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CHARTWELLS

2245 N MCVICKER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639 · CHARTER SCHOOL

Inspection summary

CHARTWELLS has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since August 18, 2017. The most recent inspection, on March 7, 2019, found no infractions.

1 of 4 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: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

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

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded 2 times on August 18, 2017. For example: FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on December 4, 2018. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded once on December 4, 2018. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on December 4, 2018. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on August 18, 2017. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

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.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED A SLIGHT SLIMY YELLOW/PINK SUBSTANCE BUILDUP ON THE MOUTHPIECE OF THE WATER FOUNTAINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST REMOVE SUBSTANCE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED DRY FOOD GOODS BEING STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER AND UTILITY LINES. MUST REMOVE DRY GOODS FROM AREA OR ENCASE THE WASTE WATER LINES IN A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DOORS FOR ALL TOILET ROOMS USED BY STAFF.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UTILITY AND WASTE WATER LINES EXPOSED IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST COMPLETELY ENCLOSE IN A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIAL OR INSTALL A DROP CEILING IN THE FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED A MATTE PAINT ON THE WALLS/CEILING OF THE FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS PROVIDING THEM TO BE NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST SEAL WITH A FINISH THAT IS NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT/RUST ON THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT/RUST AND SEAL WITH A FINISH THAT IS A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT/CHIPPED WOOD ON THE DOOR TO THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED ONE CEILING TILE IN THE GIRLS TOILET ROOM CLOSEST TO THE CAFETERIA IN POOR REPAIR. OBSERVED PEELING TAPE/PAPER ON THE WALLS/CEILING IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
  3. License Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT PLASTIC WEAR TO HAVE HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST ADJUST FAUCET HANDLES TO STAY ON LONGER IN 2ND FL. GIRL'S & BOY'S AND RM 211 TOILET ROOMS HAND SINKS.
  4. License

    7 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF MILK COOLER AT 52.8F WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE. A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT.ONCE REPAIRED FAX LETTER TO (312)746-4240 WHEN READY.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 40.0F OR BELOW.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)
    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 16- CRATES OF 1/2 PINTS OF MILK STORED INSIDE ABOVE MENTIONED MILK COOLER RANGING FROM 50.7F-51.9F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW.APPX. 225LBS. $205.20.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BEHIND REFRIGERATOR AND IN BETWEEN CLUTTER IN STORAGE CLOSET IN STAFF LOUNGE .ALSO APPX."3/4-1" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF BOILER ROOM AND COURT YARD (NORTH & SOUTH)DOORS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/18/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • MUST INVERT PLASTIC WEAR TO HAVE HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST ADJUST FAUCET HANDLES TO STAY ON LONGER IN 2ND FL. GIRL'S & BOY'S AND RM 211 TOILET ROOMS HAND SINKS.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE AND OR REMOVE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT STORAGE CLOSET AND IN STAFF LOUNGE CLOSET.

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