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NEW CAJUN GRILL
7601 S CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60652
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2019-03-20; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2019-03-20), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2019-03-20: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY WITH SAID POLICY ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY CLEAN-UP KIT ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- Critical: CHI-20 — PROPER COOLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE - Comments: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN BREAST SITTING IN A BUS TUB ON TOP OF A GARBAGE CAN LID AT IMPROPER COOLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE (CHICKEN BREAST 99.4) WHEN ASKED HOW LONG THE CHICKEN HAD BEEN SITTING THERE, THE PIC REPLIED "5 HOURS". INSTRUCTED THAT PROPER COOLING, TCS FOODS MUST BE COOLED FROM 135 DEGREES F TO 41 DEGREES F OR LESS IN 6 HOURS. PIC VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED THE CHICKEN. APPROX 20 LBS AND $100 FOOD VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-23 — PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED READY TO EAT/TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, RICE, ETC.) WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS, PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS (RICE, SUGAR, FLOUR, ETC) BEING STORED IN BUCKETS AND NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED THAT FOODS THAT COME OUT THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING AT THE IN THE CEILING, SEPARATING THE LIGHT FIXTURE FROM THE CEILING TILE ABOVE THE COOK PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OB SERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FROM THE CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL MANAGERS WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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