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Restaurant: Street Side Cafe
Address: 3201-3203 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Oct 1, 2012

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100

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All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ON EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN ON 3COMP.SINK SIDE.
The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. MUST PROVIDE LABEL ON PREPARED / READY TO EAT FOODS IN COOLERS WITH DATE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR DAMAGING BRICK WALLS IN WEST CORNER DINING AREA BY FIRE PLACE,AND REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN ABOVE PREP AREAS.
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. MUST REPLACE OUT LIGHT BULB IN BOYS TOILET,AND CLEAN WATER SOILED LIHGT SHIELD IN KITCHEN ABOVE PREP AREA.
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. MUST REPAIR SENSOR FLUSH HEAD ON URINAL BOWL #2 IN BOYS TOILET.

All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles.LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOLD INSIDE ICE MACHINE//TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.MUST CLEAN,SANITIZED ICE MAKER AND NOTIFY THE CDPH VIA FAX 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL.
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.FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 RODENT MICE DROPPINGS IN CLUTTERED BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREAS,SIDE EAST DOOR NOT RODENT-PROOFED 1/4' OPENING AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF DOOR,PEST CONTROL CO SERVICE NOW RECCOMENDED.
A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER OR VALID DOCUMENTATION ON SITE AS REQUIRED WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED,SERVED DURING THIS INSPECTION.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREAS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING,REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILE BY KITCHEN.
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.MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREAS.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST CONNECT DRAIN LINES AT BAR GUNS SUCH THAT IT LEADS DIRECTLY INTO FLOOR DRAIN.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS,POTATO PEELER EQUIPMENTS,BAR GUNS,HOUSINGS ATTACHED.

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.ABATED.
ABATED.
ABATED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST CONNECT DRAIN LINES AT BAR GUNS SUCH THAT IT LEADS DIRECTLY INTO FLOOR DRAIN.
ABATED.

SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA OF BOTH MACHINES AND INTERIOR PANELS, APPEARS TO HAVE MOLD BUILD-UP, AND RUST, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO FAX A LETTER TO CDPH ONCE MACHINE IS PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, FAX #312746-4240 SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
PREVIOUS SUMMARY SHEET NOT POSTED FOR CUSTOMER VIEWING AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-010 (B)
MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA,
MUST CLEAN FLOORS FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS, REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRI FROM BASEMENT FLOOR
MUST CLEAN AND REPAIR WALL IN FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA, AND REPLACE BROKEN CEILING TILE IN KITCHEN AREA
REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM BASEMENT AREA, POSSIBLE RODENT HARBORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND BETTER ORGANIZE AREA

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