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FOOD PREPARATION WAS HALTED IN THIS AREA AND MAY NOT RESUME UNTIL A PROPER EXPOSED HAND SINK IS INSTALLED AND ACCESSIBLE WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND SOAP & PAPER TOWELS WITHIN 48 HOURS. THE 2ND NEWLY ADDED PREP AREA WAS A ROOM BEHIND THE MAIN PREP THAT THE MANAGER INDICATED IS USED FOR RESEARCH; HOWEVER THERE WAS A MEAT SLICER, SCALES, AND PREP EQUIPMENT FOUND IN THE "RESEARCH ROOM". INSTRUCTED TO EITHER INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES OR REMOVE PREP EQUIPMENT FROM RESEARCH ROOM AND INSTRUCT EMPLOYEES TO NOT USE ROOM FOR PREP. DURING INSPECTION, THE PREP EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RESERCH ROOM. 48 HOUR NOTICE GIVEN FOR INSTALLATION OF AN EXPOSED HAND IN THE 1ST NEWLY ADDED PREP AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
22
DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK - Comments: NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIP INDICATORS FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TO TEST DAILY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE FAUCET HEAD AT THE HAND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IS LOOSE. INSTRUCTED TO FASTEN THE FAUCET HEAD DOWN TO THE SINK AND MAINTAIN.
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS UNDER THE CONDENSER, FAN VENT COVER, AND THE CEILING ABOVE THE FAN VENT COVERS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE REACH-IN FREEZER THAT IS OUT OF SERVICE TO REMOVE DRIED BROWN FOOD/LIQUID SUBSTANCE AND MAINTAIN.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER THE DRY FOOD STORAGE WHERE POTATOES ARE STORED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND LIQUID SPLATTER.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE RUBBER BASEBOARD BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE WEST WALL BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH BASEBOARD TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AT ALL TIMES.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED YELLOW AND GREEN BUILDUP WITH PAINT CHIPPING AWAY FROM THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO FINISH REPAIRING THE WALL TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1966465
Location recorded for this inspection · EAT PURELY · 451-453 N Elizabeth ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MAIN PREP AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN FREEZER IN THE PACKAGING PREP AREA AND CLEAN THE CAN OPENER IN THE PREP AREA.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS BEHIND THE COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT, IN ALL CORNERS AND ALONG THE WALLBASE THROUGH OUT.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTILATION FILSTERS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD, VENTS IN THE PREP AREA AND WALLS AROUND THE SINKS. MUST PROVIDE THE MISSING COVING ALONG THE WALL BASE IN VARIOUS AREAS IN THE MAIN PREP AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
38
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO EITHER INSTALL A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK/DISH MACHINE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE LARGE POTS AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS OR REMOVE LARGE UTENSILS FROM THE PREMISES.
43
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE THE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLES UP.
LicensePass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1583360
Location recorded for this inspection · EAT PURELY · 451-453 N Elizabeth ST
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
32
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PAINT, COVER OR SEAL THE SEPARATING WALL NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAINT THE STORAGE SHELVES NEXT TO THE BACK EXIT DOOR.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: THE FLOOR IN BOTH WALK-IN COOLERS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPLACE THE CEILING TILES ABOVE THE BLAST CHILLER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION.
Local context · Chicago
How results compare in ZIP 60642
206 of 278 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.
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