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Restaurant: Big J
Address: 2637 W 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60629
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: Dec 13, 2012

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Use dustless cleaning methods. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.SEAL ALL HOLES IN THE WALLS AND CEILINGS SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
Shellfish shall be obtained from an approved source and kept in their original package until sold. All food shall be from sources approved by health authorities and safe for human consumption.FOUND FOURTEEN BOXES OF PANCAKE MIX WITH MAGGETS AND EGGS INSIDE THEM. FOOD NOT SOURCE SOUND CONDITION AND NOT WHOLESOME FOOD.MANAGER DISPOSED OF THE FOOD INSIDE OF ALL THE BOXES.CRITICAL CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005B.COURT CITATION GIVEN HOOOO56136 14 7-38-005B COURT DATE 04-15-10 10;00AM ROOM12 400 W SUPERIOR CHICAGO.
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.FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING OR INSECT OR RODET PROFFED ONE FOURTH GAP UNDER DOOR.40 TO 50 MICE DROPPINGS IN BACK STORE ROOM.SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.CLEAN ALL THE STORE SHELVES,REACH IN COOLERS,SINKS AND MEAT COOLER.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL STORE SHELVES.INSTD. TO SCRAP AND CLEAN THEM.

VIOLATIONS CORRECTED.THE FRONT DOOR IS NEW AND TIGHT FITTING AND INSECT AND RODENT PROFFED. NO MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE BACK ROOM OR ANY WHERE ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION
VIOLATIONS CORRECTED.
CLEAN ALL THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM. CLEAN UNDER THE STORE SHELVES ALSO.
SEAL ALL HOLES IN THE WALLS AND CEILINGS SO NO INSECT OF RODENT HARBORAGE.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. All food establishments that prepare, sell, or store hot food shall have adequate hot food storage facilities. FOUND REACH IN DELI COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 50.2 DEGREE AIR TEMPERATURE. MUST MAINTAIN 40 DEGREES OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. COOLER IS BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME, UNIT CANNOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: GROUND BEEF, MILK, HAM, AND CHEESE. 48.2 - 50.3 DEGREES. PRODUCT MUST BE 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED. TOTAL VALUE $100.00 45 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE
All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health. FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP IN REAR SEWAR LINE. INSTUCTED TO REPAIR AND REMOVE ALL WASTE WATER FROM FLOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED. DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE POTATO CHIP SHELVES OFTEN TO ELIMINATE GREASE BUILD UP.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS TO ELIMINATE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF SANITIZING TO REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF BACK UP. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGH OUT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTERS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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. HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. ALL REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP IN REAR SEWAR LINE. INSTUCTED TO REPAIR AND REMOVE ALL WASTE WATER FROM FLOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED. DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.
MUST REPLACE POTATO CHIP SHELVES OFTEN TO ELIMINATE GREASE BUILD UP.
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS TO ELIMINATE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF SANITIZING TO REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF BACK UP. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGH OUT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTERS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

ALL WASTE WATER REMOVED. CORRECTED.
MUST REPLACE POTATO CHIP SHELVES OFTEN TO ELIMINATE GREASE BUILD UP.
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS TO ELIMINATE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF SANITIZING TO REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF BACK UP. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGH OUT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF SANITIZING TO REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF BACK UP. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGH OUT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. LEAK AT CIELING IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF CORRECTING. CEILING TILE MUST BE REPLACED.
HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY DRAINING. WATER FROM MIDDLE COMOARTMENT IS COMING UP IN OTHER 2 COMPARTMENTS. OTHER 2 COMPARTMENTS WITH HEAVY EVIDENCE OF DRIED WASTE ON COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.
DRAIN IN REAR STORAGE AREA WITH WASTE WATER BACKING UP. WATER IS CLEAR. PLUMBER ARRIVED AT LOCATION TO CORRECT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED IMPROPER WASTE WATER DISPOSAL.
ICE MACHINE DIRTY WITH WASTE LINES COVERED WITH WASTE WATER. ICE MUST BE REMOVED AND MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINE IS BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. MACHINE CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED FOOD NOT PROTECTED.
ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE CLEANED, SANITIZED AND STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED MANNER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL MISSING CEILING TILES MUST BE REPLACED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MECHANICAL VENTILATION NEEDED ABOVE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES MUST BE REMOVE AND OR ORGANIZED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL BAGGED ICE FOR SALE MUST BE LABELED PROPERLY WITH ESTABLISHMENT INFORMATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH A PLUNGER TRYING TO UNCLOG SINK, EACH TIME HE TOOK THE PLUNGER FROM THE SINK WASTE WATER LEAKED ON PREP SURFACE WITH MULTI USE UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED AGAIN TO REMOVE ALL UTENSILS FROM CONTAMINATION. ALL UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. CROSS CONTAMINATION.

CORRECTED ICE MACHINE NOW CLEAN AND FREE FROM WASTE WATER.
CORRECTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOW CORRECTED. SINK NOW CLEANED AND DRAINING PROPERLY.
ALL BAGGED ICE FOR SALE MUST BE LABELED PROPERLY WITH ESTABLISHMENT INFORMATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE CLEANED, SANITIZED AND STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED MANNER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL MISSING CEILING TILES MUST BE REPLACED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
MECHANICAL VENTILATION NEEDED ABOVE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES MUST BE REMOVE AND OR ORGANIZED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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Casual Dress Business Casual Jacket Preferred Jacket Required Jacket and Tie Required Formal Attire

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Beer & Wine Only Full Bar Happy Hour

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