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HARLEM GAS & FOOD INC.

801 W GARFIELD BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60621 · CONVENIENCE

Inspection summary

HARLEM GAS & FOOD INC. has been inspected 5 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 18, 2011. The most recent inspection, on November 23, 2015, found no infractions.

2 of 5 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 and Pests.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

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 2 times on July 10, 2013. For example: FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

  • 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 July 10, 2013. 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 14 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2013. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2013. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded once on July 25, 2013. For example: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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.

5 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    7 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 7-10-13 NOT CORRECTED: -18- PREVIOUSLY NOTED AFFECTED AREAS NOT CLEANED, DOORS NOT RODENT-PROOFED, NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM STILL MASSIVELY CLUTTERED. ENTIRE FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM CLEANED, CLUTTER ELIMINATED, HAVE RECEIPT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY DATED 4-24-13, AND ALL DOORS ARE BEING REPAIRED DURING INVESTIGATION. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-42-090.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS, INTERIORS OF CABINETS UNDERNEATH SELF-SERVICE COUNTER AND INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL EAQUIPMENT SITTING ON TOP OF THE COUNTER, ALL SINKS(USED AND UNUSED), INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER(DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING), AND FIXTURES IN WASHROOM. INTERIOR OF CABINET UNDERNEATH 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDERNEATH ALL STOCK STORED ON POP CRATES, AND FLOORS THROUGOUT ALL AREAS ALONG ALL BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, CEILINGS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT MOP SINK.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM MOP BUCKET, CLEAN MOP AND HANG IT TO AIR DRY TO ELIMINATE INSECT BREEDING.
  3. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • SMALL COOLER FOR LANDSHIRE SANDWICHES FOUND AT IMPORPER TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 60 DEGREES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FROM UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN TAGED HELD FOR INSPECTION, AND HAVE IT SERVICED BY THE COMPANY. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • LANDSHIRE HAMBERGERS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGRRES, PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY REMOVED FROM SALE AND DISCARDED. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 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
      • HOUSE FLIES AND 4 GNATS OBSERVED FLYING AROUND SELF-SERVICE ICEE MACHINE. PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR REVIEW. 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON FLOOR IN FAR REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN THIS AREA, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, MAKE SURE ALL ENTRY/EXIT DOORS ARE TIGHT-FITTING AT THE BOTTOMS, CORNERS AND CENTERS(1/4 TO 1/2 INCH GAPS NOTED UNDERNEATH, AT CENTERS AND IN CORNERS), AND MUST PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. CITATION ISUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS, INTERIORS OF CABINETS UNDERNEATH SELF-SERVICE COUNTER AND INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL EAQUIPMENT SITTING ON TOP OF THE COUNTER, ALL SINKS(USED AND UNUSED), INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER(DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING), AND FIXTURES IN WASHROOM. INTERIOR OF CABINET UNDERNEATH 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDERNEATH ALL STOCK STORED ON POP CRATES, AND FLOORS THROUGOUT ALL AREAS ALONG ALL BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, CEILINGS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT MOP SINK.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM MOP BUCKET, CLEAN MOP AND HANG IT TO AIR DRY TO ELIMINATE INSECT BREEDING.
  4. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. License

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND SHELVING UNITS NOT CLEAN ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • FOUND LARGE HOLES IN CEILING THAT MUST BE REPAIRED.(RESTROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREAS)
    • 37. TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
      • FOUN RESTROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT MOP SINK.(VACCUM BREAKER)
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • FOUN CLUTTER AT REAR OF PREMISES THAT MUST BE REMOVED. PIPES, BOXES, ETC.

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