THE GRILL ON THE ALLEY

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: NEW VIOLATION OBSERVED TODAY UPON RE-INSPECTION. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 LIVE ROACHES, ADULT AND BABY, THROUGHOUT DISH MACHINE AREA ALONG FLOOR AND BASEBOARD. OBSERVED SEVERAL OPEN HOLES AND CREVICES ALONG BASEBOARD WITH ROACH ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CO. SERVICE AREA FOR ROACHES, SEAL ALL HOLES, OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES IN DISH AREA AND ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE ROACH ACTIVITY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 # H000090535.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT DOORS WITH 1/4-1 INCH OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM IN BETWEEN THE DOUBLE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN RODENT PROOF EXTERIOR DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED BULK FOOD ITEMS IN THE KITCHEN AND DRY STORAGE UNLABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOODS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS IN THE DISH ROOM WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR AND THE COOK LINE WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE COOKLINE WITH ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED UNSHIELDED LIGHTS ON THE COOKLINE AND BLOWN LIGHTS UNDER THE HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SHIELDED LIGHTING.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED FACILITY SCOOPING ICE CREAM WITH NO DIPPER WELL ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DIPPER WELL OR DISCONTINUE SCOOPING ICE CREAM.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT LIQUOR STORAGE AND SMALL FOOD DRY STORAGE AREAS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: FOUND BURNT LIGHT FIXTURES AT MAIN KITCHEN AND MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT FIXTURE AT SMALL FOOD STORAGE AREAS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND LEAKY DRAINAGE PIPING UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MISSING LABELED ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: ICE MAKER UPPER PANEL, ICE SCOOP HOLDER, MEAT SLICER ADN KITCHEN SHELVES.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MISSING GROUT AT KITCHEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND ICE MAKER AND DRY FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO GROUT AND MAINTAIN. STANDING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS NOTICED IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CELAN FLOORS AND MAITANITAN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CEILING VENTS I DISH WASHING AREA NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090 - Comments: (7-42-090) NON-COMPLIANCE FROM PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION DATED 10/25/11. VIOLATION #29, REGARDING #34-FOR POOR FLOOR GROUTING AT COOK'S LINE & WAIT STAFF STATIONS, ESPECIALLY AROUND DRAINS (FROM 4/5/11 VISIT) NOT CORRECTED. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: ICE BIN LIDS MUST BE PROVIDED AT THE BAR AREA. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: (7-38-020) EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. NOTED 17-SMALL/FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AROUND THE BAR'S WAIT STAFF AREA; 12-ON WALLS AT EAST WAIT STAFF STATION OF MAIN DINING AREA; AROUND12-HOVERING INSIDE HANDSINK DRAIN AT SAME STATION; 11-ON WALLS & CEILING OF THE DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SOURCE & CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: (7-42-090) PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4/5/11 (REPORT #569275) CANVASS VISIT, NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. (#32-SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT HANDSINK IN THE BAR AREA; #34-POOR FLOOR GROUTING AT COOK'S LINE & WAIT STAFF STATIONS ESPECIALLY AROUND DRAINS MUST BE FIXED; #35-WALLS UNDER DISHMACHINE & AT WAIT STAFF STATIONS, PLUS DUSTY CEILING TILES AROUND VENTS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN; #33-INTERIOR OF FRYERS, INTERIOR OF HANDSINK AT WAIT STAFF AREAS & INTERIOR VENTS AT BOTH ENDS OF DISHMACHINE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.) A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: ICE BIN LIDS MUST BE PROVIDED AT THE BAR AREA. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE AT BAR MUST BE DE-LIMED;. INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN & ALL CABINETS AT WAIT SAFF STATIONS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: ALL WALLS/CEILING AFFECTED BY PEST ACTIVITY MUST BE CLEANED/SANITIZED. MISSING TILES IN DISHROOM MUST BE REPLACED. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: CRACKED/MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AT COOK'S LINE & IN WALK-IN FREEZER MUST BE REPLACED. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: HANDSINK AT EAST WAIT STAFF AREA IS SLOW DRAINING-MUST FIX. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT RIGHT SIDE OF BAR HANDSINK-MUST PROVIDE. MISSING STOPPERS AT 3-COMP SINK-MUST PROVIDE ALSO. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: INTERIOR OF VENTS AT BOTH SIDES OF DISHMACHINE, INTERIOR OF HANDSINK AT 'WAIT 'STATION, FAN GUARDS/COMPRESSORS OF COOLERS AT THE BAR, LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN, INTERIOR FLOOR OF BAR COOLER & FRYERS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: POOR FLOOR GROUTING AT COOK'S LINE & AT WAIT STAFF STATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND FLOOR DRAINS-MUST BE FIXED. FLOORS ALONG WALLBASES AT DRY STORAGE ROOM, IN WALK-IN COOLER & UNDER SOME COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS UNDER DISHMACHINE & AT WAIT STAFF STATION; DUSTY CEILING TILES AROUND VENTS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN FRONT BAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP, MUST KEEP DRY AT ALL TIMES. FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS IN BAR AREA IN NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ALL SODA GUNS IN NEED OF DRAIN LINES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED. MUST REPLACE

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD-UP UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. DUST AT AIR VENTS IN NEED OF REMOVING. MUST CLEAN AMD MAINTAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. LIGHT FIXTURE NEEDED AT BREAD ROOM.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. AIR VENT IN WALK-IN COOLER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.