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CAFE SALIMON

5809 N LINCOLN AVE · Chicago, IL 60659

Restaurant

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Out of Business for CAFE SALIMON 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
2232467

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE SALIMON · 5809 N LINCOLN AVE

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.

CanvassPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2116577

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE SALIMON · 5809 N LINCOLN AVE

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

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

Recorded violations

  • 12

    HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: NOTED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AND IN THE TOILET HAND SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES PUT SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030

  • 30

    FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND PREPARED BY DATE....ALSO NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED ICE MACHINE WITH NO LID (USES A PLASTIC COVER AS LID). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVER FOE THE ICE MACHINE....NOTED ICE SCOOP HOLDER STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE SCOOP FROM THE ICE MACHINE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER...NOTED KNIVES STORED UNDERNEATH THE PANINI MACHINE AT THE PREP TABLE.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PROPERLY STORE ALL KNIVES IN A KNIFE RACK AND MAINTAIN....NOTED CUSTOMERS GOING THE TO FOOD PREP AREA FOR WATER AND COFFEE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT NO CUSTOMERS ARE ALLOWED BEHIND THE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A BARRIER AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE KITCHEN TO PREVENT ENTRY.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA....ALSO NOTED MISSING TILES AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE BY THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: NOTED LARGE OPENING ON WALL AT THE DRY STORAGE AREA BY THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES ON CEILINGS AT THE DINING AREA, BATHROOMS AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT AND/OR REPLACE.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK BY THE PREP TABLE AT THE KITCHEN AREA WITH NO SPLASH GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND WASH SINK

LicensePass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1982279

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE SALIMON · 5809 N LINCOLN AVE

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

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

Recorded violations

  • 19

    OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: NOTED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED, OVERLOADED AND PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE LIDS CLOSED AND CONTAINED TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020.

  • 30

    FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS IN APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES AND COUNTER TOPS AT THE REAR STORAGE/FURNACE ROOM WITH OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT.

Local context · Chicago

How results compare in ZIP 60659

206 of 276 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Official source and data freshness

Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2510815.

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