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CHICAGO BP@IRVING (GEI-152)
841 W IRVING PARK RD , CHICAGO, IL, 60613
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2022-09-09; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
10 findings at the latest imported inspection (2022-09-09), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2022-09-09: Complaint
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE WHEN RETURNING TO WORK FROM RESTROOM AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS AT THE SELF SERVE COFFEE STATION, AND THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE AT SAID LOCATIONS.
- Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER WAS 67.9 F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM OUT OF ORDER, UNTIL THE HANDWASHING SINK IS REPAIRED AND REACHING A MINIMUM OF 100 F AND MAINTAIN HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED.
- Critical: CHI-21 — PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE TCS FOOD HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 98.1-124.7 F. APPROXIMATELY 24 SLICES OF VEGETARIAN, MEAT, AND PEPPERONI PIZZAS AT 10-12LBS IN TWO HOT HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED ALL AFFECTED FOOD. THE HOT HOLDING UNIT WAS ADJUSTED TO A HIGHER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HOT FOODS SHOULD BE HELD AT A MINIMUM OF 135 F AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT STATES THE ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $14.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED THE TWO HOT HOLDING UNITS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS IN THE EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL HOT HOLDING UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH THE LASTEST SERVICE REPORTS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE LATEST REQUIRED PEST CONTROL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY AN ILLINOIS LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38.020 (C), CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-48 — WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK FLOOR DRAIN NOT ABLE TO DRAIN WASTE WATER PROPERLY. WHEN THE COMPARTMENTS ARE DRAINED, WATER COMES BACK UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN AND SPILLS ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK SO THAT THE WASTE WATER PROPERLY DRAINS INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN WITHOUT COMING BACK UP ON THE FLOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DRIED FOOD BUILD-UP AT THE CHILI DISPENSER AT THE FRONT SELF-SERVE CHILI AND CHEESE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID EQUIPMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED THE STORAGE AREA FOR THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES NOT MAINTAINED. THE AREA HAD AN ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS UNDER THE THREE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID AREA.
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