Food Found on the Floor at Coffee House During Health Inspection

Patch examined inspection reports in Lincoln Square over the month of December. Information has been 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.

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42 Degrees North Latitude, 4500 N. Lincoln Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 4
Results: Pass
Violations: The inspector found rusted wire rack shelving in the two-door cooler behind the bar. Management must re-caulk around the washbowl sink in the women’s washroom. The interior panel of the ice-maker needs to be sanitized and the floor inside the closet behind the bar needs to be cleaned. There was also peeling paint in the preparation area and no faucet in the utility sink basin.

McDonald’s, 4844 N. Lincoln Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 4
Results: Pass
This visit was the result of a complaint. No violations were found.

Burger King, 2449 W. Lawrence Ave.
Inspection date: Dec 4
Results: Pass
Violations: The electric component cabinet behind the broiler must be detail-cleaned as well as the interior shield of the ice machine. The light shield in the prep area needs to be replaced and there were no conspicuously-placed thermometers in the walk-in cooler.

7-Eleven, 5206 N. Western Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 4
Results: Pass
This visit was the result of a complaint. No violations were found.

Han Bat Restaurant, 2723 W. Lawrence Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 6
Results: Pass
Violations:  Food and non-food contact services need to be properly designed by March 1. The walls, ceilings and attached equipment also need to be constructed per code by March 1.

Dunkin’ Donuts, 4645 N. Western Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 6
Results: Pass
Violations: The ice-maker needs to be cleaned and there is peeling paint on the ceiling above the electrical box. Management must clean the light shield and replace the broken one in the donut/muffin case. There are also missing thermometers inside the reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer. 

Gio’s Sports Bar, 4857 N. Damen Ave
Inspection date: Dec. 7
Results: Pass
Violations: The drain board for the three-compartment sink needs to be replaced with a slotted bar. Management must seal or paint the raw wood inside the walk-in cooler in the basement and other areas throughout the restaurant. There’s a rusted bottom shelf in the prep table in the basement and first floor kitchen. The floor behind the bar and along the wall base must be cleaned in detail. The vent cover inside the women’s restroom also needs to be cleaned along with accumulated grease in the filters and hood. More water pressure is needed in the hand sink and the ice scoop must be stored in a separate container and not on top of the ice-maker.

Coffee Slasticarna Drina, Inc., 2501 W. Lawrence Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 7
Results: Pass
Violations: The inspector found bags of onions on the floor; he instructed the manager to store on the shelve or pallet at least 6 inches on the floor. There were missing thermometers inside the freezers.

Taqueria Santa Rita, 2752 W. Lawrence Ave.
Inspection date: Dec. 7
Results: Pass
Violations: Drain-stoppers must be provided for the three-compartment sink and the inspector found knives all over the front cabinet and beside the grill. They need to be stored in a knife rack. Management must clean and sanitize in detail the chest freezer and ice machine. The hood had heavy grease build-up and the ice scoop must be stored in a separate container to prevent contamination.