Overflowing Garbage at Seafood Restaurant: Health Inspections

Patch examined heath inspection reports in Lake View, and a new slew of businesses were examined since our last inspection report.

Information was compiled using publicly available data published to the website of the Chicago Department of Public Health's Food Protection Program.

Restaurants can pass, pass with conditions or fail using a standardized procedure. Establishments that pass don't have any critical or serious vocations. Those that receive 'pass with conditions' had serious violations, but the violations were corrected during the inspection. Failed establishments had serious violations that weren't correctable during the inspection. A fail rating does not mean the business's license is automatically suspended.

All inspections are done on a routine canvass, unless otherwise noted. 

Chicago BP, 841 W. Irving Park Road
Inspection date: Jan. 8
Results: Pass
Violations: Management needs to install a thermometer in the meat display cooler and clean the floors along the wall base in the food storage area

El Nuevo Mexicano, 2914 N. Clark St.
Inspection date: Jan. 8
Results: Pass
Violations: The inspector found clutter and dirty floors in the basement. The shelving units by the dish machine were also dirty.

Jersey Mike’s Subs, 3152 N. Broadway
Inspection date: Jan. 8
Results: Pass
Violations: This visit was the result of a complaint, but no violations were found.

KC’s Academy of Early Childhood Education, 839 W. Sheridan Rd.
Inspection date: Jan. 8
Results: Pass
The inspector didn’t find any violations.

New England Seafood Company, 3341 N. Lincoln Ave.
Inspection date: Jan. 9
Results: Pass with Conditions
Violations: The inspector found a leaky faucet in the three-compartment sink. Management needs to sort out overflowing garbage in the dumpster and clean clutter in the basement.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center: Rendezvous Cafe, 836 W. Wellington Ave.
Inspection date: Jan. 10
Results: Pass with Conditions
Violations: The inspector found “potentially hazardous food” inside the walk-in cooler. About 325 pounds of yogurt, chicken, tuna, cheese dressing and eggs were found at temperatures higher than regulation, earning the restaurant a citation.

Management also needs to clean the floors by the dishwashing area.

Jai Yen, 3734 N. Broadway
Inspection date: Jan. 10
Results: Pass
Violations: Light shields, thermometers and food labels were missing from the restaurant, and rusty shelving in the cooler must be replaced. Management needs to detail clean all coolers and freezers. Employees weren’t wearing hair restraints at the time of the inspection.