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ARTISAN BREAD SHOPPE CO.

1461 W CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60642 · Bakery

Inspection summary

ARTISAN BREAD SHOPPE CO. has been inspected 9 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 16, 2014. The most recent inspection, on October 28, 2016, found no infractions.

4 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests and Food source, labelling and allergens.

The last 3 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 11, 2015. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on May 6, 2015. For example: FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 7 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 11, 2015. For example: VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 14, 2015. For example: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 6, 2015. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

9 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    0 infractions

  3. Complaint

    0 infractions

  4. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAIN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  5. Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • STILL OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS UNDER BAKING RACKS, THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST STILL BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHERS ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED.HOLES IN ALL BASEBOARDS, WALLS MUST BE SEALED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PERMANENT ATTACHED DRAIN PLUG AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK (MIDDLE COMPARTMENT) NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR PROVIDE PROPER DRAIN PLUG. LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAIN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  6. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOUND NOT MAINTAINED. REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND WASHING HAS NO HOT WATER. COLD WATER ONLY. NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE SINK AND SINK OBSERVED OBSTRUCTED/NOT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO BEING BLOCKED BY RACKS OF BAGGED, PREPARED BREADS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE SOAP, PAPER TOWELS, HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, MAKE SINKS ACCESSIBLE AND USE FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK UNTIL CORRECTED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 RAT DROPPINGS BEHIND PROOFING BOX AND 50 DROPPINGS BEHIND OVENS. 20 DROPPINGS ALONG BASE BOARD ACROSS FROM OVENS BEHIND STORED BAKING PANS. 75 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT ALONG THE BASE BOARDS AND A DEAD RAT ON A BASEMENT SNAP TRAP. NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE WITH THE CURRENT BUSINESS' NAME ON REPORT. SERVICE REPORT PROVIDED WAS DATED FROM MARCH OF 2014 WITH A DIFFERENT BUSINESS NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SERVICE FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. AND PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZES ALL EFFECTED AREAS AND SEAL ANY HOLES/OPENINGS IN ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT AND ALL OTHER ARTICLES STORE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 9-18-14 NOT CORRECTED. #36-INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PROOFER AND LARGE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT AND PREP TABLES FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DIRTY SHEET PANS WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS ON STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE AFTER EACH USE. DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PROOFING BOXES DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DIRTY FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RAW WOODEN FLOORING AT THE SLICER/PROOFING BOX AREA. MUST PROPERLY SEAL TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PERMANENT ATTACHED DRAIN PLUG AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK (MIDDLE COMPARTMENT) NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR PROVIDE PROPER DRAIN PLUG. LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAIN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  7. Complaint

    0 infractions

  8. License Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • FOUND LARGE REAR DOUBLE DOORS THAT LEAD TO GARAGE UNSEALED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PROOFER AND LARGE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.
  9. License

    3 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND NO ACCESSIBLE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE BREADS WILL BE PACKAGED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • FOUND LARGE REAR DOUBLE DOORS THAT LEAD TO GARAGE UNSEALED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PROOFER AND LARGE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.

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