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FFT@Tribune LLC

435 N MICHIGAN AVE BLDG SUITE 114, CHICAGO, IL 60611 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

FFT@Tribune LLC has been inspected 11 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since April 26, 2011. The most recent inspection, on September 21, 2017, found no infractions.

2 of 11 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 Food source, labelling and allergens.

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.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 19, 2017. For example: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 19, 2017. For example: APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

  • 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 January 19, 2017. For example: FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

  • 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 September 9, 2013. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • 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 April 26, 2011. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

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.

11 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOOD CONTAINERS STORED IN ICE BIN AT FRONT SERVICE LINE ( 4LBS OF LIQUID EGGS AT 51.4F, 1 LBS OF DICED TURKEY AT 52.4F, DICED HAM AT 50.3F), INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP SUCH FOODS STORED AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) ITEMS DISCARDED VALUED AT $10.
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • GRAB PAKAGED SALAD AND SANDWICHES NOT LABELED IN DISPLAYB COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL PROPERLY
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • HOT FOOD SNEEZE GUARD IS TOO SHORT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ADEQUATE BARRIER.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DUSTY FAN COVER AND MOLDY WALLS IN WALK-IN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • ICE SCOOP NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
  3. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • THE LATCH ON THE HOT HOLDING ELEMENT IN THE REAR IS BROKE AND THE DOOR IS NOT TIGHT FITTING- INTERNAL TEMPERATURE WAS 16OF. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE DOOR LATCH TO PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING DOOR ON THE HOT HOLDING ELEMENT TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE AT ALL TIMES.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE DISCHARGE LINE ON THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT DISCHARGING INTO A 5 GALLON BUCKET UNDER THE COLD HOLDING UNIT SEPERATE AND AWAY FROM ANY FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • PRODUCE ACCUMULATION ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE CEILING VENT AND THE SURROUNDING CEILING TILES OUTSIDE OF THE HOODVENT IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN CEILING VENT AND TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  4. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR HOT HOLDING WELL AT SOUP SELF SERVE STATION.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF 2-DR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT GRAB AND GO AREA. CLEAN STORAGE CABINETS AT BREW STATION.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AT HOT LINE, REAR PREP AREA AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE HARBORAGE IN THE FORM OF CARDBOARD BOXES AT END OF FRONT HOT LINE AND AT REAR.
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS RESTROOMS WITHOUT HOT WATER AT THE WASHBOWLS (75.4F-76.1F). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT 85.0F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES AT THE BEGINNING OF INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS(FISH AND GROUND BEEF) FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • OBSERVED COFFEE FILTERS UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER FILTERS.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE 3 OMPARTMENT SINK RIGHT FAUCET BASE LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
  7. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REMOVE THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL SO THAT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK CAN BE USED PROPERLY TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES AND UTENSILS.
  8. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE REACH-IN PREP COOLER. OBSERVED SCRAMBLED EGGS AT 52.3F, SHELL EGGS AT 55.0F, CHEESES AT 52.1F, HAM AT 58.8F, AND TURKEY AT 58.6F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 15# OF FOOD WORTH $100. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • NO HAND TOWELS WERE AVAILABLE AT EITHER OF THE TWO PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS IN THE PREP AREAS. ONE DISPENSER WAS OUT OF PAPER TOWELS AND THE OTHER DISPENSER DID NOT DISPENSE TOWELS BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD IN THE DISPENSER. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AND CHANGED THE BATTERY FOR THE OTHER DISPENSER AT MY REQUEST. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. 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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE DINING ROOM AND PREP AREAS. APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE DINING ROOM AND PREP AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 3/19/12 WAS NOT POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. PREMISES HAD A SUMMARY REPORT FROM 5/3/11 POSTED. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE DISHROOM. MUST MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REMOVE THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL SO THAT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK CAN BE USED PROPERLY TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES AND UTENSILS.
  9. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 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. LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOT HOLDING SERVICE LINE MISSING A SHIELD, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 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. FAUCET AT HAND SINK NEAR DISH WASHING AREA, IN POOR REPAIR.LOOSE KNOB. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 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 PROVIDE INSULATION ARROUND COOLING LINES IN W.I.C TO MINIMIZE CONDENSATION.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. THERMOMETERS AT PREP COOLER STORED AT THE BACK OF COOLER BEHIND CONTAINERS, INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP IN FRONT OF COOLER.
  10. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • ANY WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING ROOM MUST BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT WALL TILED SECTION BY THE DISHMACHINE MUST BE REPAIRED-CRACKED & MOLDY. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED: LEAK AT BOTTOM MIDDLE PIPE OF 3-COMP SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN, LEAKS UNDER DISHMACHINE. 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.
  11. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION-FOUND TRAYS OF PASTRIES/COOKIES OUTSIDE OF A SMALL SNEEZEGUARD AT BUFFET STATION. ALL OPEN FOOD MUST BE PROTECTED ADEQUATELY FROM AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS. (7-38-005A) All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • ALL ALUMINUM FOIL COVERS ON SHELVES UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AT FRONT PREP AREA MUST BE REMOVED & KEPT CLEAN. DISHMACHINE GAUGES NOT WORKING-MUST REPLACE. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: FAN GUARDS IN MOST COOLERS, PANEL BEHIND SHELVING BELOW COOKING EQUIPMENT AT FRONT PREP AREA, CABINETS UNDER COUNTER AT SERVICE LINE-DUE TO DUST/GREASE OR FOOD DEBRIS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOOR DRAINS THRU-OUT PREMISES NEED DETAILED CLEANING. ALL STOCK MUST BE ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR IN DRY STORAGE AREA. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • THE RIGHT WALL TILED SECTION OF THE DISHMACHINE MUST BE REPAIRED-CRACKED AND MOLDY. ANY WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES MUST BE REPLACED IN DINING ROOM. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED: LEAK AT BOTTOM MIDDLE PIPE OF 3-COMP SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN, LEAK UNDER DISHMACHINE. 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.

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