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NISEI LOUNGE

3439 N SHEFFIELD AVE · Chicago, IL 60657

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Chicago Department of Public Health reports Fail for NISEI LOUNGE on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
12
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
1950278

Location recorded for this inspection · NISEI LOUNGE · 3439 N SHEFFIELD AVE

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

Recorded violations

  • 10

    SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW - Comments: EAST SIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR WITH ATTACHED HOSE. MUST REMOVE TO PREVENT BACK SIPHONGE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.

  • 16

    FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ICE BIN. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. GLASSWARE AND BEER STORED UNDER THE SEWER LINES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST NOT STORE ANY BEVERAGE CONTACT OR BEVERAGES UNDER SEWAGE LINES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.

  • 18

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATLY 20 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE BAR AND DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VILATION 7-38-020.NO CITATION ISSUED.

  • 19

    OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA WITH BAGS OF GARBAGE ON THE GROUND AND OTHER DEBRIS. MUST REMOVE ALL GARBAGE FROM SURROUNDING GROUNDS AT OUTDOOR WASTE CONTAINERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. NO CITATION.

  • 22

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

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FAR EAST SIDE BAR TOP IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT, BEHIND BAR, THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND WASHROOMS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT, DINING ROOM, BAR, WASHROOM WITH MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES, EXPOSED RAW WOOD. MUST REPLACE.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS IN THE DINING ROOM, GAME AREA, ALONG BASEBOARD IN THE MENS ROOMS FOUND DAMAGED WITH HOLES. MUST SEAL AND REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR. SLOW DRAIN AT THE MENS WASHROOM WASHBOWL. MUST REPAIR. NO UTILITY MOP SINK ON SITE. MUST INSTALL. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. MUST INSTALL A DUMP SINK FOR WASTE BEHIND BAR. OLD UNUSED SODA GUN HOLDERS FOUND DIRTY WITH FRUIT FLIES. MUST REMOVE. SODA GUN HOLDER BEING USED FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR OF THE WEST SIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY/STAINED WITH WHITE SUBSTANCE. MUST CLEAN/REMOVE.

  • 39

    LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED - Comments: DIRTY LINEN OBSERVED HANGING ON THE LEGS OF INVERTED BAR STOOLS TO DRY. MUST PROPERLY STORE DIRTY LINEN.

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.

  • 42

    APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: ICE SCOOPS THROUGHOUT THE BAR MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

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Inspection history

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

No earlier inspections appear in this source record.

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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 42856.

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