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COSTELLO'S SANDWICHES

2015 W ROSCOE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60618 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

COSTELLO'S SANDWICHES has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since June 29, 2010. The most recent inspection, on June 25, 2015, found no infractions.

3 of 10 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, Food source, labelling and allergens and Protecting food from contamination.

The last 2 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 June 18, 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 18, 2015. For example: FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on June 18, 2015. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on January 23, 2012. For example: APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

  • 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 19 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on June 18, 2015. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

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.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN, SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, TOP AREA AND INTERIOR PANELS, HAVE SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEAN, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED APPROX., 15 RODENT DROPPINGS IN UTILITY CLOSET LEADING TO REAR DISH AREA, AND FRONT AREA CLOSET, PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITHOUT ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC., AND ALL DOORS NOT SEALED, APPROX., 1/4 GAP OPENING AT BOTTOM OF DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SEAL TO PREVENT RODENT ACTIVITY, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS NOT LABELED, MUST LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIP, ALL SHELVING, THROUGHOUT PREMISES,
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST REPAINT/SEAL/CLEAN MAIN PREP AREA FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES, REAR PREP AREA ALSO, INSTRUCTED TO BETTER MAINTAIN,
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPAIR/REPAINT/RESEAL ALL WALLS, SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALLS/CEILINGS, ETC., ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND PROPERLY SEALED, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, AND MUST ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN DISH AREA,
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE. MUST REPAIR ALL LEAKING FAUCETS AND PIPES, MUST REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY AT 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK, AND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK AT DISH AREA, MUST PROVIDE AND BETTER MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING ISSUES,
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER OUTSIDE BACK DOOR, BETTER ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREA, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE,
  4. Consultation

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST REPAINT/SEAL MAIN PREP AREA FLOOR AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES,
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPAIR/REPAINT ALL WALLS, SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALLS/CEILINGS, ETC., ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND PROPERLY SEALED, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, AND MUST ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN DISH AREA,
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST REPAINT/SEAL MAIN PREP AREA FLOOR AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES,
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPAIR/REPAINT ALL WALLS, SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALLS/CEILINGS, ETC., ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND PROPERLY SEALED, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, AND MUST ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN DISH AREA,
  6. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED APPROX., 40 RODENT DROPPINGS IN UTILITY CLOSET LEADING TO REAR DISH AREA, PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITHOUT ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC., SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST REPAINT/SEAL MAIN PREP AREA FLOOR AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES,
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPAIR/REPAINT ALL WALLS, SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT WALLS/CEILINGS, ETC., ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND PROPERLY SEALED, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, AND MUST ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN DISH AREA,
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT IN REAR KITCHEN DISH AREA, NOT ENOUGH LIGHT, DISH AREA DIM,
    • 37. TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
      • MUST STORE EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS IN ONE DESIGNATED AREA NICE AND NEATLY,
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER OUTSIDE BACK DOOR, BETTER ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREA, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE,
  7. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 10. SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW
      • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP ON THE 3RD COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN I PULLED OUT THE DRAIN STOPPER FROM THE 2ND COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN THE PIPES UNDER THE SINK AND THE GREASE TRAP BOX AND REPAIR THE SINK. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-030. OWNER AND MANAGER CALLED THE PLUMBER WHILE I WAS TYPING THE REPORT. PLUMBER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND NOW THE SINK IS DRAINING WELL.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. ONE CERTIFICATE OF SANITATION POSTED ON THE WALL BUT THE SAID PERSON IS NOT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD SUCH AS CHICKEN SANDWICH, TUNA SALAD, CHILI, LENTIL SOUP ETC. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-38-012. HUMBERTO REYES ARRIVED ON SITE AT 12:15PM WHILE I WAS STARTING TO TYPE THE REPORT.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #521974 DATED 1/23/12 #30- PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS NOT LABELED. MUST LABEL AND MAINTAIN.#32- MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP COUNTER AND EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA. #36- MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREA AT MAIN PREP AREA. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-49-090.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST DEFROST THE REACH IN FREEZER (WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED)IN THE MAIN REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MISSING PART OF THE COVING 4" THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA(BEHIND THE COOLER AND PREP TABLE).MUST INSTALL COVING/BASEBOARD.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON THE FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE. MUST INCREASE THE HOT WATER PRESSURE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND WASHBOWL SINK IN THE WASHROOM (REAR MAIN PREP AREA).
  9. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS NOT LABELED, MUST LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP COUNTER AND EXPOSED SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN, COOLERS, FREEZERS, CAN OPENER, UPPER INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, MOP SINK, AND BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES AT REAR MAIN PREP AREA.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPAINT/SEAL MAIN PREP AREA FLOOR AND CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS AT REAR DISH WASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR, MUST REPAIR WALLS AND REPAINT AND SEAL OPENINGS AT SAME AREA AND AT MAIN PREP AREA TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREA AT MAIN PREP AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPES UNDER EXPOSED SINK AND 1PART SINK AT MAIN PREP AREA AND SEAL RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER 3PART SINK. ALSO MUST REPAIR 3PART SINK FAUCET AND PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR SAME SINK.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER NOTED AT MAIN PREP AREA, STORAGE AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.
  10. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELF IN REAR (GARAGE) PREP/STORAGE AREA INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN INTERIOR OF REAR COOLERS,EXTERIOR OF REAR COOLER DOORS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN,REAR SODA ICE SHUT, AND REAR INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.OBSERVED THE REAR FLOOR DRAIN (IN GARAGE) NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALSO CLEAN FLOOR THRU OUT REAR AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.OBSERVED PEELING PAINT BEHIND SODA MACHINE, BEHIND FRONT OVEN WALL IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT, REPAIR WALL.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.OBSERVED CLUTTER EMPTY BOXES IN REAR PREP/STORAGE (GARAGE).

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