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GEORGES ICE CREAM SWEETS

5306 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL 60640 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

GEORGES ICE CREAM SWEETS has been inspected 12 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since June 6, 2012. The most recent inspection, on December 7, 2022, found no infractions.

3 of 12 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 Food temperature control.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on November 18, 2019. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 27, 2017. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 18, 2019. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • 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 November 18, 2019. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • 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 September 27, 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.

12 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUND WALL AT WOMAN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.(EXPOSED BRICK).MUST SEAL.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • FOOD HANDLER AT PREMISES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE.
  3. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOLLOWING NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • OBSERVED NO BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH NET QUANTITY ON PACKAGED PECANS. ALSO, NET QUANTITY NOT PROVIDED ON CHOCOLATE PRETZELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CANS IN THREE GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM #2088995 ON 9-27-17 NOT CORRECTED. #29-#34- FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42 090.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MISSING FLOOR TILE IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AND COVERED WITH TAPE. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TILE AND REMOVE TAPE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • PEELING PAINT/PLASTER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR STORAGE. IN REAR WASHROOM NEXT TO THE "PARTY ROOM". IN THE REAR BEVERAGE/DISH ROOM. MUST REMOVE, REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. EXPOSED BRICK WALL NEXT TO THE TOILET IN THE "PARTY ROOM" WASHROOM MUST BE SEALED WITH A NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • LEAK FROM PIPING BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.
  5. Canvass

    11 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • ICE FOR CONSUMPTION FOUND NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES ICE BIN AND UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK AND PINK SLIME DRIPPING DOWN INTO ICE AND ON ICE CONTACT SURFACES INSIDE THE RESERVOIR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE, REMOVE ALL SLIME SUBSTANCE. 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 APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT THE REAR HVAC AND STORAGE ROOM ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS, UNDER METAL STORAGE RACKS AND BEHIND HOT WATER TANK. BEHIND THE UNUSED TALL REAR IN COOLER IN REAR MOP SINK/DISH ROOM. IN THE FAR REAR CLOSET OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS, SEAL ANY HOLES OR OPENINGS NOTED DURING CLEANING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE FOODS WERE BEING SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED UPON INSPECTION START AND ARRIVED FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1734557 ON 3-21-16 NOT CORRECTED. #34- FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.#45-NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES OR AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. MUST PROVIDE. 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
      • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS LINER FOR SHELVING INSIDE THE FRONT TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST BE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS: BEHIND FRONT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP. THROUGHOUT THE REAR BEVERAGE/DISH ROOM UNDER SINKS AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE. ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BEVERAGE/DISH ROOM AND WALK-IN FREEZER STORAGE ROOM INCLUDING STORAGE CLOSET IN SAME ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE. MISSING FLOOR TILE IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AND COVERED WITH TAPE. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TILE AND REMOVE TAPE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • PEELING PAINT/PLASTER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR STORAGE. IN REAR WASHROOM NEXT TO THE "PARTY ROOM". IN THE REAR BEVERAGE/DISH ROOM. MUST REMOVE, REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. EXPOSED BRICK WALL NEXT TO THE TOILET IN THE "PARTY ROOM" WASHROOM MUST BE SEALED WITH A NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • LEAK FROM PIPING BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE FRONT ICE CREAM DISPLAY FREEZER.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • UNUSED PANINI MACHINES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED CLEAN, ELEVATED OR REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.
  6. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE CABINET UNDERNEATH THE CREDIT CARD COUNTER AND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
  7. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 DROPPINGS IN THE FURNACE ROOM AND APPROXIMATELY 10 DROPPINGS IN THE STORAGE ROOM LOCATED NEXT TO THE FURNACE ROOM. IN THE FURNACE ROOM OBSERVED A NARROW PASSAGE WAY WHERE THE WATER AND ELECTRICAL PIPES ARE RAN THROUGH THE WALL AND CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR (ACRE RESTAURANT); IN THE NARROW PASSAGE WAY OBSERVED HOLES IN THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND LARGE CUTOUTS OF THE WALL WHERE THE PIPES RUN THROUGH. SEVERAL DROPPINGS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR OF THE PASSAGE WAY. BUILDING MANAGER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SEAL THE HOLES. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PROFFESIONAL TO ASSESS AND RECOMMEND WAYS TO SEAL THE HOLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE INFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT WITH BANGS HANGING OVER THE FOOD WHILE SCOOPING ICE CREAM. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER TIE BACK ALL OF HER HAIR INCLUDING HER BANGS OR WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
  9. Complaint Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  10. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS NOT MAINTAINED AT PREP AREA: WATER FROM COMPARTMENTS NOT DRAINING,INSTRUCTED REPAIR. ANOTHER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN WORKING CONDITION IS LOCATED AT REAR STORAGE AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030
    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED DISCHARGE HOSE ATTACHED FROM ICE DISPENSER AT POP MACHINE NOT DRAINING. FOUND FRONT DRAIN PAN FULL OF WATER.INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • UNCOVERED FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS FOOD DEBRIS IN IT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTATIN
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • BURNED LIGHT BULB INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID BULB
  11. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • SEE REPORT DATED ON 06/06/12
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • SEE REPORT DATED ON 06/06/12
  12. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • OBSERVED BLACK, SLIMY BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, READY TO EAT FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ALL ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE MUST BE CLEAN BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (06/13/12).
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELF AT FRONT LINE SODA SYRUP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN UNCLEAN SHELF
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED ONE MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER AT FRONT DISHWASH AREA. MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTED FLOOR DRAIN COVER.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • FRONT DISHWASH ROOM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AT BASE ALSO NO HANDWASH BOWL AT FRONT DISHWASH AREA. MUST REPAIR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND PROVIDE HANDWASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER AT FRONT DISHWASH AREA.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

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