Inspectors: Water Pooling at Vapiano; Improper Food Storage at Chuck E. Cheese's

Patch examined some of this winter's food inspection reports in Lincoln Park.

Information, which is dated Feb. 21 to Feb. 27, has been compiled using publicly available data published to the website of the Chicago Department of Public Health's Food Protection Program.

Businesses can pass, pass with conditions or fail using a standardized procedure. Establishments that pass don't have any critical or serious violations. Those that receive "pass with conditions" had serious violations, but they 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. 

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2 Sparrows, 552-555 W. Diversey Parkway

Inspection date: Feb. 21, 2013
Results: Pass with conditions.
Comments: Inspectors found about 12 pounds of prepared duck hash in a deep plastic container with a sealed lid inside the cooks' line cooler. The duck was at 78.2 degrees and no temperature logs were found regarding prepared foods. The food was discarded. Employees were asked to clean a dirty exposed hand sink, repair a leak under a sink and place a thermometer in the cooks' line freezer

Old Town Poor House, 1417-19 N. Wells St.

Inspection date: Feb. 21, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: There was weak hot water pressure in a basement sink and first-floor hand sink. Managers were asked to repair that plumbing. They were also told they aren't able to reuse single use utensils. All employees handling food were asked to wear hair nets.

Subway, 1529 N. Wells St.

Inspection date: Feb. 21, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: A thermometer was missing from the front prep cooler and a personal item was found on a prep area food shelf. Inspectors ask that the thermometer be placed in a "conspicuous" location and that the item be moved.

Panera Cares, 616 W. Diversey Parkway

Inspection date: Feb. 21, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: Managers were asked to replace missing and water damaged ceiling tiles above the mop sink. They were also told to not reuse single service utensils. Knives were being stored improperly between food containers and inside a cooler. Employees were told to remove excessive ice from a walk-in cooler. 

Duke's Chicago Bar and Grill, 2616 N. Clark St.

Inspection date: Feb. 22, 2013
Results: Fail.
Comments: The dish washing machine was not properly dispensing sanitizer, inspectors said, and it was tagged for repair. A certified food manager was not on site while potentially hazardous food was being prepared. Inspectors said that all unnecessary items must be removed from the basement to prevent pest harboring. Water damaged tiles must be replaced.

Inspection date: Feb. 25, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: Piled wood in the basement must be removed to prevent pest harboring, according to the report. A dripping pipe in the basement was pooling water and needed repair. A few areas were identified for cleaning and inspectors asked that manager relabel worn labels on bulk food containers.

Chuck E. Cheese's, 2573-2581 N. Clark St.

Inspection date: Feb. 25, 2013
Results: Fail.
Comments: Several foods were being stored at inadequate temperatures, inspectors said, and managers discarded blue cheese salad dressing, ranch salad dressing and pre-cut fruit. There was no evidence of rodent proofing. Inspectors said a log must be maintained and available to all inspectors. A rear exit had a 1/2-inch gap that could allow rodents in, according to the report. Several other violations are also listed in the report.

Corcoran's Grill & Pub, 1615 N. Wells St.

Inspection date: Feb. 26, 2013
Results: Pass with conditions.
Comments: There was not a city-certified manager present during inspection or proof of enrollment on premises; drain lines were missing on two soda gun holders at the bar; the fan in the employee washroom was broken and cooks' line wiping cloths weren't being stored in a clean container with sanitizing solution. Managers were asked to clean certain areas of the floor and remove excessive rust from a walk-in cooler.

Adobo Grill, 1610 N. Wells St.

Inspection date: Feb. 26, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: All bulk food containers must be properly labeled, inspectors said, and missing tile grout throughout the grill line must be replaced. A leak under the middle compartment dish sink needed repair, as did a missing drain line on the front bar soda gun holder.

Duke's Chicago Bar and Grill, 2616 N. Clark St.

Inspection date: Feb. 26, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: Inspectors said the floor in the bar area needed to be cleaned of debris and broken glass and that water-damaged ceiling tiles must be replaced.

Mayan Palace, 2703 N. Halsted St.

Inspection date: Feb. 26, 2013
Results: Pass.
Comments: A torn rubber door gasket on a reach-in cooler was repaired using tape, inspectors said. They also asked that cooks' line wiping cloths be stored in a clean container with sterilizing solution.