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REESE'S FAST FOOD
1823 W 87TH ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60620
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2019-07-09; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
18 findings at the latest imported inspection (2019-07-09), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2019-07-09: Canvass
Fail
- Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE NOR A VALID CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (I.E. CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, PIZZA PUFFS, ETC.). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE BOTH ON SITE (CERTIFICATE MUST BE VALID) AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL FOOD/CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES INCURRED AND IS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE OR POSTERS AT THE SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: FOUND TCS FOODS STORED IN THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER (EGGS 80.8F), FREEZER (PIZZA PUFFS 99.8F AD WITH MOLD) AND A CONTAINER OF RAW WINGS ON THE PREP TABLE (58.6F)AT IMPROPER TEMPEATURES. ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED A COMBINED APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 40LBS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $100. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-23 — PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: ALL TCS AND READY TO EAT FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED/DATED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE/LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- Critical: CHI-33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: FOUND THE REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LOWER. COOLER WAS AT 71.8F AND FREEZER WAS AT 99.8F. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT THE REQUIRE TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE TAKING OF TCS FOODS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: FOUND 60 LARGE FLIES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE REAR HALL WAY. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE FLIES, CLEAN THE AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a) CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS IN THE REAR, THE FAN COVER INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER, THE PREP TABLES AND THE VENTS IN THE FOOD PREP WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. ALSO, THE DOOR OF THE CHEST REACH IN FREEZER IN THE REAR IS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, THE PREP TABLES, THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE COOLERS AND IN THE REAR WITH THICK DIRT, FOOD, GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- Critical: CHI-52 — SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: FOUND THE MOP SINK CLOGGED AND FULL OF WASTE WATER. NOT DRAINING AT ALL. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM NEEDS A COVER/LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND THE OUTSIDE GREASE AND GARBAGE CONTAINERS NOT MAINTAINED. THE GREASE CONTAINER LID IS IN POOR REPAIR AND THERE IS THICK GREASE BUILD UP ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE ALL OVERFLOWING, LIDS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR GREASE CONTAINER (OR REPLACE IT) AND GET SERVICE COMPANY TO PICK UP GARBAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b) CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: THE ENTIRE FLOORS EVERYWHERE NEEDS TO BE DETAILED CLEANED TO REMOVE DIRT, FOOD, GREASE BUILD UP AND DEBRIS. THE CEILING TILES, WALLS AND VENTS WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: THE FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS ARE DAMAGED, CHIPPED AND/OR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO FIX MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. -CEILING TILES MISSING OR DAMAGED IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR PROVIDE. MAINTAIN ALL.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO THE FOOD PREP AND MOP SINK CLOSET AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
- Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE PROOF. MAINTAIN SAME.
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