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DRIFTWOOD

1021 W MONTROSE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60613 · Restaurant (TAVERN)

Inspection summary

DRIFTWOOD has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 1, 2016. The most recent inspection, on November 29, 2016, recorded 4 infractions.

1 of 3 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.

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.

  • 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 November 1, 2016. For example: HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

  • 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 November 1, 2016. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • 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 once on November 1, 2016. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • 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 10 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 29, 2016. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded once on November 1, 2016. For example: * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

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.

3 inspections

  1. Complaint Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED DIRT AND BLACK PAINT INSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN ANND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS, AND AROUND PIPES INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS AND REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MIISING CEILING TILES ABOVE HANDWASHING INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE MOP SINK IS LOCATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED VENTILATION INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM NOT WORKING INSTRUTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE REAR STORAGE LIQUOR ROOM. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ROOM TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL. NOT ABLE TO DO A DETAIL INSPECTION DUE TO THE CLUTTER
  2. Complaint

    12 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED ONE OUT OF 3 URINALS OUT OF ORDER COVERED WITH A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG INSIDE MEN'S WASHROOM. STRONG URINE ODOR AND SMELL FESES WISH IS NUISANCE WAS COMING FROM URINAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. CUSTOMERS CAN USE OTHER URINALS INSIDE WASHROOM. TWO DAY NOTICE WAS ISSUED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM LOCATED IN REAR OF PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE NOTED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE. REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR SURFACES CLEANED AND SANITIZE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 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 FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF. DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION.7-38-020.
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED ON PLAIN VIEW OF ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE CUSTOMERS.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).GIVEN TODAY'S INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT. INSTRUCTED TO POSTED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED ICE BINS WITHOUT COVERS INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED DIRT AND BLACK PAINT INSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN ANND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOOR INSIDE BEER WALK-IN COOLER. PLEASE NOTE THROUGOUT PREMISES FRONT BAR AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA AND REAR STORAGE ROOMS AROUND AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN STICKY ON FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS, AND AROUND PIPES INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS AND REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MIISING CEILING TILES ABOVE HANDWASHING INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE MOP SINK IS LOCATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSRVEF LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. OBSERVED LEAKING AT THE HAND WASHING SINK HOT WATER HANDLE IN CUSTOMERS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK COLD WATER HANDLE BROKEN HARD TO OPEN IN CUSTOMERS WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED VENTILATION INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM NOT WORKING INSTRUTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE REAR STORAGE LIQUOR ROOM. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ROOM TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL. NOT ABLE TO DO A DETAIL INSPECTION DUE TO THE CLUTTER.
    • 43. FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF 2-DOOR BEER COOLER IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  3. Canvass

    0 infractions

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